May 19, 2003

Wayland keeps tuition rate steady
___PLAINVIEW--Wayland Baptist University trustees have frozen tuition rates at the Plainview campus through spring 2004.
___They retained the tuition rate of $270 per semester hour for undergraduate courses and $275 per hour for graduate courses.
___The decision to forego an increase was based on consideration of the region's economy, said President Paul Armes. "We live in an area that has faced more than its share of economic struggles in recent years, and our recommendation reflected consideration of that."
___Estimated costs for a semester at Wayland's Plainview campus, including books, shared dormitory room and meal plan, is $5,542.
___Trustees approved a $10 per credit hour tuition increase at Wayland's external campuses, the first raise for those sites in three years. That will bring tuition to $140 per hour for undergraduate work and $165 per hour for graduate courses.
___Trustees approved a $33.9 million budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year, an 11.7 percent increase.
___Trustees also adopted an amended mission statement that says: "Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning and service to God and humankind."

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