Skagit Valley College and Running Start students on Whidbey Island may need to start penny pinching.
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges passed a new tuition schedule in late June that will raise tuition to the maximum amount allowed by the state Legislature in the 2011-13 operating budget.
Full-time students will see the largest increase, with tuition going up 13 percent from the current $3,100 to $3,500 annually. Part-time students will face an 11 percent increase.