LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University will be getting more money than they had last year, but while most State Universities will at least be back to where they were when Governor Snyder came into office and slashed funding for Higher Education, five of the state’s larger universities will still be getting less than they received prior to his election.
But that’s only if the legislature approves Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal .
Western and Eastern Michigan would each still be about $900,000 short of where they were at the end of the Granholm Administration, according to analysis from MIRS News.
Michigan State University and the University of Michigan would be around $3.6 million under where they were in 2011. Wayne State University will still be $16 million under where they once were.
The House and Senate each have their own approaches for funding higher education and the actual allocations could be altered in the final compromise budget.
Some Lawmakers have already expressed the opinion that the 4.8% cap on tuition suggested by the Governor is too high. Universities would have to stay under that cap in order to receive the increases proposed by the Governor.
EDITOR’S NOTE: An edited version of this story has been published, clarifying the analysis, which was done by MIRS News, was against figures from FY11.
