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UTC offers regional tuition rate to freshmen, sophomores in local Alabama, Georgia counties

Students walk to class on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn. in this file photo.
Students walk to class on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn. in this file photo.

Counties included in regional rate

(All are in Georgia except Jackson, which is in Alabama)CatoosaDadeFanninMurrayWalkerWhitfieldJackson

Starting this fall, both freshman and sophomore students from seven local counties in Georgia and Alabama will be able to take advantage of a regional tuition rate at UTC.

Participating students will pay in-state tuition plus 25 percent of the out-of-state tuition rate. The offer is available to students from Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties in Georgia and Jackson County in Alabama who are in good academic standing.

“These students and their families who live just beyond the state lines are part of the greater Chattanooga area, they are part of our community. Many of them work and shop in Chattanooga,” said UTC Chancellor Steve Angle.

“They definitely contribute to the economic growth and cultural vitality of this community,” he said. “Expansion of our regional tuition rate allows us to better serve the educational needs of this entire area.”