California’s proposed budget deal would restore millions of dollars to the University of California and allow it to offer admission to 5,800 eligible freshmen who had been told they would have to attend community college for two years. The budget deal, which still needs legislative approval, also delivered good news to the California State University and the state’s community colleges, with money to cover eligible students and some additional enrollment growth. The deal also restores $20 million to the UC Merced campus, allowing it to open with 1,000 students in September 2005.

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by Tanya Schevitz, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted: July 28th, 2004, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.