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Tuition Grants Commission: need‑based awards reach nearly 12,500 students in 2023–24; maximum grant $4,800
Summary
Katie Harrison, executive director of the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission, briefed the subcommittee on the agency’s mission, program scope, participant counts, and a long‑term cost‑avoidance calculation.
At a meeting of the Higher Education Subcommittee, Katie Harrison, executive director of the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission, described the commission’s need‑based tuition grant program for students who attend independent colleges in South Carolina.
Harrison said the commission’s mission is “to provide access and opportunity for more South Carolinians to pursue a post‑secondary education by providing need‑based tuition grants to students who choose an independent higher education.” She told the subcommittee the program uses the FAFSA to…
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