Editing Herzing Issues: Enrollment, Registration, and Billing (section)

=== HU-050: Herzing University announced tuition and fee increase mid-program; no documentation of whether enrolled students were protected or informed before it affected enrollment ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| Medium
! Status
| POSSIBLE
|-
! Issue type
| Tuition Increase / Enrolled Student Impact
! Date added
| 2026-05-04
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Financial Aid / Academic Affairs / Administration
|}
'''Finding.''' Herzing University announced a tuition and fee increase for the next academic year while students were mid-program; no documentation of whether enrolled students were protected from the increase or informed of the rate change before it affected their enrollment.

'''Evidence.''' Herzing MSNDE 2026 GroupMe (June 3, 2025): Student B shared: "Oh looky at that, they're raising tuition and fees next year. And when I say next year, I mean next school year. Which starts in September." Student P confirmed seeing the same email. Source Group: Multiple GroupMe Archives: Herzing Nursing 2027; Herzing MSNDE 2026 (Jan to Jun 2025); Health Assessment NSG121 (Jan to Apr 2025); Herzing ProctorU Students; Herzing MSN-PNP Summer 2025.

'''Reported statement.''' Student B reported seeing an announcement that tuition and fees would increase starting the next school year, which she noted would begin in September.

'''Standards.''' 34 CFR §668.43: institutions must disclose current tuition and fees before students enroll. 34 CFR §668.41 (General disclosure requirements). Mid-program increases that exceed amounts represented in original financial aid packages may require updated loan disbursements.

'''Impact.''' Students who enrolled with a fixed tuition understanding may face higher total costs than disclosed at enrollment if the increase applies to continuing students.

'''Notes.''' The financial aid offer document already in evidence shows tuition of $12,465 for Fall 2025 and $11,675 for Spring 2026. Any mid-program increase above these amounts for continuing students would require documentation and disclosure.

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