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Written by Natalie Lakosil   
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 00:36
The tuition increase has affected all three state universities.   The University of Arizona had the highest increase with twenty percent, while Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University were close behind at nineteen and sixteen percent.   "College kids are already poor enough as it is and me personally I'm struggling like I work part time and I'm doing like sixteen units so it's pretty tough," University of Arizona, senior Cassi Hartmann said.   Students at the University of Arizona have seen a slow but steady increase over the past three years. This school year undergraduates have seen the increase at its highest.
In state students paid roughly 8,200 dollars while out of state paid 24,500 dollars for the year. More students have been applying for and using financial aid according to Senior Program Coordinator at the Office of Student Financial Aid, Cindy Quick.
"When there is an increase we try to increase the funds that were giving out to students the only downfall with that is that once we run out of funds we've run out of funds so if you think about it were probably not able to help as many students as the prior year," Quick said.
Students who are not receiving financial aid, scholarships or grants often have their tuition paid another way, parents. "Not only has tuition gone way up but the services have gone way down, so uh no I am not happy and I know they went up again this year," parent Gary Budish said with frustration.
The Board of Regents will decide tuition for the upcoming school year in the next month.

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