Frequently Asked Questions UNC Board of Trustees’ Tuition Equity Resolution
What is tuition equity for in-state students?
As defined in the resolution passed Dec. 12 by UNC trustees, tuition equity would grant in-state tuition at state colleges and universities for graduates of Colorado high schools who meet admission and minimal residency requirements, regardless of immigration status.
What does the resolution do?
It supports introducing legislation to grant tuition equity for all in-state students who graduate from a Colorado high school and meet admission and minimal residency requirements.
Is in-state tuition currently being offered for all Colorado high school graduates who attend UNC?
Trustees endorsed the resolution to support the introduction of future legislation in the Colorado General Assembly to allow in-state tuition for all Colorado high school graduates who meet admission and minimal residency requirements.
Why did UNC trustees adopt the resolution?
By offering in-state tuition for all Colorado high school graduates, better access to higher education is fairly granted to all deserving in-state students who graduate from a Colorado high school and meet admission and minimum residency requirements. College may otherwise be beyond reach for many of these in-state graduates.
Is Colorado the only state where tuition equity is being or has been discussed?
Ten states have passed tuition equity legislation, according to the Higher Education Access Alliance. They are California, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Washington. Three states — Colorado, Georgia and Arizona — are the only states that explicitly don’t allow in-state tuition for undocumented students, according to the alliance.
What’s the cost to taxpayers?
A well-educated public enhances the state’s economic vitality and improves civic engagement and the quality of life for all. According to the Higher Education Access Alliance, research in California and Texas, early adopters of tuition equity, has shown that spending on tuition equity pales in comparison to spending on social programs and higher crime rates that would occur in the absence of such legislation.