California’s public colleges and universities must prepare to serve 387,000 more undergraduates by 2019 than in 2008 — a 16% increase — and will need an additional $1.5 billion in enrollment funding for the task, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. By 2019, demand for slots at California’s community colleges is expected to rise by 313,253 students, according to the report. At the California State University and the University of California, demand will peak several years earlier, according to the projections, making the need for funding solutions more immediate. Called "Ready or Not, Here They Come," the forecast was presented at a commission meeting in Sacramento.

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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.

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