tuition

Is Education Crippling?

Image by Truman L via Flickr Jessica Soler | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com   The first two years of college should be reevaluated in order to really help students better decide what kind of future they want to have. For those students who enter college unsure of their future occupational goals, the pressure of deciding on […]

Editorial : Activity and Services fee

Image by Florida International University via Flickr FIUSM Editorial Board opinion@fiusm.com   When we pick our classes for next semester, there are usually additional fees you’ll notice added to our tuition that may have nothing to do with the classes themselves. So, where exactly does all this extra money go? This age old question has […]

Editorial: Free community college is a giant leap in the right direction

Image by Michael Fleshman via Flickr The Beacon Editorial Staff opinion@fiusm.com For a country that prides itself in giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed, there hasn’t been much done recently by our government to make this a reality. However with the introduction of President Obama’s plan to offer free community college throughout the nation, there […]

University triumphs over post-graduate debt

Graduating with steep debt has been a national concern, but U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of Best Colleges has ranked the University as number 13 in least amount of debt for graduates.

Health Services to expand for University students

With a pending merger between Student Health Services and FIU Health Faculty Group Practice, many students continue to be unaware of the force that tends to their medical needs.

SGA helping to finance students’ education

With an extra $100,000 in their hands, the Student Government Association has decided to put the money towards providing scholarships for students.

Academic surcharges continue to impact students

Students have been charged extra fees in their tuition when they end up taking more credits than recommended to graduate since the Florida Legislature passed a statute in 2009.

Students weigh in on 2014-2015 budget

Students curious about where their fees went may now find out.

Tuition tracker: Low-income students suffering most

According to tuitiontracker.org, sticker price is rising and so has the net price for low-income students, who are receiving less aid.

FIU’s English degree ranked second biggest waste of money

The University’s English degree was deemed the second biggest waste of money by The Atlantic, but the department is defending the major.

Florida Prepaid becomes too expensive for some

The number of people investing in Florida Prepaid dropped 30 percent during this season’s open-enrollment period. The reason? Prices.

Lawmakers battle tuition hikes

Gov. Rick Scott is pushing legislators to remove Florida’s tuition differential law that allows universities to increase the cost up to 15 percent each year.
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