NJ lawmaker wants to cap rising tuition costs

Sen. Shirley Turner wants colleges to freeze undergraduate tuition for the four years it takes a student to get their degree.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 842

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A state lawmaker wants to temporarily freeze undergraduate tuition costs at the state’s public colleges and universities in a bid to convince New Jerseyans to remain in the Garden State after graduating from high school.

Under a bill introduced this month, schools would be barred from increasing a student’s tuition for the four consecutive years it takes them to complete their degree (or longer, for majors that require more than four years).

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