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Friday, April 17, 2015

TUITION HIKE(AGAIN)
Georgia officials approve tuition increases at state schools
ATLANTA (AP) — Students at Georgia’s public colleges and universities will
see tuition increases this fall, after university system officials Tuesday backed
increases including a 9 percent per semester boost at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.
The majority of state-operated schools will see a 2.5 percent increase for the fourth
year in a row. Statewide, university system officials have approved tuition increases
each year since at least 2002.
Students at the state’s research universities again will see the highest increases —
costing in-state students $405 more at Georgia Tech for a total of $4,906 and $387
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GPC tuition increasing 2.5 percent
BY STAFF REPORTS

Georgia Perimeter College tuition will increase 2.5 percent for the upcoming
academic year.
According to GPC officials, the college’s student costs will be at the lowest level
in the USG, with an in-state student taking 15 credit hours seeing a per-semester
increase of $33.
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Why is higher education so expensive?

Breaking down tuition
increases coming to
Georgia colleges
ATLANTA (AP) — Members
of the Board of Regents, the
University System of Georgia
governing body, on Tuesday
approved tuition increases
at all 30 public colleges and
universities in the state. A 2.5
percent increase is planned at
20 institutions. A breakdown
of per-semester tuition for instate undergraduates at other
schools this fall:
Georgia Tech
9 percent increase
Tuition: $4,906
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University of Georgia
9 percent increase
Tuition: $4,682
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Georgia State University
5.5 percent increase
Tuition: $4,279
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Georgia Regents University
5.5 percent increase
Tuition: $2,562 to $4,239 based
on start date and program
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Kennesaw State University
4.4 perce