BY CHLOE YOUNG
Concordia University Texas lowers tuition by almost 40%
Concordia University Texas will reduce its tuition and fees by almost 40% next school year to make higher education more accessible in Central Texas, o cials announced in October. The overview O cials with the private Christian university in Austin unveiled a new initiative to lower tuition, fees and textbook costs for traditional undergrad- uate students. This new program, The Right Call Initiative, will reduce tuition from $35,750 this school year to $23,500 for the 2024-25 school year. The amount students will pay in tuition depends on their individual nancial aid eligibility and other circumstances, according to university o cials. Additionally, the school will also cover all required fees for every student next year, such as general, course and graduation fees as well as textbook costs, said Kristi Kirk, Concordia Univer- sity Texas provost and executive vice president. As the average undergraduate student will pay $37,858 in tuition, fees and textbooks this school year, the new tuition structure will reduce overall costs for students by 38%. “For many of our families, higher education feels out of reach; it feels unattainable, and we at Concordia are committed to changing that perception,” Kirk said. The approach The university has historically charged high tuition rates while providing large scholarships and nancial aid allocations, Kirk said. Concordia will now o er fewer scholarships and less nancial aid but reduce families’ out- of-pocket expenses by lowering tuition and fees,
Kristi Kirk, Concordia University Texas provost and executive vice president, announced the university will reduce its tuition for next school year at a news conference Oct. 25.
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Kirk said. She said the university will continue to o er some academic scholarships and need-based nancial aid as well as accept outside scholarships, including state and federal aid. The impact More a ordable higher education will strengthen the workforce in Central Texas, specif- ically for rst-generation students, said Cedrice Bennett, senior director of operations of E3 Alliance, a data-focused education collaborative. “Our data shows us that a Central Texas student within six years of high school with no post- secondary credentials only has a 12% chance of earning a livable-wage job,” Bennett said.
Impact of the changes The update to the college’s tuition policies could decrease tuition for qualifying students signi cantly, according to the college.
tuition reduction in 2024-25 school year, depending on nancial status $10,250 lower than 2023-24 school year tuition, depending on nancial status 38%
SOURCES: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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