Tag: Arizona Supreme Court

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DACA Student Enrollment Decreases at Maricopa Community Colleges

As a result of an Arizona Supreme Court ruling made earlier this year which made Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients unqualified for in-state tuition, enrollment for the socioeconomic group dropped 40 percent at the Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC). DACA recipients, also known as ‘Dreamers’, have been struggling to continue their education because out-of-state […]

September 25, 2018

Community Colleges

Arizona Court Rejects Lower In-State Tuition for Immigrants

PHOENIX — Arizona’s three state universities and its largest community college district say they will raise tuition immediately for young immigrants granted deferred deportation status in the wake of a court ruling. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that young immigrants in the program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state […]

April 10, 2018