This document discusses rising tuition fees and student debt in British Columbia. It notes that tuition fees have doubled since 2001, tuition fee revenue will soon surpass corporate tax revenue for the government, BC has the lowest non-repayable student aid rate in Canada, per-student funding is less than 2001 levels, and on average students will pay over $7,000 in interest on their loans. It encourages joining a campaign to reverse these trends.

1. education shouldn’t be a
fast facts
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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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