Starting next fall, Blinn College students will be paying a little extra to go to school. The board voted Wednesday to raise tuition for some and the general fee for all.

Students who live in Washington County will not see their tuition go up. They will still pay $35 per semester hour.

Those who live outside Washington County and outside the State of Texas will get an extra $4 per hour tuition tacked on to their existing rates of $64 and $140 respectively. All students will pay an extra $2 dollars for the general fee which will increase to $30.

Blinn administrators say the increase was needed to offset the freeze on funding from the state.