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December 01, 2011 10:00 AM
Cutting Tuition in North Carolina
Another college is joining that rare group of schools actually pledging to cut tuition, apparently in response to continuing economic trouble.
According to an article by Jane Stancill in the News & Observer:
In a bold move to appeal to students and parents, William Peace University - formerly Peace College [right] - has lowered tuition for next fall. University trustees voted this month to decrease tuition by 7.73 percent to $23,700 for 2012-13. Room charges will remain flat at $6,186, and food charges will rise $120 to $2,814.
It’s the latest big shift for the traditional women’s college, which announced in July that it would admit men as full-time students next fall. That touched off Internet campaigns by angry alumnae and students, who staged protests at the gates of the downtown Raleigh campus just as signs ushered in the new name, William Peace University.
Other schools that have announced tuition cuts this year are Pennsylvania’s Cabrini College, the University of Charleston, Bluefield College, and Sewanee, the University of the South.
In contrast, two of the state’s largest public colleges, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State, recently announced tuition increases. [Image via]
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RSA on December 01, 2011 11:20 AM:
In contrast, two of the state’s largest public colleges, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State, recently announced tuition increases.
True, but at N.C. State in-state tuition will be raised to $7,523, while at Peace it will be lowered to $23,700. The direction of the change isn't the only contrast.
Angela Jones on December 01, 2011 12:45 PM:
It depends on what type of school you are looking for.
poriv2 on December 01, 2011 1:45 PM:
You still ignore the question of tuition versus cost of education. Is the amount of money being spent on education at the state schools going up or is this just a transfer of decreasing state expenditures to students in the form of tuition increases?
Cyn Rich on December 01, 2011 4:46 PM:
I am lifer in this state, born, raised and proud of it (most days). One question:
"and food charges will rise $120 to $2,814."
WTF!????????????????????????????????????????????