<p>Of course, in-state at Chapel Hill is much lower - but look at the percentage increase:</p>
<p>CHAPEL HILL As expected, the UNC system’s governing board this morning approved average tuition and fee increases of about $400 a year – or about 6.8 percent – for in-state undergraduate students in 2011-12.</p>
<p>The increases, requested by individual campuses, would provide critical revenue as administrators brace for another year of budget cuts.</p>
<p>“We’re trying to do everything we can to preserve the quality of the education,” Randy Woodson, chancellor at N.C. State University, said Thursday. “This, frankly, is a necessary step.”</p>
<p>A year ago, students received a double-shot of tuition misery. The UNC system approved its customary increases early in the year, and the legislature later approved a second, larger rate hike to help fill a swelling budget hole. On some campuses, the collective increase hit 18 percent.</p>
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