BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Legislature has passed a higher education bill that caps tuition raises at 2.5 percent for two years.
Senators approved the measure Tuesday, one day after the House endorsed it.
The Senate earlier had axed the House proposal that would give the Legislature control to set tuition and fees, and added the cap instead.
North Dakota's university system has six four-year universities and five two-year colleges. Data show the state's two-year colleges at Bismarck, Bottineau, Devils Lake, Wahpeton and Williston are more expensive than their regional counterparts. The state's four-year universities are less expensive than their regional counterparts.