GA Board of Regents Vote to Raise Tuition

The Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to increase both tuition and fees for the 2011-2012 school year for state colleges and universities.

That means that HOPE-eligible students and families will immediately be forced to shoulder roughly 13% of their tuition bill, plus the full cost of books, and an additional 100 to 350 dollars in fees per semester.

Legislators hope the changes will keep the HOPE scholarship fund from going broke.