Eliminate Tuition Set-Aside and More Than 25,000 Students Would Lose Assistance, Regents Told
The tuition set-aside program has faced criticism by some state lawmakers and members of the public.
Eliminating a controversial program to set-aside a portion of tuition funds for scholarships would harm Iowa's public universities, an Iowa Board of Regents staff member told the regents today. Patrice Sayre, chief business officer for the Board of Regents, addressed the board at their meeting on the University of Northern Iowa campus today. She said 25,583 students currently receive assistance under the tuition set-aside program. She said eliminating the program, which has recently come under fire from some state lawmakers, would potentially decrease enrollment, make it harder for low-income students to receive higher education and decrease diversity at Iowa's three public universities. The program works by setting aside at least 15 …
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Maria Houser Conzemius
5:19 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Mark French, you are extremely knowledgeable on this subject. Iowa should have a no set-aside policy too. I can't believe that over a third of the kids getting money from my daughter, who has to go into debt to involuntary give it to them, haven't even demonstrated financial need. This is incredible, and I wish more people knew. more ›