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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah higher education leaders say students will feel some pain under a budget approved by state lawmakers, but the cuts could have been much worse.
The Legislature trimmed spending for Utah's nine colleges and universities by 13 percent. Legislative leaders had proposed a 29 percent base reduction.
Commissioner of Higher Education Bill Sederburg says he's "thrilled" the lower cut was accepted, and he feels higher education officials are "huge victors."
But he says students will feel some pain as he expects about 1,000 course sections will be cut and tuition will rise by 10 percent.
The cuts also are expected to cost about 200 campus jobs.
During the session, Sedergurg had warned that huge cuts would result in "soft" enrollment caps at some campuses.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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