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
UNC Board: Keep tuition flat a sixth year
CHAPEL HILL (February 25, 2022) – The UNC System’s Board of Governors voted yesterday to keep in-state tuition rates the same for a sixth year in a row at the 16 UNC System campuses in 2022-23. “This marks the sixth consecutive year that North Carolina’s public universities have kept tuition flat,” said System President Peter… READ MORE
SECU: People helping a whole lot of people
RALEIGH (February 2, 2022) – The SECU Foundation calls its scholarships “People Helping People” scholarships. And indeed, they help a whole lot of people in North Carolina. With 2.6 million members across the state, one in four North Carolinians is a member of the State Employees’ Credit Union. The credit union began directing a fee… READ MORE
Woodson: NC State employees share our success
RALEIGH (Sept. 30, 2021) – They’ve personally helped nearly 1,000 students – about 200 a year – attend NC State University. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife, Susan, started that ball rolling six years ago when they donated $1.15 million to launch a scholarship for the children of NC State employees – from… READ MORE
Support community colleges to make it happen
RALEIGH – To lead North Carolina’s economic recovery, the state’s community colleges will need support from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper, the NC Community College System’s president says. In the accompanying video, System President Thomas Stith III lays out what he calls a “moderate” agenda for this year’s legislative session. First and foremost,… READ MORE
Hans: Five years of flat UNC System tuition
CHAPEL HILL (March 17, 2021) – North Carolina not only has a constitutional guarantee of low university tuition – it also has a moral obligation, says UNC System President Peter Hans. “I’m really proud of North Carolina’s commitment to affordability because of its impact on student access and student success,” Hans says in the accompanying… READ MORE
Earn college credits in high school – for free!
RALEIGH – Many North Carolina families are struggling these days. But for students who want to earn college credits while still in high school, there’s a free way to do it. Career & College Promise lets high-school students enroll at local community colleges to earn credits that count the same as Advanced Placement (AP) courses… READ MORE
Common course numbers to help transfer students
CHAPEL HILL (Nov. 18, 2020) – Transfer students – from community colleges or from other UNC System schools – make up a growing percentage of UNC System students. Some 57,000, or 31% of fall 2019 enrollees, were transfer students. Yet too often, transfer students encounter course numbers that don’t align with the courses they’ve already… READ MORE
Creating a college-going culture
RALEIGH (Sept. 24, 2020) – As much as it’s about specific policies or strategies, increasing college enrollment is about creating a college-going culture, national education leaders said in a virtual meeting hosted by NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, who moderated the discussion, noted that higher education is trying… READ MORE