Second round of tuition hikes likely at UC and Cal State systems
Student leaders expressed disappointment about their soaring tuition and said that Sacramento is putting the brunt of the state’s budget problems on them. A decade of increases has more than tripled tuition to about $11,000 a year at UC and $4,884 at Cal State, not including room, board and other fees. "Ultimately, this again represents the ongoing disinvestment in higher education in California," said Christopher Chavez, outgoing president of the Cal State Student Assn. "What it comes down to is that students are expected to pay more and to get less." … At UC, the $650-million reduction represents a 21% drop in state funds.
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by Larry Gordon and Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.