What is Tuition Break?

Thank you so much New England Board of Higher Education. The RSP Tuition Break allowed me to save thousands of dollars to use toward my graduate studies at a veterinary school in Europe. My undergrad studies at the University of New Hampshire featured an exchange semester in Alaska tracking Dusky Dolphin migration patterns and a semester in New Zealand studying Ecology. I am very thankful.

The RSP was critical to allowing me to attend college, and along with being an RA with an additional part-time job, I managed to graduate debt free. The RSP also allowed me to pursue a major that I’m passionate about, and a field that I’ve been employed in for the almost 17 years since I graduated.

Tuition Break creates affordable options for students interested in majors not offered in our state system.

TAdam-Ayan-dot-com-2-1he New England Regional Student Program made it possible for me to attend the college of my choice, while keeping tuition cost to a minimum. Otherwise I would have had to pay full out of state tuition.

With declining enrollment and the fear of the cost of college, anything we can do to provide families options related to the cost of attendance, I am in. I mention NEBHE’s Tuition Break and direct families to the website when I speak about ways to finance education. I spoke last year at the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF)’s Destination College event and will do so again this year when it is at Saint Anselm College.

NEBHE provides outstanding academic opportunities for students. Since fall 2016, more than 1,070 undergraduate and graduate students have been admitted into a NEBHE-eligible program and attended UMaine, receiving the tuition break during their admission term to cost-effectively achieve their educational aspirations.

I knew the University of Maine was the best school for Forestry and I could go there affordably because of the Regional Student Program. I had a great four years at the University of Maine and met some terrific people and followed some very good sports teams. Black Bear for life.

The RSP Tuition Break has enabled eligible students from other New England states to benefit from savings on out-of-state tuition while enrolling at UConn in specialized graduate programs like Biomedical Engineering and Surgical Neurophysiology.

The New England Board of Higher Education’s Regional Student Program (RSP) Tuition Break has afforded many students from neighboring states the ability to obtain a top-notch degree in their chosen fields of study. We are proud to participate in this program and thrilled to share this opportunity with our students as it helps us put the world in their hands.

The RSP certainly made it more affordable upon graduating by not incurring a mountain of debt like many of my friends experienced. I feel like it gave me a financial head start compared to many of my fellow graduates that had to pay the full out-of-state tuition.

NEBHE’s Tuition Break is available to eligible students during every year of their journey towards a Pharm.D. degree. The cost savings over the course of the six-year Pharm.D. program is significant and helps ease the financial commitment that goes along with earning a professional degree and becoming a licensed, practicing pharmacist. We are fortunate to be able to offer this program to eligible New England students.