Post by Bornthrilla on Nov 20, 2009 9:21:42 GMT -5
Tuition may rise $254 for UNCG students
Friday, November 20, 2009
(Updated 5:18 am)
By Jason Hardin
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — UNCG undergraduates might not be thrilled about the prospect of paying an additional $254 in tuition and fees — but it could have been much worse, school officials suggested Thursday.
Administrators noted that, facing a dire budget situation, the University of California system is hitting students with a 32 percent tuition increase.
“Fortunately, we don’t have anything like 32 percent in mind,” said Alan Boyette, UNCG vice provost.
Instead, the UNCG increases would amount to 6.5 percent for tuition and 5.4 percent for fees, creating a total expense of $4,440 for in-state undergraduates.
Out-of-state undergraduates would see the same $254 increase.
Graduate students would see a slightly higher tuition increase, $198 instead of $168.
That’s not final. The General Assembly has already legislated a tuition increase of 8 percent or $200, whichever is less.
However, state education leaders have asked colleges to submit their own tuition requests of not more than 6.5 percent, as UNCG did Thursday. That increase amounts to $168, or $32 less than the General Assembly’s.
UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady said the Board of Governors of the UNC system will decide how to proceed early next year, and that it’s unclear what the General Assembly ultimately will do.
One key difference in the two proposals is that the university’s would involve keeping the money generated by the tuition increase, or about $3 million.
If students are bothered by the possible increases, they’ve been quiet.
“We did not receive any negative criticism,” Brady said, speaking about a recent student forum on the proposed increases.
Jesse Russo, a UNCG student and president of the Student Government Association, said students appreciate that the money would be used for financial aid and for faculty pay.
Read more:
www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/19/article/tuition_may_rise_254_for_uncg_students
Friday, November 20, 2009
(Updated 5:18 am)
By Jason Hardin
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — UNCG undergraduates might not be thrilled about the prospect of paying an additional $254 in tuition and fees — but it could have been much worse, school officials suggested Thursday.
Administrators noted that, facing a dire budget situation, the University of California system is hitting students with a 32 percent tuition increase.
“Fortunately, we don’t have anything like 32 percent in mind,” said Alan Boyette, UNCG vice provost.
Instead, the UNCG increases would amount to 6.5 percent for tuition and 5.4 percent for fees, creating a total expense of $4,440 for in-state undergraduates.
Out-of-state undergraduates would see the same $254 increase.
Graduate students would see a slightly higher tuition increase, $198 instead of $168.
That’s not final. The General Assembly has already legislated a tuition increase of 8 percent or $200, whichever is less.
However, state education leaders have asked colleges to submit their own tuition requests of not more than 6.5 percent, as UNCG did Thursday. That increase amounts to $168, or $32 less than the General Assembly’s.
UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady said the Board of Governors of the UNC system will decide how to proceed early next year, and that it’s unclear what the General Assembly ultimately will do.
One key difference in the two proposals is that the university’s would involve keeping the money generated by the tuition increase, or about $3 million.
If students are bothered by the possible increases, they’ve been quiet.
“We did not receive any negative criticism,” Brady said, speaking about a recent student forum on the proposed increases.
Jesse Russo, a UNCG student and president of the Student Government Association, said students appreciate that the money would be used for financial aid and for faculty pay.
Read more:
www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/19/article/tuition_may_rise_254_for_uncg_students
