Cal State approves plans to boost enrollment by 21,000 students without raising tuition
California State University trustees on Wednesday approved plans to add 21,000 more students and boost efforts to improve graduation rates — without raising tuition — in the next academic year. Trustees, wrapping up a two-day meeting in Long Beach, approved a $7.3-billion operating budget for 2019-20, voting to request $456 million in additional state funding. They are hoping that the robust economy and widespread public support for higher education will persuade Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to provide more money… Cal State is asking for $206 million more to help pay for the additional students, who cost about $11,000 each to educate annually. Last year, the 23-campus system turned away 32,000 fully qualified students because of lack of space and staff.
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by Teresa Watanabe, The Los Angeles Times.