UI tuition rates, startup loan for Global Campus OK'd

CHICAGO – University of Illinois trustees on Monday advanced the UI's online education initiative by approving tuition and application fees for the Global Campus and a $6.45 million loan for startup costs this year.

The Global Campus is expected to offer its first online classes – in nursing and online education – in January. Several more degree programs are in the works.

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