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Board Approves Tuition Increase
In April, the Board of Visitors and Governors announced a $1,000 increase in tuition for the coming academic year. The total basic cost for full-time students will be $28,040, or 3.7 percent over total charges for the current year.
The increase has been applied to tuition alone ($21,750), while the basic charges for room ($2,600), board ($3,140) and student fees ($550) will hold constant.
"The 3.7 percent increase is the second lowest percentage total increase for tuition, fees, room and board at Washington College in the last 26 years," said College President John Toll. "The College intends to hold down cost as much as possible while continuing to enhance the quality of education and to improve facilities for our students."
Earlier this year, the College opened Goldstein Hall, a new academic facility, and renovated the Student Center in Hodson Hall. The College presently is planning for the design and construction of a major addition to the science complex and has hired an architectural firm to develop a series of short-term and long-term projects to address facility needs in the fine and performing arts. The College also is continuing renovations of the existing student residential spaces, including Queen Anne House and Cullen Hall, and will accelerate the construction of four new student residence halls on the north end of campus.
Even with tuition inching higher each year, tuition dollars cover only two-thirds of the cost of educating a student, Toll remarked. The balance is made up through gifts to the College.
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