“We want to make clear that all students who graduate from an Arizona high school, within the parameters of this policy, are eligible for this non-subsidized rate,” said ABOR Executive Director John Arnold during a meeting at the Arizona State University’s Fulton Center.
In addition, Arnold stressed, “This is a permanent change. Of course, as federal law changes we may have to adjust the policy according to changes in state or federal law. But the way it’s structured now will carry us through until there is outside action.”
On the other hand, ABOR Chairman Larry Penley explained that the policy change is in line with Arizona’s goal— to increase the number of Arizonans with higher education and training after high school to 60 percent by 2030.
Penley said the decision to change the tuition rate policy is “about the future of Arizona.”
