UNM OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING PROPOSALS THAT WOULD GUARANTEE STUDENTS FLAT RATE TUITION FOR THE FOUR YEARS IT TAKES THEM TO GRADUATE. THE PLANS ARE MADE TO REMOVE THE UNCERTAINTY OF TUITION HIKES DURING THE TIME IT TAKES TRADITIONAL STUDENTS TO GET THEIR DEGREE.
ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WOULD PROVIDE THE GUARANTEE OF FLAT-RATE TUITION TO THE FIRST 500 APPLICANTS A YEAR. THE SECOND WOULD OFFER IT ONLY TO STUDENTS GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROPOSED TUITION GUARANTEES WERE DISCUSSED BY THE UNM BOARD OF REGENTS LAST WEEK BUT ARE STILL IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES. A FEW OTHER STATES HAVE ADOPTED SIMILAR PLANS.
