Monday, a Blue-Ribbon panel appointed by Gov. Rick Scott began looking at a controversial plan to let Florida universities raise tuition as much as they'd want.
Florida State was in line, along with UF, to get that unlimited tuition hike authority until Scott vetoed the plan in April.
It’s unclear where exactly all the extra tuition would go.
Campus leaders complain classes are overcrowded, meaning many students can't graduate on time, and when they do, they walk away with a less valuable degree.
University System Chancellor Frank Brogan says big tuition increases may be inevitable, but only if they have a good purpose.
“There's a change in the wind out there, and I think people are beginning to look at this issue of tuition, regardless of where they fall on that issue, and recognize it should be more than just asking people for more of their money to do good things, but it has to go to fund a strict business plan,” said Frank Brogan.
Next week, the State University System's Board of Governors will meet to decide whether to allow on tuition increases for the coming year.
The governor's Blue Ribbon panel plans to release its final report on whether to allow unlimited tuition hikes in October.