The proposal comes after Napolitano proposed raising tuition by up to 5% per year for five years for all students, including Californians. De Leon opposes the president’s plan and sees a larger increase for nonresidents as one alternative. Out-of-state students already pay about $23,000 annually on top of the in-state tuition of $12,192. They too would be hit with a 5% increase under the UC proposal. De Leon said that Virginia charged 17% more on the out-of-state premium and that California should follow that lead.

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by Patrick McGreevy, The Los Angeles Times.

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