Higher education affordability and HBCU support
Virginia's 2026-2028 budget includes $349.7 million for higher education, with $82.5 million to reduce tuition costs, $65 million in new financial aid, and $50 million specifically to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This reflects ongoing efforts to make college more accessible and to address funding disparities for HBCUs in Virginia.
Should Virginia increase state funding to lower tuition costs and support HBCUs?
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Sources
Governor Abigail D. Spanberger — https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2026/june-releases/name-1120418-en.html
$349.7 million for higher education funding — including $82.5 million to bring down tuition costs, $65 million in new financial aid, and $50 million to support HBCUs.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Greatly expand higher education funding, offer free community college, and provide reparative HBCU funding.
- Support the current investments in tuition reduction, financial aid, and dedicated HBCU funding.
- Fund HBCU support but tie tuition-reduction money to performance metrics and graduation rate improvements.
- Limit new higher education spending; focus on workforce training programs over four-year college subsidies.
- Oppose increased state higher ed funding; tuition should be set by market forces with minimal state subsidy.