Proposed Soln to Budget Cuts

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I'm posting here, in the hopes that there more people will see this. I am curious to your thoughts on the issue.</p>

<p>But here are the 3 primary solutions to budget cuts. </p>

<p>*Create a 3 year degree</p>

<p>*Accept more out of state students (OOS) b/c they pay higher tuition </p>

<p>*Charge more at the more popular (ie. pretigious) UC's, UCLA and Cal </p>

<h2>As</a> We See It: UC looks ahead - Santa Cruz Sentinel Article I found. </h2>

<p>I first heard this on the news, but I'm sure there have been quite a few articles out by now. I think the 3 year degree is feasible, but only for certain majors (humanities) but not something like engineering. More OOS, seems like a possible, but the main goal of the UC is to educate the people of Cali., so it would suck if you were replaced by some rich kid from another state. The last solution--I would laugh at that, b/c then you're really "buying" the degree, if it came true, I'd be glad I wasn't attending LA or Cal.</p>

<p>Anyway, these are just some of my thoughts, I wanna hear yours. Discuss!</p>

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<p>I thought about graduating in three years, but I’m not sure if it’s worth it. I think the extra year will help one get more experience and give more time to search for job opportunities. The job market can only get better after each year at this point.</p>

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<p>A three-year degree is totally feasible in engineering, especially if one takes summer classes. Engineering degrees require 120 units - most of the people I know (how many engineers didn’t score a 5 on Calc BC?) came in with 25~35 AP/CC units, and take an average of 28~36 units per year (not counting summer sessions). Toss in a summer session or two if necessary and it’s not hard to get out in three years, especially for a degree like EECS where the pre-req chains are short and the UD requirements are very flexible. People choose to stay for four years to take more classes, double major, do research, whatever.</p>

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<p>As long as they don’t increase OOS costs any more than they’ve already done. It’s costing me 52,052 per year to go to UCLA if I decide to. They need to find the equilibrium at which the maximum number of applicants will attend. Raise the costs to 55,000 and you get diminishing returns out the rear, even more than are already occurring.</p>

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<p>Read this, and decide again if staying public is worth the long haul.</p>

<p>[Being</a> Really Good vs. Being Really Public: Is This Our Choice? The Berkeley Blog](<a href=“http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/03/10/being-really-good-vs-being-really-public-is-this-our-choice/]Being”>Being really good vs. being really public: Is this our choice at UC Berkeley? | Berkeley)</p>

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<p>If I heard correctly, their other option would be to implement annual 5-15% tuition fee hikes over a period of 5 years. (May be a hearing error on my part but it sounded like that was a possible option)</p>

<p><a href=“UC panel proposes three-year bachelor's degrees, other big changes”>UC panel proposes three-year bachelor's degrees, other big changes;

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<p>Raise the minimum eligibility for admission. Target top 10% statewide vs. 12.5%.</p>

<p>Close Merced. Offer free/heavily reduced tuition for attending a juco for two years first.</p>