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Florida Southern Trustees Set Tuition for 2003-2004

LAKELAND, FL (Feb. 18, 2003) - Florida Southern College trustees approved a six percent increase in tuition for returning students. An additional $500 will be added to the increase for new students - freshmen and transfers. This year's increase is less than last year's seven percent increase. The total cost for a residential student (including tuition, room and board) will increase 5 to 5 1/2 percent depending on the selected meal and housing plan.

"Florida Southern continues to remain committed to providing a very personalized education in a small college setting while improving and expanding our academic programs and upgrading technology," said FSC president Dr. Tom Reuschling. "We are sensitive to today's economic situation."

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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