澳门六合彩开奖app sets tuition for 2019-2020 academic year
Atlanta — April 16, 2019
The Board of Regents of the 澳门六合彩开奖app (澳门六合彩开奖app) today approved tuition rates for the 2019-2020 academic year. Systemwide, depending on the type of institution, the increase translates to $35 to $125 per semester for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student, or 2.5 percent.
The Board did not raise tuition in 2016 or 2018, and by limiting the increase to 2.5 percent for the 2019-2020 academic year, has held increases to an average of 1.7 percent annually over the last 5 years, less than the rate of inflation. According to a recent report by Georgia鈥檚 auditor, tuition rates charged by 澳门六合彩开奖app institutions averaged 25 percent less than rates charged by peer institutions in other states.
鈥淟imiting tuition increases to 2.5 percent will help enable institutions to balance the critical needs of affordability and quality for students and families,鈥 said Chancellor Steve Wrigley. 鈥淎t the same time, 澳门六合彩开奖app will continue building upon systemwide initiatives to ensure on-time college completion, increase student access to free textbooks and reduce student borrowing. 澳门六合彩开奖app institutions are advancing our priorities of affordability, efficiency and degree attainment while continuing to provide students with a high-quality education.鈥
澳门六合彩开奖app last year launched a systemwide, comprehensive effort to increase students鈥 successful degree completion and on-time graduation. This initiative, known as the Momentum Year, is the first of its kind in the country. At the same time, 澳门六合彩开奖app is implementing a systemwide financial literacy initiative called Know More, Borrow Less. It鈥檚 designed to reduce student borrowing, increase their understanding of debt, and provide them with timely, customized information about their student loans.
The Board also continues to ensure fees charged by 澳门六合彩开奖app institutions are kept to a minimum. Eleven of 澳门六合彩开奖app鈥檚 26 institutions will be allowed limited fee increases for the upcoming academic year, ranging from $4 to $50 per semester for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student.
鈥湴拿帕喜士盿pp continues to offer some of the lowest tuition rates among peer state public higher education systems,鈥 said Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs Tracey Cook. 鈥淥ut of the 16 states that make up the Southern Regional Education Board, 澳门六合彩开奖app ranks fourth-lowest in tuition and fees for four-year institutions, down from sixth-lowest last year.鈥
澳门六合彩开奖app currently provides free, open-source, online textbooks through the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, which saves students $19 million a year. According to by Rice University, two 澳门六合彩开奖app institutions rank among the top 10 schools nationwide for providing free online texts.
Tuition rates for each institution may be found here: /fiscal_affairs/tuition_and_fees.
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