Students who are eligible for the HOPE Scholarship can save over $500 by taking a full load of classes this summer at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

    Traci Bryan from the financial aid office at ABAC said that most HOPE eligible students who take 15 credit hours worth of classes in the fall semester will have to pay about $670 for tuition and fees at ABAC because of the new HOPE guidelines as well as a slightly higher cost for tuition and fees.

    HOPE eligible students can take the same 15 hours of credit classes during the summer term at ABAC for about $150.  Books will be an additional cost for both the summer and the fall.

    “The new HOPE guidelines do not take effect until the fall semester,” Bryan said.  “A student who is just graduating from high school who is HOPE eligible can save a significant amount of money by taking the same classes during the summer term.”

    Summer term classes at ABAC begin June 6 and continue through July 27.   Fall semester classes run Aug. 15 through Dec. 2.

    “We have a great selection of classes during the summer term,” ABAC Vice President for Academic Affairs Niles Reddick said.  “By taking summer classes, students can get a head start on the the fall and save money at the same time.”

    Director of Enrollment Management Donna Webb said students who plan to attend the University of Georgia or any other college and university during the fall semester can pick up classes this summer at ABAC’s main campus in Tifton or at ABAC on the Square in Moultrie.

    “We have a lot of students who take one or two classes either in Tifton or Moultrie in the summer to lighten their load at a university in the fall,” Webb said.  “These are core curriculum classes that will transfer without loss of credit.  They can take these classes at a lower cost at ABAC while they are home for the summer.”

    Applications for the summer and fall terms are now being accepted by the enrollment management office.  Interested persons can visit the ABAC web site at www.abac.edu   for more information.