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La. Students Say High Tuition Makes Them Consider Other Options

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published April 20, 2017 at 9:39 AM EDT
John Pearce, Student Body President / NSU - Natchitoches, LA
Courtesy: La. State Gov.
John Pearce, Student Body President / NSU - Natchitoches, LA
John Pearce, Student Body President / NSU - Natchitoches, LA
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Courtesy: La. State Gov.
John Pearce, Student Body President / NSU - Natchitoches, LA

STUDENTS LOOK ELSEWHERE -  Louisiana higher education been  hit hard budget wise the past  few years  which has caused tuition costs to soar and  has strained  the popular state-supported  college scholarship  program known as TOPS,  leaving it underfunded.    Yesterday was University of Louisiana  System  Day at the Capitol as school officials and students voiced concerns  to the House Appropriations Committee.   John Pearce, Student Body President at Northwestern  State  University in Natchitoches,  explained the  uncertainty around  TOPS encourages students to look at options out-of-state. 

Rep. Pat Smith (D) Baton Rouge, LA
Credit Courtesy: La. State Gov.
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Courtesy: La. State Gov.
Rep. Pat Smith (D) Baton Rouge, LA

STUDENTS LOOK ELSEWHERE - Louisiana higher education been hit hard budget wise the past few years which has caused tuition costs to soar and has strained the popular state-supported college scholarship program known as TOPS, leaving it underfunded.

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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