Alabama’s Largest Schools To Hike Tuition Again

Auburn Tuition Tuition would rise 9.4% for undergrads at Alabama UAB and UAH under a plan being considered by the UA System trustees. Rates for Auburn students would increase 6.1% under a plan being considered there.

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, June 18, 2009 - 12:37 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, June 18, 2009 - 12:43 pm CST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's largest universities are
considering still more tuition hikes even though many students and
families are struggling in hard times.
Tuition would rise 9.4 percent for the typical undergraduate at
the University of Alabama, UAB and UAH under a plan being
considered by the UA System trustees.
Rates for the typical student at Auburn University would
increase 6.1 percent under a plan being considered there.
Such increases would bring the cost of a semester's worth of
undergraduate tuition for an Alabama resident taking 15 hours of
classes at UA to $3,500. Tuition for a similar student would total
$3,148 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, $3,255 at the
University of Alabama in Huntsville and $3,120 at Auburn
University.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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DT Says:

Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:38 am

My thoughts exactly rmseek, I get an email everyday telling me that Obama wants me to go back to school on the government.

engtchr Says:

Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:21 am

Our high school and elementary students don’t get that much per student, and the college and universities get government money also. Why do they get both tuition and gov. money? This is double dipping, which is why the 2 yr college teachers can’t serve in political office anymore. On another note, the colleges could save students money if they would only teach them what they needed for their job field. They could learn what they need in 1/2 the time, but colleges are more in the money making business than the student business.

rmseek1234 Says:

Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:08 pm

Huh? I thought we were all going to college for free. Isn’t that the Obama plan?