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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE MAY 20, 2005

GEORGIA TWO-YEAR COLLEGES PRESENT EDUCATION BARGAIN

TIFTON – Even with the upcoming five percent tuition increase the University System of Georgia will implement this fall, Abraham Baldwin College and other two-year colleges in Georgia are ranked as the 41st lowest in tuition costs among two-year colleges within 49 states.

These two-year institutions are ranked annually by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board. As far as students are concerned, this is an improvement from the 2001-2002 study where Georgia’s two-year college tuition was ranked 35th in the U.S.

Tuition and fees at the USG’s two-year institutions are ranked 13th among the 16 Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) states this year. In the 2001-2002 ranking, two-year institutions in Georgia were ranked ninth in this survey.

The Board of Regents has set this small tuition increase for the upcoming academic year to promote admission access and keep tuition costs affordable.

Tuition and fees for a full-time student who is a Georgia resident attending ABAC will be $1,013 per semester beginning with the fall term.

Beth Saxon, Director of Admissions and Registrar said, “The two-year colleges still have the lowest tuition in the state, making it a bargain to attend ABAC even with the tuition increase. I believe some students will still come to ABAC and other two-year institutions because of the cost.”

Students who live in the new ABAC Place apartments this year will pay an extra $300 per semester which can be used for food in the dining hall or in the John Hunt Town Center convenience store.

Fall semester classes begin Aug. 22.

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