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The College of Health is located inside J. Brooks Brown Hall.

Student Fee Assessment Committee Report

Kristina Smith Feb 12, 2019

While many students aren’t aware of what happens with tuition once it’s paid, the Student Fee Assessment Committee keeps track of every cent. At the first of three Spring 2019 meetings, representatives...

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Photo courtesy of Florida Student Financial Aid.

Tuition now completely covered for Bright Futures Scholars

Ronnie Rodgers Jul 18, 2017

Students in the highest tier for Bright Futures will now have 100 percent of their tuition paid for and an extra $300 for textbooks starting in the fall. However, this will only last for one year unless...

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Free tuition in New York, no plans to change tuition at UNF

Free tuition in New York, no plans to change tuition at UNF

Hannah Lee Apr 14, 2017

New York will be the first state in the U.S. to provide free tuition to students attending public colleges and universities. The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, signed the program into law April...

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Students sometimes snooze through class. But what is it costing them? 

Photo by Cassidy Alexander

The cost of cutting class: why your dollars go down the drain when you skip

Cassidy Alexander Nov 23, 2015
Deciding not to attend classes can cost students up to $40 per week.
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The last Board of Trustee's meeting for the fiscal year was held on the top floor of Osprey Commons.

Photo by Kalee Ball

Board of Trustees approves fixed tuition rate, new programs amid budget uncertainty

Kalee Ball Jun 11, 2015
The final meeting of the year saw the validation of a new motto for Enrollment Services and a new degree program in Deaf Education.
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Textbook trends shifting, tuition and fees could be affected

Noor Ashouri Nov 2, 2013
IncludED, a new system being discussed, could give students a new approach to textbooks. IncludED is a program offered through Follett, which is the course material distributer for the UNF Bookstore. The program would factor the cost of textbooks into tuition or fees.
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Aim Higher: students rally for lower tuition

Kathleen Godfrey Jan 15, 2013

Aim Higher activists rallied in the student union on Jan. 14 in an attempt to call attention to the 15 percent tuition increase students may face this year. UNF is the first institution in the state...

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Higher Education Costs

Catherine Byerly Jan 9, 2013

Tuition could be going up for some students but not others if the findings from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education are enacted. Commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott, the task force was created...

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FSA wants Florida to aim higher

Lydia Moneir Nov 18, 2012
A man in Fruit Cove signs away $300 million. Two months later, UNF’s tuition increased by 13 percent. Gov. Rick Scott cut those $300 million from state higher education in Florida this year.
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UNF ranks in on Forbes magazine’s “America’s Top Colleges” 2012 list

Gordon Rhyne Aug 12, 2012
Forbes magazine ranks UNF on its annual "America's Top Colleges" list. UNF ranked at #421, a higher placement than last year (#491), but still behind UF (#80).
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Interview: President Delaney discusses staying at UNF, tuition increases

Bonnie Mulqueen Jul 23, 2012

UNF President John Delaney sat down with Spinnaker reporter Bonnie Mulqueen today to discuss a number of recent campus issues such as his decision to stay at UNF and the 13 percent tuition differential...

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UNF to not appeal 13 percent tuition increase

Spinnaker Jun 22, 2012

UNF will not appeal the decision by the Board of Governors to approve a 13 percent tuition increase after the university requested a 15 percent increase to tuition. “We appreciate the work of the...

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