The State Board of Regents approved the first reading Thursday of  proposed tuition increases of nearly four percent for Iowa State University  and the University of Iowa  and  nearly three-percent for  U-N-I.

Iowa State University student body president Cody West says he supports the “differential” approach to tuition which charges different amounts for different programs.

West is ending his term and says in the state budget cuts cannot continue if I-S-U is to maintain its quality. The Board of Regents will have their second and final reading on the tuition proposal in June.