Nebraska State College System Sets Tuition Rates

 

LINCOLN – The Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Board of Trustees increased tuition for undergraduate resident students at Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges by $7.50, June 7. This makes cost per credit hour $110 for the 2007-08 academic year.

 

“Each year, after receiving our appropriation, we have to consider what is best for our students and our colleges. We work hard to balance the needs of offering the high quality education our students deserve and expect against our fixed expenses that have to be funded,” NSCS Chancellor Stan Carpenter said. “The Legislature and Governor provided funding for a good portion of our fixed expenses this year, and we appreciate their recognition of the importance of what we do for the state. There were, however, additional core needs that had to be met in order to continue to serve our students in the best manner possible.”

 

The increase will translate to an additional per semester cost of $112.50 for undergraduate students taking a full load of 15 hours. Tuition for graduate students will be $139.50 a credit hour. Non-resident undergraduates will pay $220 per credit hour, and non-resident graduate students will pay $279.

 

“Many of the students we educate are first-generation college students from small communities. This is why our mission of access is so critically important. We are always concerned about the level of debt our students carry upon graduation. With less debt, they are more likely to stay in Nebraska to live and work. In fact, across our system about seven out of 10 students do stay in the state to work and lead in their communities,” Carpenter said.

 

The NSCS Board of Trustees includes: Board Chair Bill Roskens of Omaha, Vice Chair Willa Kosman of Scottsbluff, Larry Teahon of Chadron, Carter “Cap” Peterson of Wayne, Floyd Vrtiska of Table Rock, Gary Bieganski of Chadron and Doug Christensen of Lincoln, who is also the State Commissioner of Education. The student trustees for 2007-08 are Tyler Thompson of Scottsbluff, Chadron State College representative; Cori Harmon of Dawson, Peru State College representative; and Jennifer Myers of Wahoo, Wayne State College representative.

 

The Nebraska State College System serves close to 8,000 students from Nebraska and surrounding states through three geographically diverse institutions: Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges. Combined, the three colleges offer more than 200 degree, certificate, and pre-professional programs that are accessible on the three campuses, via the Internet, and in several satellite locations throughout the state. With more than 250 credentialed faculty members and 50,000 successful graduates, the NSCS provides significant human and intellectual capital that contributes to the current and future economic strength of the State of Nebraska.