RALEIGH (October 18, 2024) – NC Promise – which promises $500-a-semester tuition at four UNC System campuses – appears to be working. The North Carolina General Assembly – which failed to adopt an updated budget this year – does not. An annual report on NC Promise, which began in Fall 2018 at Western Carolina University,… READ MORE
North Carolina: Don’t miss out on funding your future
By Andrea Poole RALEIGH (July 24, 2024) – Most students in North Carolina rely on financial aid to make paying for college more manageable, and financial aid works best when families know about it early and can apply for it easily. At the state level, we’ve taken important steps to make it easier for families… READ MORE
The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credential, and Connections
By Eric Johnson CHAPEL HILL (March 13, 2024) – Despite the ivory tower stereotype, American universities are marked by their embrace of pragmatic education. We’re the country that invented land-grant colleges devoted to “the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes,” as the lovely prose of the 1862 Morrill Act commanded. We’re a country… READ MORE
Eight years of flat UNC System tuition
RALEIGH (February 29, 2024) – One thing that’s not increasing in price these days is tuition for North Carolina college students. For the eighth year in a row, the UNC Board of Governors voted today not to increase tuition for in-state undergraduate students for 2024-25. And fees for in-state students will increase by less than… READ MORE
Next NC Scholarships: Financial aid simplified
By Eric Johnson RALEIGH (February 29, 2024) – “How much does college cost?” is one of the more confounding questions in American life. It depends on where you attend, how you choose to live, and what kind of aid and scholarships you qualify for — all variables that add uncertainty and anxiety for families trying… READ MORE
You can’t buy excellence, but you must pay for it.
By Art Padilla RALEIGH (October 4, 2023) – The UNC System announced recently that tuition at the 16 campuses has not changed in eight years. In no small part, this reflects the deep affection North Carolinians have for their universities. At the same time, several Board of Governors members expressed concern about the full cost… READ MORE
UNC System to hold tuition flat for 8th year
RALEIGH (September 14, 2023) – The UNC System will hold in-state tuition constant at its 17 campuses in 2024-25 for the eighth straight year, President Peter Hans announced today. “Low tuition is at the heart of our compact with the citizens of North Carolina,” Hans told the UNC Board of Governors. “We can only be… READ MORE
UNC System keeps tuition constant for 7th year
RALEIGH (February 23, 2023) – Public officials seldom attract attention when they don’t change something for seven years. But in an era when the public complains about the cost of higher education, the UNC Board of Governors voted today to keep tuition for in-state undergraduates at the state’s 16 public universities the same for a… READ MORE
$500 tuition: ‘A success on multiple fronts’
RALEIGH (January 11, 2023) – As the NC General Assembly returns today for its 2023 session, state legislators deserve credit for one good thing they’ve done for the state’s public universities: NC Promise. The program offers in-state tuition of $500 a semester for in-state students and $2,500 a semester for out-of-state students. It started at… READ MORE
In-state tuition for immigrants: ‘Like anybody else’
RALEIGH (May 18, 2022) – It’s 2022. And even amid an economy that demands educated workers, North Carolina still has a rule that creates a barrier to higher education for an entire class of people. Undocumented students brought here by their parents – even if they grow up in North Carolina and graduate from a… READ MORE
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