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SD Education Board Approves Slight Increase In Tuition Rates

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Education has approved a slight tuition increase that will go into effect in the next school year.

Tuition and fees will go up by $8 per credit, to a $145 per credit. That includes a $2 increase in facility fees and $1 bump in maintenance and repair fees.

The board also announced that the first Build Dakota scholarships will be awarded to incoming students at the state technical institutes. About 300 scholarships should be awarded in the first year. The program is open to in-state and out-of-state residents.