<p>More</a> cuts for Pennsylvania’s state universities?</p>
<p>Last year, the state budget for public universities in Pa. was cut by an average of 20%. According to the linked article above, from today's Phila. Inquirer website, the Governor tomorrow will propose an additional cut of 20% for the state-owned universities, and 30% for Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln.</p>
<p>Welcome to the new America, where the rich can afford college and everyone else can borrow $100,000 or go pound sand.</p>
<p>Well, as a PA resident,not sure if i would be willing to pay more in state taxes to keep the status quo…at less then 30k and not being true state schools, PSU and Pitt are relative bargains…</p>
<p>Polarscribe, ypu can still go to school without incurring 100k worth of debt, but it may not be the school one fancies</p>
<p>[Pa</a>. college students to feel the pinch in Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2012-13 budget proposal | PennLive.com](<a href=“http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/pa_college_students_to_feel_th.html]Pa”>Pa. college students to feel the pinch in Gov. Tom Corbett's 2012-13 budget proposal - pennlive.com)</p>
<p>Corbett’s budget "would cut funding for the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, including Shippensburg and Millersville universities by 20 percent. Funding for the three state-related schools Penn State, Pitt and Temple would be cut by 30 percent, while the other state-related school, Lincoln University, would receive the same level of funding it got this year.</p>
<p>Community colleges would see a 3.5 percent reduction. </p>
<p>As for the state grant program, that too would be cut. The 5 percent reduction proposed for these need-based grants that do not have to be repaid would lower the amount available to fund these grants to $361.9 million.</p>
<p>What it means: It would be bad news on all fronts for college students. They undoubtedly would see tuition rise. They’ll likely to have to put up with bigger class sizes and fewer course or program offerings. And those eligible to receive a state grant would see less assistance for that part of their financial aid package."</p>