The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) allows students from 15 participating states to enroll in certain out-of-state professional programs at a reduced tuition rate. These professional programs are usually not available in the student's home state. Students pay the resident rate at public institutions and a reduced standard tuition at private institutions. The student's state of residence pays a support fee to the receiving school to help pay for the cost of the student's professional education. In addition, each state pays a membership fee to support the administrative functions of the Commission.
The following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
The following laws govern the State Board of Regent's WICHE program:
- UCA 53B-4 outlines the WICHE compact with other western states.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.