COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night to move forward with a budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes, for the first time in seven years, a tuition increase.

The proposed $58.9 million budget includes an increase to student tuition of $5.50 per credit for in-district students and $6 per credit for all other students. NIC’s tuition last increased by $1.50 per credit in 2019.

With the increase, NIC and College of Southern Idaho would remain tied with the lowest tuition rates in Idaho at $2,205 per semester.

Trustee Tarie Zimmerman said it was heartening to hear that finance staff met with student leadership to discuss the budget and the student government supported the proposed tuition increases.

The budget does not include a base property tax in

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