The University of Washington, Tacoma will accept students tuition-free whose colleges or universities have been closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Students can continue their education as temporary UW Tacoma students while continuing to pay tuition to the Gulf Coast institution where they are enrolled. Students must be juniors or seniors working toward a bachelors degree or pursuing a masters degree to enroll at UW Tacoma.
Universities across the nation are making similar offers to Gulf Coast students. The intent of the UW program is not only to allow students to continue their education as their schools rebuild, but also to ensure their institutions do not lose tuition revenue needed to rebuild and prepare to re-open.
There are many universities and colleges in the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina and some students from the South Sound are likely enrolled at some of them, says Patricia Spakes, Chancellor of UW Tacoma. We want to do our part to help these students and their schools.
The University of Washington, Seattle expects 50 to 100 inquiries from students whose schools are closed due to hurricane damage and is also opening its doors to displaced students.
Students interested in enrolling at UWT until their Gulf Coast college or university reopens should call Dan García, assistant chancellor for Student Affairs, at (253) 692-4411.
Students would also have the option of completing their education at UW Tacoma. Applications for transfer students are being accepted for fall quarter, which begins Sept. 28.
For 15 years, UW Tacoma has served students in the South Puget Sound region. The University provides the junior and senior years of study toward a bachelors degree, as well as masters degree programs. The majority of students pursuing bachelors degrees transfer from Washington community colleges. UW Tacoma will begin admitting freshmen in fall of 2006 while continuing to focus on its longstanding mission of serving community college transfers and adult returning students.
