By: Hannah Austin Photo: Stampede Archive
President Greer announced Wednesday that tuition will only be increasing 4.49 percent for the 2013-2014 school year, a significant decline from the average rate of the past three years.
“This is the lowest total cost increase at Milligan in over 20 years,” reported Dr. Lee Fierbaugh, vice president for enrollment management and marketing.
Since 2010, tuition has increased at an average rate of 6.68 percent.
Efforts by the administration have prevented tuition from increasing by a larger percentage. Months of preparation took place to formulate the most affordable budget without sacrificing strong academic soundness.
“We’ve reviewed every aspect of the entire college budget and trimmed expenses where we can, without compromising academic quality or student services,” explained Fierbaugh. “It is important that colleges and universities do all they can to hold down costs rather than pass those costs on to students in the form of tuition and cost increases.”
Despite the smaller tuition cost increase of $1,155, Milligan is adding three additional minors of which include international studies, social work and physics.
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