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Did you know :

tuition fees in BC have doubled since 2001?

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500

$5,000

$5,500

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Average university tuition fees in British Columbia

Average university tuition fees in Canada

University Tuition Fees

Did you know :

in 2011 tuition fees will be more revenue for the government than corporate income tax?

Other tax revenue vs. Tuition Fees (2011-12)

$500

$750

$1,000

$1,250

$1,500

$686M

$865M$1,038M$1,114M

Tuition Fees

Corp. income tax

Fuel taxes

Tobacco taxes

Did you know :

BC has the lowest rate of non-repayable

student aid in Canada?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL

Proportion of Student Aid that is Non-Repayable

Did you know :

per-student funding is less than in 2001?

$8,000

$8,500

$9,000

$9,500

$10,000

$10,500

$11,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Per-student provincial funding (if frozen at 2001 levels)Actual per-student provincial funding

Provincial Funding for Universities and Colleges in BC

Did you know :

the average student will pay more than $7,000 in interest on

their loans?

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

Principal Principal and Interest

$7,365

Interest Paid Student Loans10-year amortization period at 5%

Join the campaign toreverse these trends.

Go to your student union office

or visit DebtSentence.ca

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