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The cost of tuition at Bucks County Community College is going up.
According to college officials, the cost of tuition is increasing by $7 a credit for Bucks County residents. The change is effective starting this fall and was unanimously approved at the college board’s monthly meeting this week.
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Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt, the college president, says the increase will help balance the budget for the next academic year.
“The college has received level funding from both the state and county for the last four years,” Shanblatt said in a statement. “While the college deeply appreciates the support from both, modest increases in expenses require that we adjust tuition.”
College officials say they have worked to cut costs over the past year.
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“We have taken every action possible this year to reduce costs within the college operation, while continuing to provide quality education to our students. Our primary goal is to minimize tuition increases, and do so only as a last option,” Board Chairman Blake Eisenhart said.
From the college:
Effective with the fall 2014 semester, tuition for county residents increases from $123 to $130 a credit. That means that tuition for out-of-county residents rises from $246 to $260, and tuition for out-of-state residents increases from $369 to $390.
The increase means that a typical returning full-time student – a Bucks County resident taking 12 credits a semester – will pay $4,034 for 24 credits and technology and other fees for the 2014-15 academic year, an increase of $168. For a detailed breakdown of tuition and fees, visit www.bucks.edu.
Technology, activity, and college services fees remain unchanged.
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The community college has its main campus in Newtown and satellite campuses in Bristol Township and Perkasie. The two-year college offers 75 programs of study to nearly 10,000 students and also featured workfroce training.
