Tuition might go up for in-state students at UNC
The topic of raising tuition and fees for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years stirred a debate among members of the Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force Friday.
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The topic of raising tuition and fees for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years stirred a debate among members of the Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force Friday.
The Tuition and Fee Advisory Task Force voted Thursday to approve several tuition increases for UNC professional schools. Its recommendations will be passed on to the Chancellor and Board of Trustees for the 2015-16 academic year.
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CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the year in which the BOG implemented a 25 percent minimum for tuition revenue reserved for need-based aid. That minimum was implemented in 2006 and eliminated in 2012. The story has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
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Austin Glock Andrews would have never made it out of Richmond County without the UNC system’s commitment to affordability.
The Board of Governors might not have intended to create an access problem, but UNC Chapel Hill officials worry they have.
It's a fact that the need-based financial aid program is expensive to maintain — and in this budget climate, administrators feel pushed to make tough calls. But policymakers also say it's hard to dole out cuts to one of the few remaining programs that makes Carolina and her 15 sister schools in the UNC-system so affordable.
In a time of change, the June meeting of the UNC-system Board of Governors emphasized continued progress.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article did not specify it was a UNC-system Board of Governors committee who voted on the proposed tuition rate. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
In a departure from precedent, last year the N.C. General Assembly bypassed the UNC-system Board of Governors and mandated steep out-of-state tuition increases for 2014-15.
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Gov. Pat McCrory wants to give in-state tuition benefits to veterans attending community colleges — but it’s still up in the air if the state will extend those benefits to the UNC system.