Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

State News

October 27, 2009

Va higher-ed agency seeks more student aid



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s higher-education agency plans to ask the General Assembly to appropriate nearly $59 million more for college financial aid over the next two years.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Tuesday adopted a resolution to seek a $19.9 million budget increase in financial aid for in-state undergraduate students for the 2011 fiscal year and an additional $38.8 million for the 2012 fiscal year to offset budget reductions that have resulted in higher tuition.

The General Assembly this year increased financial aid by $10 million, bringing such funding to about $128 million annually.

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