Leef also questioned furthering the state's already firm commitment to higher education. Students in the UNC system contribute less to its revenues than do students in almost any other state university system. Tuition and fees cover only 20 percent of the cost of UNC, whereas in many other states that percentage is far higher. In Virginia, students pay for 46 percent of the cost. In Vermont, the nation's highest percentage, it's 75 percent.
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