<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/cpe-approves-historically.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>07/29/2020</pubDate><title>CPE approves historically low tuition increases for 2020-21</title><description>In a financial win for students, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education finalized tuition rates this month for public universities, preserving college affordability with the smallest average rate increase in decades. The historic move allows resident, undergraduate students to enter the 2020-21 academic year with an average tuition increase of only 0.7%. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/cpe-approves-historically.jpg" alt="Students"/></image></item>