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UMKC’s New Tuition Pricing Model

UMKC’s New Tuition Pricing Model

Jacob Loesch, Staff Writer
September 24, 2023

  The UM System enacted a new model for tuition pricing this semester where students will be charged a single rate based on their major. Unlike the old system, where prices would differ depending on the subject being studied, the new one contains a set price for every class.   Previously,...

Fall Brings New Tuition Model | First Legal 4/20 in MO - RooTV 4/27/2023

Fall Brings New Tuition Model | First Legal 4/20 in MO – RooTV 4/27/2023

RooTV
April 26, 2023

For the first time ever, those who partake in cannabis in Missouri had the chance to attend one of the first 4/20 festivals in Kansas City. UMKC expects to be much more transparent with their breakdown of tuition starting in the fall, Grace Kertz gives us the details. We...

The new model helps to remove unexpected expenses and provide a clearer breakdown of costs.

UMKC Introduces a Simplified Tuition Model

Soffia Hernandez, Staff Writer
April 18, 2023

  Beginning in the fall, students can expect full transparency when evaluating the cost to attend UMKC on a semester-to-semester basis, thanks to the new simplified tuition model.    The transition comes following a change in Missouri law signed by Gov. Mike Parson in...

Roo Advantage Scholarship recipient Madison Atkins is set to receive the rest of her college tuition for free. (Ian Lack/Roo News)

New Scholarships Offer Free Tuition to Pell-Eligible Students, In-State Tuition to Non-Residents

Ian Lack, Writer
September 19, 2022

“If I’m being honest, I started crying telling them. I was so excited, but I was also really confused. How did I get a scholarship that basically covers everything?”    These were junior Madison Atkins’s thoughts as she told her family she received the Roo...

UMKC SGA considers tuition change proposal

UMKC SGA considers tuition change proposal

Claire Powell
February 15, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed possible reforms to UMKC’s tuition payments in its Feb. 7 meeting. Dr. Jennifer Lundgren, the executive vice chancellor of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented a differential tuition project which would substitute...

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