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| Washington: Private colleges may compete
for state funds A budget provision presented to Washington’s governor would allow private colleges in the state to compete for state funding in high-demand academic areas such as computer science, nursing and special education. Currently there are 18,000 more students in public universities than the state provides funds to support. The money would be distributed by a state-grant program that pays universities more on a per-student basis for programs that prepare students for high-demand jobs within the state. Nevada issues tuition refunds Refunds will be issued to approximately 5,700 students who attended Nevada public colleges between 1995 and the present, after the regents determined that the students were unfairly charged out-of-state tuition. State law requires that students be residents of the state for only six months to qualify for in-state tuition. A student had charged that board policy requiring 12-month residency for in-state status was in violation of state law. The refunds could total more than $4.6 million, according to the regents. |
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| —Susan Myers |