California raises tuitions 32%

[eliza61]

Sweet Lord, how are these poor kids supposed to be able to continue going to school?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/us/21tuition.html

The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, with students occupying buildings at Santa Cruz and Berkeley.

My son is in school in West virginia. hope this is not a national trend, no way even with financial aide could we afford a jump in fees like this.

I can't even imagine what you mom & dads with little ones are going to have to fork out.

 

[shrubber]

Liberal college students protesting against liberal colleges for raising tuition due to liberal policies. Oh the humanities !!!

 

[happygirl]

Yikes they have to be joking, that will drive colleges out of business won't it?

I go to college and it's 89 per credit hour here I thought that was bad

 

[undertheradar]

Reading the local reports about this and it looks as if the increase will hit the middle class and above. The financial numbers were looking around a $70k household cut-off. Most of the students receiving full aid will continue to do so.

 

[minniecarousel]

Add that to the difficulty for tranfers from JCs being denied admission to the State Universities "because there's no room". I'm so glad my sons have graduated from college (CA State Universities). Not sure what my extremely bright, high GPA 18 year-old nephew is going to do.

 

[allison443]

From the article:

"the Regents voted to raise undergraduate fees to $10,302 next fall, from $7,788 this year"

Am I the only one thinking that less than $8K a year for UCLA or Berkeley was a great bargain? Even at the higher cost, it is still less than the annual tuition at the flagship university in my state (NJ).

 

[a1tinkfans]

From the article:

"the Regents voted to raise undergraduate fees to $10,302 next fall, from $7,788 this year"

Am I the only one thinking that less than $8K a year for UCLA or Berkeley was a great bargain? Even at the higher cost, it is still less than the annual tuition at the flagship university in my state (NJ).

Uh..yeah!!

 

[MIGrandma]

I really don't understand colleges hiking rates up like that.

5% yearly, that is understandable. Maybe even 10%. But 32%? Nope. Ridiculous.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

My son goes to a community college, and is planning on transferring to Cal State Long Beach next year. Friends of his who've been going to UC Irvine, UCLA, etc., are taking classes in the community college this semester because they just can't afford the UC school. Others are stressing out how they will make payments. This is making the community colleges overcrowded, and this is also affecting the Cal State universities.

Students are really worried and upset around here, and I feel for them.

 

[Sanchez]

The California budget is a mess and continues to be unsustainable.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-week22-2009nov22,0,3334145.story In many states tuition is on the rise as state colleges and universities receive a smaller percentage of funding from the taxpayers.

California has the lowest tuition rates in the nation as the state has provided a significant percentage of funding to colleges and universities. Without that funding the rates must go up. The legislature is not willing to cut programs or raise taxes. The behavior of some students is ridiculous (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/us/21tuition.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper)

 

[3boymthr]

To put the california fees into perspective:

In-State Out-of-State NERSP*

Tuition/Fees $11,732 $23,229 $13,018
Room/Board $8,276 $ 8,276 $ 8,276
Total $20,008 $31,505 $21,294

The above fees are the rates for 2009 for the University of Massachusetts.

So I'd say those rate hikes are just to bring the college into line with other colleges of the same caliber. And a totally reasonable increase. Don't forget the State of California is almost bankrupt to the point that they are holding public "Yard Sales" to raise funds.

 

[HaleyB]

You can't exempt a huge number of homeowners from paying taxes and support the collegiate system, go figure.

 

[MAH4546]

The UC schools here are underpriced in the first place for in-state. Its about time they raised them. It's still too cheap.

 

[Piecey]

My son is in school in West virginia. hope this is not a national trend, no way even with financial aide could we afford a jump in fees like this.
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Uh, yeah. Me too! DH and I are both still in college here.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

From the article:

"the Regents voted to raise undergraduate fees to $10,302 next fall, from $7,788 this year"

Am I the only one thinking that less than $8K a year for UCLA or Berkeley was a great bargain? Even at the higher cost, it is still less than the annual tuition at the flagship university in my state (NJ).

Come to Massachusetts....UMass Boston is almost 12K per year! Some of the other State colleges are even more! OH did I neglect to mention that my son is one of the lucky ones who gets to pay the FULL tuition. when he started there we were told on a campus of close to 10,000 there were only 875 students paying full tuition.

My son's friend who are not even citizens parent's clean houses..get paid under the table and own two pieces of property..well they only pay 125.oo per semester. But then I live in good old liberal Mass where they stick it to the working stiff and kiss the you know what of everyone else.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

My son goes to a community college, and is planning on transferring to Cal State Long Beach next year. Friends of his who've been going to UC Irvine, UCLA, etc., are taking classes in the community college this semester because they just can't afford the UC school. Others are stressing out how they will make payments. This is making the community colleges overcrowded, and this is also affecting the Cal State universities.

Students are really worried and upset around here, and I feel for them.

I remember when the community college fees went from $7.50 to $50. And people went nuts. California schools are the best deal around even with an increase.

 

[DawnCt1]

From the article:

"the Regents voted to raise undergraduate fees to $10,302 next fall, from $7,788 this year"

Am I the only one thinking that less than $8K a year for UCLA or Berkeley was a great bargain? Even at the higher cost, it is still less than the annual tuition at the flagship university in my state (NJ).

It is a bargain, and the second question is, how much can the taxpayers, who subsidize a low tuition, afford? Especially in Cal eee fornia.

 

[PatsMom]

Come to Massachusetts....UMass Boston is almost 12K per year! Some of the other State colleges are even more! OH did I neglect to mention that my son is one of the lucky ones who gets to pay the FULL tuition. when he started there we were told on a campus of close to 10,000 there were only 875 students paying full tuition.

My son's friend who are not even citizens parent's clean houses..get paid under the table and own two pieces of property..well they only pay 125.oo per semester. But then I live in good old liberal Mass where they stick it to the working stiff and kiss the you know what of everyone else.

Mass colleges in state tuition is still cheap for what you get. The University of New Hampshire in state is over $20K when you add in room and board, mandatory fees, etc. And it definitely isn't the same caliber of school as UCLA or Berkley! It is a good school but not that good.

California is still cheap.

 

[shrubber]

It is a bargain, and the second question is, how much can the taxpayers, who subsidize a low tuition, afford? Especially in Cal eee fornia.

Excatly right,
OP's title would be more acurate if it read....

Spoiled Californian kids demand that their bankrupt state subsidize their education by taking more money from other people

 

[jlmarr]

Liberal college students protesting against liberal colleges for raising tuition due to liberal policies. Oh the humanities !!!

Honestly, you don't know what you're talking about. This budget crunch has nothing whatsoever to do with "liberal policies". And there's nothing liberal per se about the University of California system, other than it's more attractive to people who can't afford a private college.