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Contacts: Jack R. Warner, Executive Director and CEO
Janelle Toman, Director of Communications
Telephone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Public Universities to Offer Special ‘Children of Alumni’ Tuition Rate
VERMILLION, S.D. – Children of alumni from South Dakota public universities may have a new financial incentive to attend a parent’s alma mater.
The South Dakota Board of Regents this week agreed to set a special “children of alumni” tuition rate. The program is limited to incoming freshmen or transfer students who attend the same university from which one of their parents or legal guardian received a degree.
If students meet initial and ongoing eligibility criteria, they become eligible for in-state tuition and fees. Each university will set specific criteria for its “Child of Alum” program. Prospective students should contact the institution for details about how to qualify for participation in the program.
“We see this program as a way to provide incentives for alumni who have moved out of state to send their children back to South Dakota to attend school,” said Jack Warner, the regents’ executive director and CEO. “Donors often ask if such a program exists. Having this establishes goodwill with alumni and donors.”
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