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Tuition Rising At Elgin Community College

ELGIN, lll. (WBBM) -- For the first time in four years, it will cost more to attend Elgin Community College.

As WBBM Newsradio 780's Felicia Middlebrooks reports, starting this may, tuition at the college will go up from $91 per credit hour to $99.

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The Daily Herald reports tuition costs had been frozen at $91 since the summer of 2007, making the college a hot ticket for people trying to polish up their credentials during the Great Recession.

At that time, ECC was one of the fastest-growing community college in the country.

The tuition increase will only affect students who live within the college district borders.

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