Georgia colleges cut tuition to nearby out-of-state students (universities, move)

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Hopefully this move will help shore up losses at universities in South Georgia, but we shall see...

Students in neighboring states could soon attend some Georgia colleges at much cheaper in-state tuition rates under a plan being implemented by the state’s University System.

The initiative is aimed at colleges predominantly in South Georgia that have had declining enrollments.

Out-of-state tuition rates paid by non-Georgia residents are about three times more than in-state rates at most Georgia colleges.

The state’s Board of Regents, the University System’s governing body, voted Wednesday to update tuition waiver policies.

Georgia colleges already have agreements with certain counties in states bordering Georgia that allows students in those jurisdictions to attend college here at the lower rate. The new proposal would expand the agreements to prospective students throughout the entire neighboring states.

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