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Published September 7, 2008 at 7:17 am by Ken Hawkins.
Filed in: News, Politics, education, audit, wavers, tuition, seniors, legislature. References: The Post and Courier.
Tuition wavers axed for those over 60 and working full-time
South Carolina for years has allowed those 60 or older to take college classes for free, but a recent change by Columbia lawmakers excludes those seniors working full time.
Head over to The Post and Courier for the story.
Looks to me like they got it backwards, they should charge those seniors that don’t have to work.
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