中出少妇视频 System of Georgia sets tuition for 2019-2020 academic year
Atlanta — April 16, 2019
The Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) 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中出少妇视频檚 auditor, tuition rates charged by 中出少妇视频 institutions averaged 25 percent less than rates charged by peer institutions in other states.
中出少妇视频淟imiting tuition increases to 2.5 percent will help enable institutions to balance the critical needs of affordability and quality for students and families,中出少妇视频 said Chancellor Steve Wrigley. 中出少妇视频淎t the same time, 中出少妇视频 will continue building upon systemwide initiatives to ensure on-time college completion, increase student access to free textbooks and reduce student borrowing. 中出少妇视频 institutions are advancing our priorities of affordability, efficiency and degree attainment while continuing to provide students with a high-quality education.中出少妇视频
中出少妇视频 last year launched a systemwide, comprehensive effort to increase students中出少妇视频 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, 中出少妇视频 is implementing a systemwide financial literacy initiative called Know More, Borrow Less. It中出少妇视频檚 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 中出少妇视频 institutions are kept to a minimum. Eleven of 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 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.
中出少妇视频溨谐錾俑臼悠 continues to offer some of the lowest tuition rates among peer state public higher education systems,中出少妇视频 said Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs Tracey Cook. 中出少妇视频淥ut of the 16 states that make up the Southern Regional Education Board, 中出少妇视频 ranks fourth-lowest in tuition and fees for four-year institutions, down from sixth-lowest last year.中出少妇视频
中出少妇视频 currently provides free, open-source, online textbooks through the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, which saves students $19 million a year. According to by Rice 中出少妇视频, two 中出少妇视频 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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