Teachers are underpaid, so it has to come from somewhere,'' said Garrett, whose daughter will be receiving Georgia's HOPE scholarship, which pays tuition at Georgia colleges and universities. Even without the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship, Georgia's public colleges and universities remain a relatively good bargain compared to similar schools in other states. The campus is growing and some things have to change. Others, however, felt the frequent increases are too much. In addition to the tuition hike, mandatory student fees at 18 colleges and universities will be increasing as well.
Student fees pay for athletic events, health care, student activities and other services.
Albert Ross of Morris News Service contributed to this article. This article published in the Athens Daily News on Thursday, April 19, 2001. send this story to a friend discuss this story email the editor opyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.