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| The ugly reality of college access in Washington | It could have been worse: That’s about as good as the news gets for students struggling with how they’ll pay their tuition bills at the state’s colleges and universities this fall. State lawmakers, faced with having to slash $500 million from higher education this year to save other state… |
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| Computer Science Tuition Could Rise Faster than Other Degrees Under New WA Rules | With a hot market for their skills and employers who offer top-notch salaries and benefits, should computer science students pay more for their bachelor’s degree than theater or history majors? In Washington state, the answer could soon be yes. Historically, undergraduates in this state… |
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| Getting young people to stay in school and go to college | TWO important efforts will help economically disadvantaged Washington students go to college. |
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| Financial aid may not keep pace with fast-rising tuition | In a year when the Legislature slashed more than $4 billion from higher education, social services, health care and other areas, one program received an especially generous increase: financial aid for undergraduate college students. |
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| Wash. governor signs bill to raise college tuition | Washington state's six four-year colleges and universities will be able to set their own tuition, which had previously done by the Legislature, under a measure that Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Monday. |
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| State Budget Cuts Lead To Tuition Hikes At Washington Universities | College tuition is getting more expensive at Washington State University and Eastern Washington University. On Monday, the WSU Board of Regents approved a 16 percent tuition increase that will start this fall to make up for vast budget cuts it received from Washington State. °Õ³ó±ð… |
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| EWU likely to raise tuition | Tuition at Eastern Washington University could go up for the third year in a row, as many as 10 degree programs could be eliminated and about 20 employees could lose their jobs to bridge a $24.9 million budget gap. This cut is the most recent in a series of spending cuts since the… |
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| Big tuition hikes a ‘cold,’ ‘ugly reality’ in Wash. | At a news conference where Boeing and Microsoft announced a $50 million pledge to a college scholarship fund, Gov. Chris Gregoire was asked whether the deep cuts to higher education in the most recent state budget would have been as severe if voters had passed an initiative that would’ve imposed… |
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| Whatcom County schools, colleges mull how to handle state funding cuts | The state operating budget is basically done, only awaiting Gov. Chris Gregoire's signature and any adjustments she wants to make. But exactly what the budget changes will mean for Whatcom County school districts and colleges remains unclear. Officials at both have a better idea of… |