Process less stressful than last year, leaders say
FLAGSTAFF - The Arizona Board of Regents voted to raise yearly tuition by $140 and $550 for resident and non-resident students, respectively, at yesterday's meeting.
While these numbers do not include fees, the increase will bring yearly tuition at the University of Arizona to $2,488 for resident students and $10,352 for non-resident students.
The motions, proposed by Student Regent Mary Echeverria and Regent Judy Gignac, are a compromise between recommendations made by the presidents of Arizona's three state universities and the Arizona Students Association.
Ben Graff, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, said he was happy with the process, but disappointed that the increase percentages are not the same for resident and non-resident students.
The tuition will increase 5.7 percent for non-resident students and a slightly higher 6.1 percent for residents.
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