15 to Finish Graduation Starts Now…Take 15! 15 to Finish is an exciting less than 15 credit hours and provide critical information campaign that encourages do not finish in the time frame about what it takes to Johnston Community College they anticipated they would, graduate in a timely manner. students to graduate in a which in turn adds to the In doing so, this ensures timely manner by completing costs of extra semesters. As students are making informed at 15 credits a semester, we all know, not all students decisions about course loads or 30 a year which could will be able to take 15 credits and the costs associated with include the summer term. per semester, however one of their academic pathways. Most full-time students take the goals of this effort is to NC Tuition Promise Tuition Reduction at Schools Leaders of the affected The $500 figure does not Starting in the fall of 2018, campuses say that the tuition cover non-tuition expenses $500 in-state tuition will go plan has many more pros like fees, room, and board. At — into effect at three campuses first and foremost, making Western Carolina, for the predominantly white — college more affordable instance, an academic year — Western Carolina University, than cons. three are costs around $17,000 for “We the historically black Elizabeth ecstatic,” said Robin G. undergraduate students living City State University, and the Cummings, Pembroke’s on campus with a meal plan. University of North Carolina chancellor, of himself and his While tuition in the fall of at Pembroke, a historically colleagues. The institutions 2018 will drop by about 75 American Indian institution — are geographically spaced out percent from its current level, and the state will provide the across the state, and cost of attendance will remain system with up to $40 million lawmakers who backed the around $14,000, said David O. each year to fill the revenue bill touted the convenience of Belcher, the chancellor, in an gap. Per-semester tuition for $500 public-college tuition email.” out-of-state students will drop within 150 miles for each state to $2,500, from between resident… Carolina is taking a step $7,000 and $8,000. And new in the right direction to make students at other UNC The actual cost of a semester college more affordable. It campuses will pay a fixed at these campuses will not appears committed to the tuition rate if they graduate become $500. funding side of the new within four years.
15 to Finish Graduation Starts Now…Take 15! 15 to Finish is an exciting campaign that encourages Johnston Community College students to graduate in a timely manner by completing at 15 credits a semester, or 30 a year which could include the summer term. Most full-time students take less than 15 credit hours and do not finish in the time frame they anticipated they would, which in turn adds to the costs of extra semesters. As we all know, not all students will be able to take 15 credits per semester, however one of the goals of this effort is to provide critical information about what it takes to graduate in a timely manner. In doing so, this ensures students are making informed decisions about course loads and the costs associated with their academic pathways. NC Tuition Promise Tuition Reduction at Schools Starting in the fall of 2018, $500 in-state tuition will go into effect at three campuses — the predominantly white Western Carolina University, the historically black Elizabeth City State University, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a historically American Indian institution — and the state will provide the system with up to $40 million each year to fill the revenue gap. Per-semester tuition for out-of-state students will drop to $2,500, from between $7,000 and $8,000. And new students at other UNC campuses will pay a fixed tuition rate if they graduate within four years. Leaders of the affected campuses say that the tuition plan has many more pros — first and foremost, making college more affordable — than cons. “We three are ecstatic,” said Robin G. Cummings, Pembroke’s chancellor, of himself and his colleagues. The institutions are geographically spaced out across the state, and lawmakers who backed the bill touted the convenience of $500 public-college tuition within 150 miles for each state resident… The actual cost of a semester at these campuses will not become $500. The $500 figure does not cover non-tuition expenses like fees, room, and board. At Western Carolina, for instance, an academic year costs around $17,000 for undergraduate students living on campus with a meal plan. While tuition in the fall of 2018 will drop by about 75 percent from its current level, cost of attendance will remain around $14,000, said David O. Belcher, the chancellor, in an email.” Carolina is taking a step in the right direction to make college more affordable. It appears committed to the funding side of the new
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