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WVU-Parkersburg Board Approves 8 Percent Tuition Hike

West Virginia University-Parkersburg’s Board of Governors has approved an 8 percent tuition increase.
 
In-state students in bachelor degree programs would pay $300 more a year. Out-of-state students would pay an additional $786 a year.

In-state tuition for associate degree and certificate programs would increase by $216 a year. Out-of-state tuition would rise by $768.
 
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports that the board approved the increase on Wednesday.
 

WVU-Parkersburg President Marie Foster Gnage says the increase is needed because of state budget cuts and a drop in enrollment.
 
Gnage says related fees would be mostly unchanged, or reduced in some instances.
 
The Community and Technical College Council also must approve the increase.
 

WVU Parkersburg President Not Renewing Contract

The president of West Virginia University at Parkersburg says she isn’t renewing her contract with the school.

Officials said Monday that after 10 years as the head of the university, Marie Foster Gnage won’t renew her contract after June 30.

The school’s board is planning to name an interim president and begin a nationwide search for Gnage’s replacement.

Gnage became the first female and the first African-American president of WVU Parkersburg in 2004. She also is the second-longest serving president for WVU Parkersburg.

During her tenure the school expanded its main campus, increased the number of bachelor degree programs offered and reached record enrollment numbers.
 

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