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ECU ranks ninth for lowest tuition
Ahmet Aksoy
Issue date: 5/20/09 Section: News
Darren Brown, a junior business major had expected things to change at ECU this upcoming year.
He knew that eventually ECU students would be directly affected -- the first thing that came to his mind was tuition.
According to the ECU Fact Book, published by Institutional Research, tuition for undergraduate students will increase for this upcoming year.
"I was hoping tuition would not increase," said Brown. "But if they have to, I hope that they enhance the students college experience and improve facilities at ECU."
"For in-state students attending ECU, tuition will increase by 1.9 percent," said Ron Newton, ECU's assistant vice chancellor for administration and finance -- $23 more per semester for a full-time student.
Out-of-state tuition will increase by 2.8 percent, or about $150 more per semester.
Even with the tuition increase, ECU ranks ninth for lowest undergraduate tuition in the UNC system.
"About 60 percent [of schools in the system] have tuition rates lower than ECU and about 40 percent are higher," said Newton.
Tuition is lower at Elizabeth City State University, Winston-Salem University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina A&T State University, UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina, Appalachian State and UNC Asheville.
Tuition is higher at UNC Charlotte, UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, UNC Chapel Hill, and N.C. State.
Decisions for raising or lowering tuition begins with the Tuition and Fees committee board at ECU.
The committee is responsible for forming a proposal on whether tuition and student fees should increase for the upcoming school year.
"We split the committee into two groups," said Stephanie Coleman, accountant for financial services, "Each group separately determines if an increase is needed, and if so, for what."
The process started last July.
Once the board is given its information and guidelines, the process begins.
It takes 14 months for the process to be completed, ending with an approval by the Board of Governors to raise or lower tuition rates for schools.
The committee is already preparing for next year by establishing a Web site that will be open to students and the community that will contain information on past tuition rates and prices.
The site will show where students' money is being generated and spent.
The committee plans to meet later this week to discuss the upcoming year's tuition. It is not yet certain whether an increase will be proposed for the 2010 - 2011 school year.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
He knew that eventually ECU students would be directly affected -- the first thing that came to his mind was tuition.
According to the ECU Fact Book, published by Institutional Research, tuition for undergraduate students will increase for this upcoming year.
"I was hoping tuition would not increase," said Brown. "But if they have to, I hope that they enhance the students college experience and improve facilities at ECU."
"For in-state students attending ECU, tuition will increase by 1.9 percent," said Ron Newton, ECU's assistant vice chancellor for administration and finance -- $23 more per semester for a full-time student.
Out-of-state tuition will increase by 2.8 percent, or about $150 more per semester.
Even with the tuition increase, ECU ranks ninth for lowest undergraduate tuition in the UNC system.
"About 60 percent [of schools in the system] have tuition rates lower than ECU and about 40 percent are higher," said Newton.
Tuition is lower at Elizabeth City State University, Winston-Salem University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina A&T State University, UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina, Appalachian State and UNC Asheville.
Tuition is higher at UNC Charlotte, UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, UNC Chapel Hill, and N.C. State.
Decisions for raising or lowering tuition begins with the Tuition and Fees committee board at ECU.
The committee is responsible for forming a proposal on whether tuition and student fees should increase for the upcoming school year.
"We split the committee into two groups," said Stephanie Coleman, accountant for financial services, "Each group separately determines if an increase is needed, and if so, for what."
The process started last July.
Once the board is given its information and guidelines, the process begins.
It takes 14 months for the process to be completed, ending with an approval by the Board of Governors to raise or lower tuition rates for schools.
The committee is already preparing for next year by establishing a Web site that will be open to students and the community that will contain information on past tuition rates and prices.
The site will show where students' money is being generated and spent.
The committee plans to meet later this week to discuss the upcoming year's tuition. It is not yet certain whether an increase will be proposed for the 2010 - 2011 school year.
This writer can be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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