Four members of the state Board of Community Colleges say they want to reverse a ban on admitting illegal immigrants to the state's colleges.
The four members who attended the committee meeting at Randolph Community College agreed unanimously to draft a policy that would allow the admission of undocumented immigrants who graduated from U.S. high schools — the same policy the UNC system uses, Kristin Collins reports.
As at UNC schools, the students would pay out-of-state tuition. The cost to out-of-state students is about $7,000 per year.
It was the board's first step toward crafting a policy since August, when they agreed to hire a consultant to study how other states handle the issue. The $75,000 study found that only one other state, South Carolina, bars illegal immigrants, and that students paying out-of-state tuition wouldn't burden taxpayers.
However, it will take several more months of meetings and discussion, along with a months-long administrative review, before any policy becomes final. It will be at least September before the full 21-member board votes on the policy.
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Re: College leaders want illegals in
CitizenOpinionated,
My lord. I realize that you are an "opinionated citizen" but you should try and get a basic grasp of the issues before weighing in.
The reason NC spends $1.25 billion per year on community colleges is because the in-state tuition does NOT cover the cost per student. If you look at p. 38, the tuition cost for in-state students is about $1,344 per year. But the cost of educating these students (found on p. 40) is $5,501 per year. That means that the state pays $4,167 for every in-state student.
If we charged everyone the out-of-state tuition of $7,000 (as we do illegal immigrants), then the state's community collges would not require any state funding. Their costs would be completely covered by the tuition they charge. In fact, they would be a money-maker, providing state funds for other state government functions.
This really isn't confusing.