The UNC-system Board of Governors unanimously approved a set of tuition increases Friday, but students shouldn’t start writing their checks just yet.
The board and UNC-system President Erskine Bowles have asked legislators to swap their tuition plan, finalized Friday, with the plan approved by the legislature in August.
Governors unanimously approved a set of tuition increases Friday, but students shouldn’t start writing their checks just yet.
The board and UNC-system President Erskine Bowles have asked legislators to swap their tuition plan, finalized Friday, with the plan approved by the legislature in August.
The student body president has always faced difficulties when it comes to tuition — namely balancing student interests with UNC’s fiscal needs. But next year’s chief student representative could face greater challenges than usual.
Some state legislators say chances are slim that the UNC system will see any of the revenue generated by the state-mandated tuition increase.
Student Body President Jasmin Jones began a meeting with N.C. General Assembly representatives last week to discuss UNC System President Erskine Bowles’ plan to return tuition revenues to system schools.
On the same day the University of California system voted to increase undergraduate tuition by an unprecedented 32 percent, UNC administrators voted for a tuition proposal that demonstrated their resistance to high tuition.
UNC's Board of Trustees voted unanimously this morning in favor of a 5.2 percent tuition increase for all undergraduate students, bringing to a close campus discussions of the proposed hike. The proposal will now go to UNC-system President Erskine Bowles for approval.
29 Dec 9:03 p.m. - Due to a reporting error, this story incorrectly stated that there were two students on the UNC-CH Tuition Task Force, the Student Body President and the Student Body Vice-President. There are actually three students, as the GPSF President, Keith Lee is also on the task force.
The UNC-system Board of Governors proposed a plan Thursday to balance the universities’ and state’s needs for additional money while keeping tuition costs down for students.
The tuition and fees advisory task force voted today on two proposals to recommend to the chancellor that would increase tuition for all students at equal percentages, regardless of residency status.
The proposal favored by the committee would seek to raise resident tuition more than the state-mandated $200, an option not previously discussed.
Administrators are looking to increase tuition for out-of-state undergraduate students next year by $1,126.68.
That number, which interim Provost Bruce Carney referred to as a “working figure,” represents an almost 5.2 percent increase in out-of-state tuition, which would be used primarily to support faculty salaries and to give more financial aid.
Congratulations. By having a student enrolled at Carolina, your family has made one of the best financial decisions it will ever make.
That's because you are paying bargain-basement prices for a world-class education.
With the economy tanking last year and your retirement accounts likely nose diving with it, I know it may have hurt to write that tuition check last month.
