UC seeks to raise tuition another 10%

07-05-2011

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

Budget-pressed University of California administrators confirmed Saturday that they will seek a nearly 10% tuition hike on top of an 8% increase already scheduled to take effect this fall. Should UC regents approve the proposal, undergraduate tuition for California residents would rise to more than $12,200, not including room, board and other campus-based fees. That's an increase of about $1,920 over this year's tuition. The requested 9.6% tuition increase is intended to make up for the $150-million funding reduction outlined in a state budget passed last week. The previous 8% tuition increase, along with a package of other spending cuts and austerity measures, was aimed at addressing a previously announced $500-million cut in state support for the UC system, according to Patrick Lenz, UC's vice president for budget and capital resources. (more...)

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