{"207091":{"#nid":"207091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Board of Regents Approves Tuition Increases","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecognizing that the state\u2019s public research universities need to remain nationally competitive at a time when state funding is receding, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has voted to increase tuition for the upcoming academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring its April meeting, the regents approved a 7 percent increase in Tech\u2019s resident student tuition \u2014 an addition of approximately $270 for undergraduates and $370 for graduate students per semester. Out-of-state tuition will increase by the same dollar amount as in-state tuition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe increase, the highest among USG institutions, reflects Georgia Tech\u2019s emphasis on disciplines \u2014 engineering, computer science, and architecture \u2014 that require greater investment. While maintaining affordability was a key consideration in the decision-making process, the board\u2019s overall strategy was to find a balance that does not sacrifice quality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a world-class research university, the faculty expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and exceptional programs available at Georgia Tech are highly sought after,\u201d said President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cSeventy-five percent of Georgia Tech\u2019s students are enrolled in technology-related programs that are simply more expensive to operate, and we are committed to maintaining excellence. While we are working diligently to control costs \u2014 that alone is not enough, so students are being asked to increase their cost sharing to preserve the quality of their educational investment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERecognizing that the state\u2019s public research universities need to remain nationally competitive at a time when state funding is receding, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has voted to increase tuition for the upcoming academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seven percent increase to take effect fall semester"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2013-04-16 17:35:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:04","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}