Arizona students and families won’t like this.

AZ Central reports.

Arizona tops nation in college cuts, tuition hikes

Arizona has put a tighter squeeze on university students than any other state in recent years, making the deepest cuts to higher-education spending coupled with the steepest tuition hikes since the Great Recession, according to a new national report.

And the state earned that distinction even before Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature this year cut $99 million from universities, $19 million from community colleges, and the Arizona Board of Regents responded with another round of tuition hikes.

According to the report released Tuesday night by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona is spending 47 percent less this year per college student than it did in 2008, adjusted for inflation. That’s a larger percentage cut than any other state, equating to $3,053 less annually per student.