ETSU TO OFFER SPECIAL REGIONAL TUITION RATE TO STUDENTS FROM SELECTED COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA BEGINNING FALL 2006

JOHNSON CITY – At a recent meeting of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), East Tennessee State University was granted approval of a request to provide a regional tuition rate equivalent to in-state tuition, beginning Fall 2006, to students meeting established academic standards from the following counties: Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey Counties in North Carolina; and Lee, Scott and Washington (including Bristol City) in Virginia.

UPDATE: As of Summer 2008, this offer has been extended to Ashe and Haywood, NC counties.

The proposal to the TBR from East Tennessee State University was based on the institution’s strong mission of service to the Appalachian Region, and the university’s goal of increasing access to higher education and enhancing workforce development in this region. The proposal was made in recognition of ETSU’s role as a Regional University.

President Paul E. Stanton, Jr. noted, “For many years ETSU has sought a financially attractive way to serve out-of-state students in our regional service area. We are pleased that we can begin to offer a special regional tuition rate to boarder county students next Fall.” President Stanton further stated: “We have always considered the residents of Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina as an integral part of our ETSU family. This opportunity serves to further solidify this relationship.”

Students meeting the established academic standards will pay at the in-state rate in all undergraduate and graduate programs except the Quillen College of Medicine and the ETSU College of Pharmacy. The academic standards are provided at the following websites www.etsu.edu/admissions or www.etsu.edu/gradstud or by calling 1-800-GO2-ETSU (1-423-462-3878) for undergraduate admissions or 1-423-439-4221 for graduate admissions.

To be considered for the in-state rate, students must apply and be fully admitted to ETSU. In addition, students must meet the academic standards and file the “Request for In State Tuition” form, available from the undergraduate or graduate admissions offices or on the websites. These students must remain in “good academic standing” for renewal of this rate each semester.

Students from these counties who do not meet the academic standards for the in-state rate, may still be admitted to ETSU under regular admissions standards. These students would pay at the out-of- state tuition rate. However, for these students a limited number of other out-of-state tuition waiver opportunities are available, and assistance will be provided in filing for Federal student aid.

NOTE: For more information or interviews, contact Vice Provost for Enrollment Services Dr. Nancy Dishner at (423) 439-4213 or via cell phone (423) 384-9000; or call Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dr. Cecilia McIntosh at (423) 439-6147.

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