Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 3:55:27 GMT -6
Lawmaker criticizes ND higher ed for waiving tuition for international students
FARGO -- International students are a boon to colleges in part because they tend to pay full out-of-state tuition, college leaders often say.
But close to 20 percent of international students attending North Dakota colleges last year received a full tuition waiver, compared with less than 4 percent of in-state students -- a statistic that caused a state lawmaker to butt heads with members of the State Board of Higher Education on Wednesday.
"We're waiving a lot of tuition for international students, but then not doing it for our own," said Rep. Roscoe Streyle, R-Minot, a member of the Legislature's Higher Education Committee. "It just seems like it's the wrong direction. We're just simply trying to fill seats, but that shouldn't be our mission."
The new report was presented at a rare joint meeting of the legislative committee and the higher education board, which was held at North Dakota State University on Wednesday.
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/lawmaker-criticizes-nd-higher-ed-for-waiving-tuition-for-international/article_2933ff66-43ed-5c50-ba8a-5d944fbc8bd0.html
FARGO -- International students are a boon to colleges in part because they tend to pay full out-of-state tuition, college leaders often say.
But close to 20 percent of international students attending North Dakota colleges last year received a full tuition waiver, compared with less than 4 percent of in-state students -- a statistic that caused a state lawmaker to butt heads with members of the State Board of Higher Education on Wednesday.
"We're waiving a lot of tuition for international students, but then not doing it for our own," said Rep. Roscoe Streyle, R-Minot, a member of the Legislature's Higher Education Committee. "It just seems like it's the wrong direction. We're just simply trying to fill seats, but that shouldn't be our mission."
The new report was presented at a rare joint meeting of the legislative committee and the higher education board, which was held at North Dakota State University on Wednesday.
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/lawmaker-criticizes-nd-higher-ed-for-waiving-tuition-for-international/article_2933ff66-43ed-5c50-ba8a-5d944fbc8bd0.html