Athens State University raises tuition by approximately 2.8 percent
ATHENS, AL (WAFF) - Tuition at Athens State University will be raised by approximately 2.8 percent beginning in the Fall 2015 semester.
At its April meeting, the Board of Trustees of Athens State University approved a tuition increase range of 1% to 5% and authorized the Executive Committee of the Board to meet with University officials in early June to make a final decision on tuition rates for the coming year.
The Executive Committee met on Wednesday, according to Athens State University, to consider the recommendation of the University's Budget Advisory Committee. The recommendation of the committee was to raise tuition by approximately 2.8 percent beginning with the Fall 2015 semester. After a thorough review of the work and reasoning of the committee, the Executive Committee approved the recommended tuition rates.
Mike McCoy, Vice President for Financial Affairs said:
"The University Budget Advisory Committee felt that a moderate tuition increase was necessary in order to fund the University's operating budget and to help avoid larger tuition increases in the future. The Committee reviewed historical tuition increases among Alabama public universities and felt that this increase was appropriate and at the lower end of the approved tuition increase range."
Even with this increase, Athens State University will continue to have the lowest per-hour tuition rate for a college or university in the state of Alabama, according to the university. The increase will take the tuition rate from $179 to $184 per semester hour for traditional coursework and from $257 to $264 per semester hour for distance learning classes.
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