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<p>Got this from another thread:</p>

<p>State Cuts May Force $3,000 Fee Increase
By Angelica Dongallo
Contributing Writer
Date Added Friday, April 18, 2008 | 2:53 am
Date Modified Friday, April 18, 2008 | 2:53 am
Category: News > University > Higher Education</p>

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<p>California public universities must increase student fees dramatically to maintain their academic quality if the state's proposed budget cuts for 2008-09 are approved, according to recent reports.</p>

<p>In order to make up for the $417.4 million gap between the university's and state's proposed budgets for 2008-09, resident undergraduate student fees must jump to $9,636, up from $6,636 in 2007-08, excluding individual campus fees, a UC Academic Council report projects. The jump represents about a 45 percent fee increase.</p>

<p>The UC Board of Regents is considering a 7.4 percent undergraduate student fee increase for the 2008-09 school year in order to alleviate the impact of the state's projected $16 billion deficit on the university.</p>

<p>"The University is doing all it can to advocate in Sacramento against cuts of this magnitude, but given the gravity of the budget crisis, it is likely that the Board of Regents at its May meeting will consider raising student fees as one part of the University's response," said UC President Robert Dynes last week in a letter addressed to students.
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<p>Another report, released by the Campaign for College Opportunity on Wednesday, found that fees for students at the university have increased by 84 percent since 1998-99.</p>

<p>The campaign's report shows that the proportion of state funding for higher education has decreased since 1998, causing students to pay a greater proportion of the university's funding. The proportion of funds coming from students has risen to 31 percent in 2007-08, up from 18 percent in 1998-99.</p>

<p>In addition to increasing student fees, the UC and CSU systems would have to turn away approximately 27,000 students total from their campuses over the next 2.5 years, according to the report.</p>

<p>The university is currently overenrolled by 4,200 students and officials have said the university will not increase enrollment next year unless state funding is ensured.</p>

<p>"What we're trying to do is expose the nature of these cuts before they happen," said Blake Ulveling, communications associate for the campaign. "Unlike other programs, education is an investment in the economy."</p>

<p>The campaign's cumulative impact report concluded that the budget cuts would reduce the state's higher education institutions' ability to supply the educated workforce needed.</p>

<p>State officials said cutting funding for higher education is not the governor's first choice, but added that all state programs must bear some of the weight.</p>

<p>"Education is a priority for the governor. However, the state can't spend more than it takes in (and) it has a negative impact on the economy as well," said Sabrina Lockhart, a spokesperson for the governor. "(The cuts are) difficult but necessary steps to get spending in line with revenues."</p>

<p>Tags: UC BOARD OF REGENTS, ROBERT DYNEES, STUDENT FEE INCREASES, CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY</p>

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<p>It does not say how much Cal State schools are increasing. Does anyone know?
I’ve also heard UCB plans or already raised housing price to $16K vs $11K. Is this true?</p>

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<p>I heard Foothill was going to be $16,XXXplus/year. Its getting ridiculous.</p>

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<p>Foothill College? 2-year community college? This is not good.</p>

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<p>Sorry,
Foothill are dorms at UCB. Actually the one my daughter is hoping to get into.</p>

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<p>I see, so end up the UCs are not much cheaper than some private schools. UCB is nearly $33K, is that correct?</p>

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<p>That is what people get for voting for the Govinator.</p>

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<p>tuition will be EVEN higher!!!</p>

<p>read this: </p>

<p>[Proposed</a> UC, Cal State budget cuts decried - Los Angeles Times](<a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cuts17apr17,1,2005112.story]Proposed”>Woman in severed penis case has mental issues, lawyer says)</p>

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“To maintain the current level of quality at UC while making up for the cuts, annual student fees would have to jump to $10,500, from $7,511, the UC study found. Within a few years, fees at UC could rise as high as $18,000, it concluded.”

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<p>Right now for my daughter as an incoming freshman, Tuition is $8400 + $16,300(Foothill double,assumption at this point) = $24,700. If there is a $3000 increase = $27,700.</p>

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<p>$27,700/year for an in-stater? Woah! That’s even higher than Michigan, which would come close to $23,000. But, considering the fact that Cal is one of the nation’s top universities, $25k-$28k is still a relative bargain.</p>

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<p>Agree, especially since my daughter is going to do mechanical engineering.</p>

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<p>But what kind of increases are we talking about for the rest of her three years?</p>

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<p>Wow. In-state Califonians who get decent aid from private colleges won’t have much financial incentive to go to a UC school.</p>

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<p>Yes but you have not accounted for all the costs. According to UCs website it should be about $25K before the increase and with the increase it should be +$8K more.</p>

<p>[UC</a> Expenses & Fees](<a href=“http://www.ophs.opusd.k12.ca.us/uc_costs.htm]UC”>http://www.ophs.opusd.k12.ca.us/uc_costs.htm)</p>

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<p>“Wow. In-state Califonians who get decent aid from private colleges won’t have much financial incentive to go to a UC school.”</p>

<p>Exactly. Many of the best and brightest are going to have to go private to be able to afford school, especially low income students.</p>

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<p>“That is what people get for voting for the Govinator.”</p>

<p>He’s not the problem. Your state has every social welfare program under the sun, more public colleges than some states have McDonalds, and a vast entrenched state government that has in effect been run by democrats for years and years.</p>

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<p>Wow, i hate how state schools keep getting cut back on fundings. Soon it will be similar in price to a private school.</p>

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<p>The truly best and brightest will study free at the Ivies + Stanford + MIT + Williama/Amherst/Swarthmore. You don’t get in to one of those, it will cost a LOT of money to go to your State school. As sad as it sounds, there are really bright kids that will either go to a super elite well endowed private, or won’t be able to afford college (unless they commute from home). Talk about pressure!</p>

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<p>Dunnin, most elite publics are also positioning thjemselves in a way where they will be able to provide all need-based financial assitance to in-staters and gifted out-of-staters.</p>

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<p>Alex,
I think you’re right that a handful of top publics will be able to meet the financial needs of most students…as long as the financial-aid bar remains at the same level. The problem is that it is not. HYPSM and others are completely changing the game with the expansion of their aid up to incomes levels of $180k. This is a completely different metric than what U Michigan or U Virginia, two of the most well-funded publics, will be able to compete with. </p>

<p>For years, the politicians have been screwing around with funding for higher education and the chickens are coming home to roost. The inevitable result for many (all?!) state institutions will be a lower level of resources that can be devoted to students and perhaps especially undergraduate students. The funding squeeze will force even more difficult choices by university administrators, eg, do we improve funding for undergraduate programs and keep tuitions down and make the general public happier or do we invest in the graduate programs that drive much of our institution’s reputation among academia and allow us to effectively compete for research grants? It may not be such a stark either/or, but I don’t think that I’m too far off.</p>