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Students see another tuition hike

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The ERAU Board of Trustees has announced a new increase in student tuition for the next academic year in order to remedy to a budget deficit, bringing the overall tuition up by four percent.

This budget deficit from the previous fiscal year mainly resulted from increased fixed costs (healthcare and utilities), graduates not paying back their Perkin loans and dwindling student enrollment....

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Romeo Russo

posted 6/17/09 @ 10:43 PM EST

To all pilots!

Does it make any sense? If you are lucky enough to actually get a job, congrats, but just consider how long you will have to work in order to pay that back at $20k per year!!!! Pilots should get a discount, or at least a class on how to efficiently obtain wellfare benefits.

Orlando Movers

posted 6/23/09 @ 3:26 PM EST

"part of the increase allowed the university's financial aid budget to be raised by more than 4.3 million dollars"

Interesting, so basically enrolled students are paying for the financial aid that goes to other students? That doesn't seem right. Doesn't financial aid usually come from federal funds?

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posted 6/26/09 @ 7:10 AM EST

Originally posted by

Orlando Movers

Doesn't financial aid usually come from federal funds?


Fairly certain that the university awards grants to students using this money. So if that is the case, we (the un-gifted) are paying other students' tuition.

Alumni

posted 9/09/09 @ 4:47 PM EST

Um, The SGA President doesn't count the "building and facilitiy fee" that was put in place by SGA President Matt Collier a fee increase? I believe it was to the tune of $75 to $150 a person.

Also, the recycling program was started by the SGA back in 2003.

SO, what else does he have to say about SGA helping to drive down the cost of tution? Is this the same SGA that ran on a platform of wanting to bring airplanes back to our homecoming? Having an airshow was the most important thing on their agenda? I hope not.

AND, to be clear, a LOT of alumni have paid back the perkins loans. It is usually the first one paid back in full because it is at 5%+. So, that's a load of crap.
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