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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