Students attending Georgia’s technical colleges will get a financial reprieve for the upcoming school year with no increase in tuition rates.
Keeping the rates affordable and quality of education high is important for the system, officials said.
“The Technical College System of Georgia has the ability to provide specialization in industry skills that no other education product does,” system chief Gretchen Corbin said Thursday. “So it is an incredible return on investment for the student and their family, as well as for the state.”
Last year the system's board raised tuition $4 per credit hour to $89 for a credit hour in a standard program. The increase meant the average tuition for a full, 15-hour course load cost $1,335, plus books and fees.
The steady tuition rate for the tech colleges comes as the state’s board of regents approved a tuition increase between 2.5 percent and 9 percent for students at all 30 of Georgia’s public colleges and universities.
College officials said the increase was necessary to make up for years of state funding cuts, keep faculty salaries competitive and improve technology and program offerings.
The technical college system includes 23 institutions and serves more than 143,600 students. An additional 47,200 students are served by the system’s adult education programs and more than 53,300 people in the Quick Start program which provides customized workforce training to employees of new and expanding companies in Georgia.
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