Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's budget includes a 6.4% cut to the state's higher education system, but keeps in place a $43 million tax break for a Bible-themed amusement park and $11 million to improve an interchange giving access to the park.

"When the college was set up in 1965, two-thirds of the cost of running it was supposed to be covered by state and local governments, and one-third by students. The reality today, Dr. Ryan says, is that students bear 78 percent of the cost."