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In an address Wednesday to the California Hospital Association, Brown said UC undergraduate fees could hit $20,000 to $25,000 a year if the Legislature approves and he signs an all-cuts budget.
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<p>Is this actually possible, or is Brown just presenting another one of his doomsday scenarios? If UC tuition really does end up increasing by that much that means COA is not much different than a private school...... One of the main reasons I am deciding not to attend the private university I was accepted to is because the UCs are just so much cheaper for not that different of an education, but if a UC is nearly as expensive as a private school.... :/ </p>
<p>i certainly hope not. If so, i imagine it would effectively destroy the UCs being a predominantly californian university system (even if californians were accepted, i doubt they’d actually attend if tuition was that high)</p>
<p>The top UCs (of which the only ones i expect would do extremely well are LA, Cal, and SD) would also have to drastically increase their ranking and reputation if they expected people to pay the premium to attend them.</p>
<p>Answer from a Californian. Yes it is possible. I’d say 30 to 40 percent odds. If the tax proposal he is trying to get on the summer vote docket passes, it would mitigate it greatly. However California is really hurting and lots are not feeling like paying more taxes right now. The reality it more likely that costs will continue to go up, but probably not as fast and as much as he said. However it is a big risk. As someone else said, lesser UC’s would be in a world of hurt and even the top would feel it. There is more competition at those price levels for sure.</p>
<p>With the impending earthquake that is bound to hit California, and now coupled with the extra tax burden, I simply can’t see the appeal of this state anymore. After graduation, I am out of here…</p>
<p>Fact check, he is not trying to raise taxes, he is trying to keep tax rates at the same rate they are now. The problem is, the Republican superminority in Sacramento will not vote to allow to put the extensions up for a vote…</p>
<p>California’s gerrymandering system protect both parties extremely well, but it’s result is that we have the most conservative Republicans. (We have a very liberal Democrats, but they aren’t significantly more liberal than expected for a Blue state)</p>
<p>The Gov. & Legislature do not have the authority to raise UC fees; that power lies with Board of Regents. However, if they continue to cut funding to the UC system, the Regents will have to raise fees again. Wonder what will happen to Cal Grants?</p>
<p>Many friends have told me that their child received financial aid and merit scholarships at private schools that brought the COA to close to or less than the (old) UC COA – and UC only offered them loans. Also, room & board is ridiculously high. $15K??? Is it a profit center?</p>
<p>It is one thing to assume COA will go up 3 - 6% per year, and quite another to see the kind of jumps we’re seeing. This much uncertainty in assessing affordability is taking the UCs out of the financial safety category IMHO, at least for our family.</p>
<p>"With the impending earthquake that is bound to hit California, and now coupled with the extra tax burden, I simply can’t see the appeal of this state anymore. After graduation, I am out of here… "</p>
<p>. . . don’t let the door hit ya on the way out.</p>
<p>do you think regents would increase OOS acceptances/decrease instate before raising fees? i think they would put the schools before the good of the state as a whole</p>