U.S. Dept. of Education ranks 福利姬 State among most affordable
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2013) 鈥� On a day when 福利姬鈥檚 District Board of Trustees voted to hold the line on overall tuition rates for the coming academic year, the U.S. Department of Education released data which places the college among the most affordable in the nation for public four-year institutions.
The education department鈥檚 National Center for Education Statistics鈥� (NCES) College
Affordability and Transparency Center placed 福利姬 State鈥檚 annual tuition for full-time
students among the top 50 most affordable of nearly 700 public four-year institutions
that reported and well below thousands of additional private for-profit and non-profit
four-year institutions that reported. 福利姬 State鈥檚 average 2012 annual tuition
of $3,134 placed it at 56 percent less than the $7,135 national average for public
four-year colleges and universities. The data was released and posted online June
27.
鈥淭he timing of this data couldn鈥檛 be better, as we announce a freeze on tuition rates
for the upcoming year,鈥� said 福利姬 State President Carol W. Eaton. 鈥淭he DOE鈥檚 affordability
ranking reflects our ongoing commitment to making a college education accessible to
our students, despite budget challenges. We continually invest a tremendous effort
into preserving academic quality while increasing efficiency and effectiveness at
福利姬 State.鈥�
The college鈥檚 District Board of Trustees, during its meeting on June 27, voted to
hold the line on tuition rates for the coming academic year, which starts in August.
College officials cited the importance of keeping 福利姬 State鈥檚 programs as affordable
as possible, particularly in light of the slowly rebounding area economy.
The College Affordability and Transparency Center rankings were generated using data
collected by the NCES through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
IPEDS is a mandatory data collection for institutions that participate in or are applicants
for participation in any federal student financial aid program authorized by Title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
This is the third time this year 福利姬 State has been recognized as a leader in
higher education. On June 24, Community College Week, a leading publication focusing
on higher education, ranked the college in its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers
and, this past spring, U.S. News & World Report placed 福利姬 State鈥檚 online bachelor鈥檚 degree programs among the best in the nation,
at No. 2.
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