A selection of current facts about post-secondary education in British Columbia.

1. education shouldn’t be a
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2. Did you know :
tuition fees in BC have
doubled since 2001?

3. University Tuition Fees
$5,500
$5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500 Average university tuition fees in British Columbia
Average university tuition fees in Canada
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2001 2002

4. Did you know :
in 2011 tuition fees will
be more revenue for
the government than
corporate income tax?

5. e s (2011-12)
vs. Tuition Fe
Other t ax revenue
$1,500
es tax
Fe o me
$1,250 it ion inc
Tu r p. es
$1,114M Co tax es
$1,038M u el tax
$1,000 F c co
$865M ba
To
$750 $686M
$500

6. Did you know :
BC has the lowest rate
of non-repayable
student aid in Canada?

7. e
n-Repayabl
t hat is No
t udent Aid
Propor tion of S
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
PE NL
NB NS
ON QC
0% SK MB
BC AB

8. Did you know :
per-student funding is
less than in 2001?

9. Provincial Funding for Universities and Colleges in BC
$11,000
$10,500 Per-student provincial funding (if frozen at 2001 levels)
Actual per-student provincial funding
$10,000
$9,500
$9,000
$8,500
$8,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

10. Did you know :
the average student
will pay more than
$7,000 in interest on
their loans?

11. Interest Paid Student Loan
s
10-year amortization period at
5%
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$7,365
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
Principal Principal and Interest

12. Join the campaign to
reverse these trends.
Go to your student union office
or visit DebtSentence.ca
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