Community college students feel pain of fee increases

Students attending California community colleges in the fall of 2011 are likely to be surprised when they look at the bill for their classes. Fees have gone up to $36 per unit in effect for fall 2011, college officials said, up from the current $26. For lower income students this could pose an effect on whether or not they attend community college this fall or work. "I may as well work full time this fall instead of going to school," says Sacramento City College student Russell Stephens. "It’s just too expensive."

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by Genevieve Jerome, Capitol Weekly.

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