Missouri Western has pulled back from the 6.3 percent tuition increase approved in March.  The Board of Governors voted last night to roll it back to 5.5 percent after a request from the Commissioner of Higher Education.  Western president Dr. Robert Vartabedian says the 5.5 percent increase is more in line with Governor Nixon’s goals of holding down tuition costs.  Western has increased its tuition only three times in the last seven years.  Western’s tuition is the third-lowest among Missouri’s public universities and its state appropriation per student is the lowest.  The new tuition goes into effect this fall.