UNC approves tuition hike, NC State recommending one: How to cut costs to attend college

RETURN TO THE AREA.

WELCOME TO WRAL NEWS AT 7

O'CLOCK. I'M DAN HAGGERTY.

IF YOU THOUGHT COLLEGE WAS

EXPENSIVE, NOW PREPARE TO STASH

A LITTLE BIT MORE CASH IN THAT

PIGGY BANK BECAUSE TUITION.

>> AT UNC IS GOING UP FOR THE

FIRST TIME IN 9 YEARS IN STATE

AND OUT OF STATE. THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES JUST APPROVED A

3% INCREASE STARTING WITH NEXT

YEAR'S FRESHMAN CLASS. SO

THAT'S A LITTLE OVER $200 A

YEAR. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL

HOUSING MEALS, PLANES, OTHER

FEES, ALL GOING UP TO ALL TOLD

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT AN

INCREASE OF $1100 A YEAR, BUT

IT'S NOT JUST UNC. ALL UNC

SYSTEM SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERING

SIMILAR INCREASES. SO TONIGHT,

LET'S GIVE THIS TOPIC THE

ATTENTION IT DESERVES BECAUSE

THIS ISN'T JUST A BIG DEAL FOR

THE FAMILIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR

ALL FAMILIES WORKING TO SAVE

MONEY FOR THEIR KIDS. THE NEXT

BIG PIECE OF THE STORY IS AT NC

STATE WITH THE BOARD IS SET TO

VOTE ON A TUITION INCREASE

TOMORROW. HERE'S WRAL'S

LEGISLATOR.

IT'S A REALITY. WE'RE ALL

DEALING WITH RISING COSTS.

>> THE STATE'S LARGEST

UNIVERSITY IS ALSO FEELING THE

PINCH. THAT'S WHY NC STATE IS

CONSIDERING A MOVE. IT HAS NOT

DONE IN 9 YEARS RAISING

TUITION. THESE INCREASES WILL

ALLOW TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT

AND RETAIN TALENT AND FOUND

PRETTY AND BETTER SUPPORT.

>> ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS AT NC

STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COMMITTEE APPROVED A 3% HIKE

FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS BEGINNING

WITH THE 2026 2027 ACADEMIC

YEAR. THE HIKE WOULD BE THAT

NEW IN-STATE STUDENTS ON THIS

CAMPUS WOULD PAY $196 A YEAR

MORE THAN THOSE CURRENTLY

ENROLLED

>> OUT OF STATE UNDERGRADS

WOULD PAY $945 MORE SEEMS

>> KIND OF UNIVERSITIES BEHALF.

MICHELLE SIMMONS IS A FORMER

STUDENT AND SUPPORTS THE

TUITION HIKE.

>> A FIELD TO SEE YOUR SCHOOL

THAT YOU LOVE SO MUCH KIND OF

IN THIS INFLECTION POINT AS FAR

AS FUNDING SOURCES, IT IS KIND

OF DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY HAVE

TO GO OTHER TO OTHER VENUES.

HOWEVER, I'M SURE THERE ARE

MANY OTHER ALUMNI LIKE MYSELF

THAT WILL STEP UP PRIVATE

DONORS THAT FELT THE SAME WAY I

DO ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY.

EVERYONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE

THE PATHWAYS TO.

>> SCHOLARSHIP ADDITIONAL

ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE A NUMBER

OF PLACES THAT CAN HELP

STUDENTS. YOU KNOW, NAVIGATE

THAT THE PLAN STILL NEEDS FULL

BOARD APPROVAL. A FINAL VOTE

IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. ONE SIDE

OR WRAL. AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT

JUST UNC AND NC STATE

CHANCELLOR LEE ROBERTS SAID HE

EXPECTED EVERY SCHOOL IN THE

UNC SYSTEM TO INCREASE THAT

IN-STATE TUITION.

>> BY 3%. HERE'S HOW THINGS

STACK UP SO FAR. SO EC USED

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

APPROVED THE PRICE HIKE.

UNC, GREENSBORO PROPOSED

EARLIER THIS WEEK. UNC

ASHEVILLE AND NORTH CAROLINA.

AND TO YOUR SET TO MEET ABOUT

IT THIS WEEK AS WELL. BUT HAS

FLYNN MENTION THE PROCESS ISN'T

OVER YET THE DOORS OF EACH OF

THOSE SCHOOLS STILL NEED TO

VOTE. AND THE FOR UNC SYSTEM

BOARD HAS TO VOTE. BUT AGAIN,

WE CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE THIS

IS HEADED. THE CHANCELLOR HAS

SAID THAT HE EXPECTS OF UNC

SYSTEM SCHOOLS TO INCREASE THAT

IN-STATE TUITION. SO WITH THAT

IN MIND, LET'S HEAD TO OUR

QUOTE OF THE DAY.

I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD

INVESTIGATE THE PATHWAYS TO

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THAT IS

YOUR QUOTE OF THE DAY. IT'S

COMING FROM ED STACK. THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES CHAIR FOR NC STATE

IS TALKING ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

AND FINANCIAL AID. THINGS THAT

DO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE

BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS OPTIONS FOR

EVERYONE. THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT WE HAVE COVERED SEVERAL

TIMES HERE AT 07:00PM AND WE'VE

TALKED ABOUT THIS THIS A GAP

FOR SOME FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES

MAKING OVER $125,000 A YEAR.

OFTENTIMES THAT IS TOO MUCH

MONEY FOR YOUR KIDS TO MAKE IT

TO GET ANY SIGNIFICANT

FINANCIAL AID AND FOR THEM A

FOUR-YEAR DEGREE AT UNC AND

NC STATE WITHOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

WILL COST ALL TOLD ABOUT

$100,000 FOR 4 YEARS, WHICH

IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A SCHOOL

THAT YOU ALREADY PAY FOR WITH

YOUR TAX DOLLARS. AND NOW

WHENEVER I DO STORIES LIKE

THAT, UNC PULLS THAT LITTLE

FEATHER OUT OF THEIR CAP.

AND THEY REMIND ME, HEY, LOOK,

WE HAVEN'T RAISED TUITION IN

NEARLY A DECADE. BUT AS YOU

KNOW, THAT FEATHER JUST FLOATED

AWAY OFF INTO THE WIND BECAUSE

TUITION IS GOING UP. SO LET'S

TALK ABOUT ANOTHER PATHWAY TO

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IF AID

AND SCHOLARSHIPS DON'T MAKE A

REAL DENT FOR YOUR FAMILY.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S A WHOLE LOT

CHEAPER THAN 4 YEARS AT UNC OR

NC STATE.

2 YEARS AT UNC AND NC STATE.

IT TAKES ME TO AN EMAIL WE GOT

FROM A VIEWER NAMED AP SAID

STOP DEPRESSING PEOPLE ABOUT

THOSE BIG BOX COLLEGES. YOU

CAN GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR

JUST ABOUT FREE. AND DAVE IS

NOT WRONG. NOT ONLY IS

COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A GREAT

OPTION FOR PEOPLE. NORTH

CAROLINA HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST

SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY AND IT

CAN SAVE YOU THOUSANDS AND

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF

DOLLARS. BUT HOW? WELL, LET'S

START WITH CCP. THIS IS A

CAREER IN COLLEGE PROMISE

PROGRAM JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN

HIGH SCHOOL WITH A 2.8 GPA OR

BETTER CAN GO TO A LOCAL

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DURING THEIR

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL DAY. TAKE

COLLEGE CLASSES AND EARN

COLLEGE CREDITS FOR FREE.

AND THIS IS NOT SOME RIGID

PROGRAM. IF YOU'RE SMART,

FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE, THEY

WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION. YOU CAN

TAKE THOSE CLASSES TO DO KNOW

WHAT THIS MEANS. IT MEANS THAT

KIDS CAN GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL

WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN

SOME CASES THAT WOULD MEAN THE

YOU ALREADY HAVE 2 YEARS DOWN

THE 2 MORE YEARS TO GETTING

YOUR BACHELOR'S AND IT COULD

SAVE THEM. GET READY FOR THIS

AROUND $50,000. THIS PROGRAM

HAS BEEN A MASSIVE SUCCESS FOR

SO MANY FAMILIES AND IT'S

CHANGED THE WAY THAT A LOT OF

THOSE FAMILIES LOOK AT

COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

>> MANY, MANY MORE STUDENTS ARE

SEEING COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN A

NEW LIGHT. FAMILIES ARE

LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT FROM

THEIR NEIGHBORS FROM THERE,

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

AND I I DO THINK AND PEOPLE'S

OLDER QUESTIONS OF COMMUNITY

COLLEGES ARE CHANGING.

>> SO IT'S TRUE. PEOPLE ARE

CATCHING ON THIS FALL. THE UNC

SYSTEM ADMITTED 18,000 NEW

TRANSFER STUDENTS AND 10,000 OF

THEM CAME FROM COMMUNITY

COLLEGE. IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY.

LOOK AT THE AFFORDABILITY,

TUITION AND FEES AT UNC AND

NC STATE AROUND $9,000 A YEAR.

DURHAM TECH IS 2600. AND IF

YOU'RE FROM DURHAM, A ORANGE

COUNTY IS CLOSER TO 2000.

THAT'S ABOUT A $10,000 SAVINGS.

IN THOSE FIRST 2 YEARS.

>> I MEAN, PEOPLE MIGHT WORRY

THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET

AN EQUAL EDUCATION AT THE

COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND WE KNOW

FROM OUR TRANSFER DATA THAT

THAT'S NOT TRUE THAT OUR

STUDENTS ARE DOING EXCELLENT

WORK AT THE FOUR-YEAR

UNIVERSITIES.

>> AND THEY HAVE BETTER GRADES

LAST FALL. THE AVERAGE EPA FOR

DURHAM TECH STUDENTS WHO

TRANSFERRED TO A UNC SYSTEM

SCHOOL WAS 3.2 IN THEIR FIRST

YEAR. STUDENTS TAKING THAT

FOUR-YEAR OUT AVERAGE. 3.1 1.

AND LASTLY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE

STUDENTS HAVE THAT GUARANTEED

ADMISSION INTO A FOUR-YEAR

UNIVERSITIES. IF THEY PICK A

TRACK IN THE KEEP THEIR GRADES

UP, THE LOOK, I GET I

UNDERSTAND ONE OF MOST

ATTRACTIVE PARTS GOING TO ONE

OF OUR BIG UNIVERSITIES IS THE

EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? IT'S THE

FOOTBALL GAMES IN THE DORM

ROOMS AND WALKING TO THE DINING

HALL WITH YOUR ROOMMATE, ITS

GREEK LIFE IN CLUBS AND

INTRAMURAL SPORTS IT'S MEETING

NEW PEOPLE AND MAKING THOSE

LIFELONG FRIENDS ORDERING PIZZA

WITH YOUR HOME EIGHTS PULLING

AN ALL-NIGHTER CRAMMING FOR

MIDTERMS. THAT SORT OF STUFF.

IT'S IT'S HUGGING YOUR PARENTS.

GOODBYE AFTER UNPACKING ALL OF

YOUR STUFF AND GOING INTO THE

DORM. THE MARCHING BANDS IN

THE FIGHT. SONGS IN THE

CAROLINA BLUE IN THE WOLFPACK

RED COLLEGE IS SPECIAL. BUT

LIFE DOESN'T END AT GRADUATION.

THERE IS MORE SPECIAL OUT THERE

AND IT'S A LOT EASIER TO ENJOY

THAT WITHOUT A MOUNTAIN OF

DEBT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU

THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS.

SEND ME AN E-MAIL. DAN AT WRAL

DOT COM. SHOULD WE KEEP DOING

THESE STORIES ABOUT THE COST OF

COLLEGE? I LOOK, I GOT TO 9

YEAR-OLD TWIN SONS. SO I'M

THINKING ABOUT THIS A LOT.

I'M THINKING MAYBE YOU ARE TO A

PART OF THIS STORY. DO YOU

THINK I MIGHT BE MISSING?

TELL ME WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND