SUNY tuition to rise $620 in 2009

ALBANY — Tuition increases at State University of New York colleges beginning in January reflect the state’s fiscal crisis, but will compound hard fiscal times for many students unable to adjust to this latest financial blow.

Most SUNY students will face a total increase of $620 for the 2009-10 academic year above the current tuition of $4,350.

“For some students, this will be a perfect storm that may drive them out of college,” said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.