Student leaders at Oklahoma universities hope to see tuition increases halted next year

Regents approved increases in college tuition and fees Thursday, ranging from about 3 percent to 8 percent, prompting criticism from some student leaders.

“I'm against it,” said Oklahoma State University Student Government Association President Flint Holbrook. “I think we can do a lot more with the money that we have before we take an increase.”

He said he plans to lobby administrators, regents and legislators to avoid a similar increase next year.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved the fall increases at every public college and university in the state.