DE Students could save $12,000 in college tuition next year!

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

If your major is not offered at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University, you may be eligible for in-state tuition rates at more than 100 southern public colleges that participate in the Academic Common Market (ACM). The ACM is a tuition savings agreement among the 16 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).  Public colleges in SREB states that elect to participate in the ACM select the programs of study they will offer.  Both baccalaureate and graduate-level programs are offered in the ACM, but first professional degree programs - such as pharmacy, law, dentistry, and medicine - are not.

 

“Since Delaware joined the SREB in 1998, we have certified nearly 700 students at more than 60 colleges,” said Secretary of Education Lillian M. Lowery.  “This year, we had a record-breaking 103 certifications for a total tuition savings of nearly $1.3 million.” According to Cynthia Kirkpatrick, ACM State Coordinator, ACM students from Delaware have been enrolled in baccalaureate programs in acting, architecture, dance, dental hygiene, equine administration, filmmaking, fire protection engineering, forest resource management, hearing and speech sciences, interior design, marine science, materials science and engineering, and other majors not offered at Delaware State University or the University of Delaware. Added Kirkpatrick, “At the master’s level, students have received the ACM tuition savings for programs in architecture, education of the deaf and hard of hearing, library and information science, occupational therapy, public health, and speech-language pathology.” 

 

There are currently three undergraduate and 22 graduate-level degree programs available to Delaware residents.  Students and parents with questions about the ACM are encouraged to contact the Delaware Higher Education Commission at (302) 577-5240 or (800) 292-7935 (toll-free outside New Castle County).  Program guidelines, a list of participating institutions and eligible programs, and the application form are available online at www.doe.k12.de.us/dhec.

 

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