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ACCD Trustees Approve In-District Tuition Rates for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

For Immediate Release
September 1, 2005
Contact: Leo Zuniga, Director of Governmental and Public Relations
(210) 208-8112
lzuniga@accd.edu

The Alamo Community College District (ACCD) Board of Trustees approved in-state and in-district tuition rates for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. In-district tuition rates at ACCD are one-fourth the rate charged to out of state students. The emergency agenda item was added to the board’s Special Meeting agenda on Thursday night.

“Community colleges and universities have been severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the Alamo Community College District stands ready to assist college students who have been displaced by this catastrophe”, said Charlie Conner, Chairman of the ACCD Board of Trustees.

The ACCD Board also authorized Acting Chancellor, Dr. Dan Derrico, to coordinate the implementation of the program with the educational institutions of origin of impacted students. “We will work out the details in the coming days, but it was important for the board to make this decision tonight,” said Dan Derrico.

The Alamo Community College District is the largest higher education institution in Bexar County with over 50,000 students. ACCD consists of San Antonio College, St. Philip’s College, Palo Alto College and Northwest Vista College. In-district tuition and fees are $616 dollars for a full semester.