State budget gives education a boost
Tuition lock, Promise Program included
- Guaranteed lock-in rates added to budget.
- OHLAP to receive permanent funding source.
By Eric Nguyen, Editor
State education received a boost May 15 when Gov. Brad Henry announced a state education budget that includes giving incoming freshmen the option to lock in tuition at a guaranteed rate and providing a permanent funding source for college tuition help.
The tuition-lock program would give qualifying OCCC students the option to lock in a guaranteed tuition rate for two years.
In-state four-year university students would have the option to lock in a guaranteed rate for four years, according to the bill.
OCCC incoming freshmen will have this option starting fall 2008 when the law goes into effect, said President Paul Sechrist.
The option would apply only to students who are enrolled full-time during fall and spring semesters during their time at OCCC, he said. A student who dropped to part-time at any point would no longer qualify for the locked rate.
A creative collaboration by OCCC students Tim Cronk, Carly Bailey, Megan Beavers, Conner Tapscott and Art Professor Doug Blake was hung April 27 in the Communications Lab. The mural represents the college’s ethnic and cultural diversity. Photo by Jay Rocamontes
Mural depicts cultural diversity on campus
- Communications Lab houses wall-sized mural.
- Mural represents multicultural aspects of college.
By Jennifer Osborn, News Writing Student
The Communications Lab recently received a wall-sized mural duplicating a map of the world.
OCCC student and lead artist Carly Bailey worked with three other students to create this art project.
The mural signifies many different cultures across the world, spanning from the Hawaiian Islands in the west to Australia in the east. It displays a wealth of intricate detail.
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