Increases similar to other S.C. schools
USC's board of trustees is looking at setting higher tuition rates for the 2012-13 academic year.
Should the increases meet approval at the board's next meeting June 29, South Carolina students will see their bills increase by 3.15 percent, or nearly $320 per year, bringing the total cost of tuition to $10,488. Out-of-state students' tuition will rise at a faster rate, by $1,292, or 4.9 percent, to $27,644. Those totals include the university's required technology fee, which is $400 per year.
Tuition for the university system's other campuses and programs, including its medical and law schools, will also increase at those rates.
The increase marks a break for the university, which usually increases its resident and nonresident tuition at the same rates. This is the first year Leslie Brunelli, associate vice president for finance and planning, can remember them changing at different rates.
The new rates are in line with increases at other public colleges in the state.
Last week, the College of Charleston increased its tuition 3.15 percent for in-state students and 4 percent for out-of-state students. Clemson University followed suit, with a 3 percent increase for S.C. students and 4 percent for nonresidents.
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