Post by CMF Newsman on Jan 29, 2012 12:19:37 GMT -5
In 2002, Chattanooga State Community College received nearly two-thirds of its financial support from the state, with student tuition and fees making up most of the remainder.
Ten years later, dwindling state support has turned that equation on its head.
Today, students are paying more than twice as much for tuition and fees, accounting for 62 percent of the college's annual $34 million in revenues.
And Chattanooga State isn't alone. Of the other four public colleges and universities in the Chattanooga area, only one -- Georgia Northwestern Technical College -- still gets more of its money from the state than from students.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/16625448/chattanooga-area-students-bearing-cost-of-college
Ten years later, dwindling state support has turned that equation on its head.
Today, students are paying more than twice as much for tuition and fees, accounting for 62 percent of the college's annual $34 million in revenues.
And Chattanooga State isn't alone. Of the other four public colleges and universities in the Chattanooga area, only one -- Georgia Northwestern Technical College -- still gets more of its money from the state than from students.
www.wrcbtv.com/story/16625448/chattanooga-area-students-bearing-cost-of-college
