Hikes not supposed to be cash grabs
Tuition increases are capped at seven per cent, but the Alberta Tuition Framework allows schools to apply to the Minister of Advanced Education for exceptional hikes if the increased tuition would result in improvements in program quality.
Dew said the increases are designed to improve programs, possibly by hiring more faculty members, increasing bursaries and expanding experiential learning.
U of A provost Steven Dew speaks about proposed tuition increases on Zoom.(CBC)
He said the provincial government s policies and the MacKinnon Panel tasked with examining its finances support shifting post-secondary education costs from taxpayers to students.