Tuition to increase 10 percent
Change takes effect next fall but may continue for years.
By: John Sakata
Issue date: 8/27/07 Section: News
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Students still reeling from the onerous costs of college better be prepared to reach in their pockets and find more than a handful of change and book receipts a year from now.
For the sixth time in seven years, returning students should brace themselves for a 10 percent tuition increase starting next fall.
"When you look at expenditures we have, we do get money for enrollment growth but then there are labor contracts and (other expenditures)," said Clara Potes-Fellow, director of media relation for the CSU system.
The operating budget for the systems 23 campuses and 417,000 students is funded by a general fund allocated by the state and through tuition, Potes-Fellow said.
Following the pending passage of the state budget yesterday, students could have potentially been spared the extra cost only if the needed funds produced by the 10 percent tuition increase had been bought out by the legislator or governor.
But with a budget deficit looming over California, the fate of CSU students was sealed weeks in advance as Assembly and California Senate Republicans advocated for cost reductions in the budget, all but guaranteeing no relief for CSU students.
The tuition increase could force Donavan Houston, a business major, into getting a second job.
A student assistant for the Pollak Library, Houston does not receive more than 20 hours a week.
Houston said he has been saving since he was 14 - his parents have been saving even longer.
"It is a big deal because it is coming out of my pocket so I have to find another job or do something else to pay for my tuition," Houston, 19, said.
The CSU system signed a six-year compact with the governor that potentially could have saved students from facing higher tuition costs, Potes-Fellow said.
The six-year deal guarantees the CSU system a certain amount of money during a time when the system's budget could have been vulnerable to steep cuts.
For the sixth time in seven years, returning students should brace themselves for a 10 percent tuition increase starting next fall.
"When you look at expenditures we have, we do get money for enrollment growth but then there are labor contracts and (other expenditures)," said Clara Potes-Fellow, director of media relation for the CSU system.
The operating budget for the systems 23 campuses and 417,000 students is funded by a general fund allocated by the state and through tuition, Potes-Fellow said.
Following the pending passage of the state budget yesterday, students could have potentially been spared the extra cost only if the needed funds produced by the 10 percent tuition increase had been bought out by the legislator or governor.
But with a budget deficit looming over California, the fate of CSU students was sealed weeks in advance as Assembly and California Senate Republicans advocated for cost reductions in the budget, all but guaranteeing no relief for CSU students.
The tuition increase could force Donavan Houston, a business major, into getting a second job.
A student assistant for the Pollak Library, Houston does not receive more than 20 hours a week.
Houston said he has been saving since he was 14 - his parents have been saving even longer.
"It is a big deal because it is coming out of my pocket so I have to find another job or do something else to pay for my tuition," Houston, 19, said.
The CSU system signed a six-year compact with the governor that potentially could have saved students from facing higher tuition costs, Potes-Fellow said.
The six-year deal guarantees the CSU system a certain amount of money during a time when the system's budget could have been vulnerable to steep cuts.
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Christopher Jones
posted 8/23/07 @ 11:48 AM EST
Well, isn't this just great! (insert feeling of sarcasim). This is only my first time being enrolled at CSUF and I'm already dealing with getting enough aid to pay for classes, off-campus housing, books, etc. (Continued…)
Ian
posted 8/23/07 @ 1:57 PM EST
The thing that bothers me the most about this is I don't see my money being spent on anything beneficial to me. It seems like the money is going to all the wrong places. (Continued…)
Roxanne
posted 8/29/07 @ 8:24 PM EST
Yeah, thank California! But you gotta thank The Terminator and the right wing squad.
"Republicans forced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut $60 million from the budget according to an article in the L. (Continued…)
David
posted 8/30/07 @ 12:49 PM EST
Political participation is all fine and dandy but what I do not understand is how the quote, "Republicans forced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut $60 million from the budget according to an article in the L. (Continued…)
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