Students attending Ogeechee Technical College, and 24 other Georgia technical colleges, will have to dig deeper into their pockets next semester to pay for more tuition and fees. To cope with cuts in state funding, the Technical College System of Georgia approved last week a 13 percent increase to tuition costs — the first time such a move has been made after the start of an academic year.Students will pay an additional $10 per credit hour — $85 per credit hour in all — beginning in January next year. As a result, students who take a full 15-credit course load will pay $1,275 for one semester’s tuition — $150 more than they pay now.And, the hike in tuition is not all.The Technical College System board approved a new $50 institutional fee for next semester, and a $50 fee for online courses that will begin in fall 2013.
Tuition, fees up for tech schools
Ogeechee Tech costs increase by 13 percent