Tuition freeze for Alabama community colleges: In-state costs will remain $133 per credit hour
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
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The Alabama Community College System announced the plans on Wednesday after its monthly board of trustees meeting.
The tuition rate freeze applies to both residents and out-of-state students, System spokesperson Rachel Bunning said. Tuition for in-state students will remain $133 per credit hour for the fall. Rates for non-residents will stay at $266 per credit hour.
Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker cited the state’s struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic during the past year as he made the announcement.
“This year has been difficult for many Alabamians and access to education and skills training shouldn’t be something that makes it harder,” Baker said in a statement released by the system office. “By freezing tuition and ensuring online, in-person, and hybrid classes are available at Alabama’s 24 community colleges, we’re doing our part to exp
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Alabama Credit Union (ACU) has donated $100,000 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, as a commitment to establish the Alabama Credit Union Professorship in Entrepreneurship in the College of Business (COB).
This professorship will be selected by the dean of the college along with the provost. The College of Business will use the professorship to recognize one or more faculty who focus on the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation or business strategy.
Subscribe We are thrilled that the Alabama Credit Union s gift touches all three pillars of our mission – fueling innovation, sparking ideas and launching careers, says the Dean of the COB, Dr. Jason Greene. For our college, this professorship is immensely meaningful, as it provides support for our faculty s research, course and curriculum innovation and student and community engagement activities. This, in turn, will expand the college s reputation and capabilit
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Alabama Credit Union (ACU) has donated $100,000 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, as a commitment to establish the Alabama Credit Union Professorship in Entrepreneurship in the College of Business (COB).
Struggling Alabama colleges hope for more state funding for COVID recovery
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Lawmakers are trying to give Alabama’s four-year institutions and community colleges a slight bump in state funding after a difficult year.
Higher education has been particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Rep. Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, who leads the Ways and Means Committee in the House. State appropriations are just a fraction of the revenue that fund operations for the universities. As students stayed home, events got postponed and hospitals canceled procedures, state funding became more important to fund colleges’ bottom line and keep people employed.