Public college costs to fall in Georgia as fee goes away
2 years, 8 months ago

Public college costs to fall in Georgia as fee goes away

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ATLANTA — College costs do not always go up. University System of Georgia regents, meeting Tuesday at Albany State University, approved tuition and fee rates for the system’s 26 schools that will result in overall costs going down by 7.6% at the typical school. Unlike tuition, Georgia’s lottery-funded HOPE scholarships can’t be used to pay the special institutional fee, meaning it reached into more students’ pockets. Tuition will drop by the largest percentage at schools with many students seeking two-year degrees, such as East Georgia State, Rome-based Georgia Highlands College, and Georgia State University’s Perimeter College campuses. Some students who receive the HOPE scholarship — or the HOPE grant awarded to technical college students — could also get more help because lawmakers ordered the Georgia Student Finance Commission to cover at least 90% of the cost of tuition with such aid, boosting spending by $25 million.

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Georgia public universities and colleges see enrollment rise by 6%
1 month, 1 week ago

Georgia public universities and colleges see enrollment rise by 6%

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — All 26 of Georgia’s public universities and colleges added students this fall in the strongest enrollment surge in years. The Atlanta university saw enrollment grow by another 11% and is now Georgia’s largest university, with more than 53,000 students. The University of West Georgia, based in Carrollton, saw enrollment rise nearly 13%, the most of any school in …

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall
8 months, 3 weeks ago

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall

Associated Press  

MEREDITH, N.H. — As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs — in some cases, as much as $95,000. “Ninety thousand dollars clearly is a lot of money, and it catches people’s attention, for sure,” said Phillip Levine, a …

Perdue: Georgia universities might recoup $66M budget cut
1 year, 8 months ago

Perdue: Georgia universities might recoup $66M budget cut

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ATLANTA — As Georgia’s public universities mull whether to raise tuition, Chancellor Sonny Perdue says he hopes state lawmakers will restore the $66 million they cut from the system’s teaching budget when they return next year. “I’m encouraged by the fact that we think that will be restored as we come into the amended budget,” Perdue told regents Wednesday during …

Georgia budget to pay full tuition for college scholarships
1 year, 8 months ago

Georgia budget to pay full tuition for college scholarships

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ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are agreeing to a state budget that will pay full tuition for all college students receiving a HOPE Scholarship while boosting pay for all state and university employees and public school teachers. Brian Kemp’s plans to pay full tuition for everyone receiving a HOPE college scholarship and to give all state employees and public school teachers …

Georgia colleges hold tuition flat for second straight year
3 years, 8 months ago

Georgia colleges hold tuition flat for second straight year

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ATLANTA — The 340,000 students at Georgia’s public universities and colleges won’t pay more for classes next fall, with regents on Tuesday approving flat tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 academic year. Fernando Tirado, a freshman from Union Point studying at Georgia State University, said his family has lost a little income during the pandemic and said flat tuition would …

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