RA + Title IV = More $$$: APUS increases graduate tuition

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  1. tmartca

    tmartca New Member

    I got an e-mail from APUS today:

    HIGHLIGHTS

    APUS has increased their graduate tuition rate for graduate course from $250/hr to $275/hr. It will take effect for classes starting in January 2007. If you pay for Juanuary 2007 before November 27, 2006, you will pay at the old rate.

    The undergraduate tuition rate will remain the same.

    Also, they said that they intend to offer Title IV funding by the end of the year.


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    Not surprised at this at all. I'm just glad it wasn't more.
     
    tmartca, Aug 23, 2006
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  2. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Supply and demand.
     
    Ted Heiks, Aug 26, 2006
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  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    So, in other words, if you're an undergrad the increase is zero, and if you're a grad student and you register a month in advance the increase is zero, and otherwise it's ten percent.

    That's not bad at all -- probably not even attributable to RA.

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Aug 26, 2006
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  4. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    It either might or not be attributable to RA and/or Title IV. Such as it is, since RA is supposed to have greater utility than NA, getting RA would increase the utility of the degree, which could increase the demand, which would increase the price. Also, getting RA has made Title IV funding possible, which was not a possibility while it was NA-only, which increases the number of people who can afford to pay, which increases demand, which would increase the price. On the other hand, AMU tuition has been pegged at $250/hour for years, as well as which military TA benefits have been pegged at $250/hour for years. Anyone want to guess whether military TA benefits have gone up recently?
     
    Ted Heiks, Aug 26, 2006
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  5. louieknucks

    louieknucks Member

    As of now military TA is still capped at $250/semester hour.
     
    louieknucks, Aug 26, 2006
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  6. shokolo

    shokolo New Member

    American Military University gets Federal Student Aid Code.

    American Military University gets Federal Student Aid Code.

    I'm a long time reader and observer.
    This is exciting because I am a student there. I was checking the Department of Education website and found American Public University/American Military University brand new school code.

    This is it.

    AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    111 WEST CONGRESS STREET
    CHARLES TOWN
    Federal School Code: 038193
     
    shokolo, Sep 16, 2006
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