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12-16-07, 07:34 AM
Military offered in-state Michigan Tech cost
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Dec 15, 2007 15:36:05 EST
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Starting next year, Michigan Technological University plans to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who are a child or spouse of a person on active U.S. military duty.
John Lehman, assistant vice president for enrollment services, said the school believes the Military Family Education Award is the first of its kind nationwide. Michigan Tech’s board approved the program Friday.
“Our military men and women are putting their lives on the line for us every day,” school President Glenn D. Mroz said in a statement. “We hope that offering this educational assistance to their families will give them one less thing to worry about.”
For the 2007-2008 school year, in-state tuition and fees is $9,828, while out-of-state students pay about $21,000. The school’s decision was reported by The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton and The Detroit News.
Students will be eligible for the award if a parent or spouse is on active military duty at the time the student applies to Michigan Tech. If a parent or spouse goes on active duty after a student is admitted, the student will be eligible for the award at the beginning of the next semester.
Students with a parent or spouse on full-time duty with the National Guard for more than a year also will be eligible. The program will start the first summer term of 2008 at the school, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Award recipients will have to qualify for admission. Students will continue to receive the award until graduation, providing a satisfactory record is maintained — even if the family member’s military status changes.
Earlier this year, Western Michigan University unveiled a plan to offer all veterans free tuition for one semester and in-state tuition rates for the remaining semesters at the Kalamazoo school.
Ellie
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Dec 15, 2007 15:36:05 EST
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Starting next year, Michigan Technological University plans to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who are a child or spouse of a person on active U.S. military duty.
John Lehman, assistant vice president for enrollment services, said the school believes the Military Family Education Award is the first of its kind nationwide. Michigan Tech’s board approved the program Friday.
“Our military men and women are putting their lives on the line for us every day,” school President Glenn D. Mroz said in a statement. “We hope that offering this educational assistance to their families will give them one less thing to worry about.”
For the 2007-2008 school year, in-state tuition and fees is $9,828, while out-of-state students pay about $21,000. The school’s decision was reported by The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton and The Detroit News.
Students will be eligible for the award if a parent or spouse is on active military duty at the time the student applies to Michigan Tech. If a parent or spouse goes on active duty after a student is admitted, the student will be eligible for the award at the beginning of the next semester.
Students with a parent or spouse on full-time duty with the National Guard for more than a year also will be eligible. The program will start the first summer term of 2008 at the school, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Award recipients will have to qualify for admission. Students will continue to receive the award until graduation, providing a satisfactory record is maintained — even if the family member’s military status changes.
Earlier this year, Western Michigan University unveiled a plan to offer all veterans free tuition for one semester and in-state tuition rates for the remaining semesters at the Kalamazoo school.
Ellie