Arizona Regents Approve Steep Tuition Increases at Universities

The Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s three public universities, approved sizable increases in tuition and fees for next year, but warned the institutions that the new revenue would not solve their money problems, The Arizona Republic reported. The increases vary by institution, coming to just over 20 percent for undergraduates at the University of Arizona, nearly 19 percent for new students at Arizona State University, and about 16 percent for new students at Northern Arizona University. The university system had to absorb a 17-percent midyear cut in state appropriations in 2009, and has been weighing significant changes to cope.