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| For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Public Affairs |
| Date: July 1, 2005 | (919) 807-6963 |
Community college tuition rises four percent
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s community colleges now have the go-ahead to charge students a higher tuition rate, even though a final compromise budget bill mandating the increase has yet to be approved by the General Assembly. The General Assembly sets the community college tuition rate and under both the Senate and House plan, resident and non-resident tuition will increase by 4%. It is expected that the increase will remain the same when the final legislation is approved.
A resolution endorsed by the State Board of Community Colleges at its May 20 meeting gave the Finance and Capital Needs Committee the authority to make a tuition increase decision at the appropriate time. The Committee voted during a conference call last week to give the colleges the authority to collect the new rate effective today, July 1. Colleges are in the process of preparing financial aid packages for students and need to include the full tuition amount.
This increase will take the credit hour charge for residents from $38/credit hour to $39.50/credit hour. The maximum a resident would pay is $632 per semester or $1264 per year. Non-resident tuition would increase from $211/credit hour to $219.50. The maximums would increase to $3,512 per semester, or $7,024 per year.
Community colleges will also remind students of the various financial aid programs that are in place to assist the with tuition costs. One such program is the Community College Grant program, which is funded by the General Assembly. Both the Senate and House versions propose increasing the program by $3 million. This would provide $13.9 million in aid for community college students.
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