VOSS & WAGNER: RAMAPO FEE HIKE REMAINS UNACCEPTABLE (38th Legislative District) – Assemblywomen Joan Voss and Connie Wagner (both D-Bergen) today blasted Ramapo College officials for passing a 6 percent increase in tuition and fees, saying the college must either again go back to the drawing board or lose federal stimulus aid. Under state budget law, college tuition and fee hikes are capped at 3 percent for the upcoming academic year for an institution to retain its federal stimulus aid. “Ramapo’s attempt to get students to pay more than our cap continues to be insulting and outrageous,” said Voss. “Ramapo cannot violate the budget and then expect to get additional stimulus money. They have more work to do if they expect to both force students to pay more than we allowed and get stimulus aid.”“This increase remains an insult to the middle class students and families the budget cap was designed to help,” Wagner said. “The administration and Legislature worked together to cap tuition and fees to do our best to keep college affordable, but Ramapo officials don’t seem too concerned about it. I expect the college to once again go back the drawing board, but this time devise a plan that falls within the 3 percent cap.” On the Net: www.assemblydems.comNJ Assembly Democrats on YouTubeNJ Assembly Democrats on FacebookSign up for NJ Assembly Dem e-mail alerts