The Coordinating Commission approved the 2018 Tuition, Fees, and College Affordability Report at its September 11, 2018, meeting.  Nebraska law requires that a report on tuition and fees at public colleges and universities be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee every other year.  The 2018 report is a substantial update from previous reports with a broad focus on college affordability as well as tuition and fees.  The report makes comparisons between Nebraska and all other sta

The Coordinating Commission recently published the 2018 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report, which provides comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system:

Governor Pete Ricketts has appointed Dr. Deborah Frison, vice-chairwoman of Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, as one of five Nebraska commissioners on the Midwestern Higher Education Commission (MHEC).  Dr. Frison succeeds Mrs.

New reports on the Access College Early Scholarship and the Nebraska Opportunity Grant reviewed by the Coordinating Commission at its January 25, 2018, meeting highlight the value of the programs for providing affordable college access to low-income Nebraska students.