UNLV waives extra fees for active military
Men and women on active duty in the U.S. military who are stationed in Nevada will no longer have to pay extra fees to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
UNLV President Len Jessup signed off on the fee waiver on June 5, following a policy shift by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
“This policy will allow for most standard fees excluding the base registration fee, differential tuition, and special course fees to be waived,” said Rainier Spencer, associate vice provost for academic affairs.
Spencer, a retired Army major and former professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., estimates the fee waiver will save active duty military members about $350 a semester.
The remainder per credit registration fee is covered by the military’s tuition assistance programs. That makes pursuing a higher education degree virtually free for them.
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