The UCs are raising their fees in their graduate programs. Well apparently they just broke their own policy of keeping their prices lower than competing institutions, yet the UC officials are aware of the violation they committed. What was even more shocking to read was that "[s]ome schools would exempt existing students, meaning the fees would apply only to incoming students." According to those officials, this is the cause of the financial crisis. Tuition fees rose ever since the government cut more than $800million in UC budget since last year. However, many students are not satisfied with the increasingly expensive fees. After all, which student would love to pay more for a lower variety of course offerings? Jessica Luk, a graduate student at one of the UCs, said that this might be an attempt in "privatizing the cost of education."
Who knows what will happen to the economy in the future; however, for those people that are looking to attend UCs as graduates, start saving up money.
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This sucks!
Good point, Kasper (referring to your last sentence). It is obvious that the UC's will raise their tuition costs again. What is shocking too is that they are even asking for more donations by calling parents of current students and alumni's. In addition to an overall increase in tuition costs, they are adding an extra fee to certain majors, such as business major at UC Berkeley.
One of the problems is UC administrators are overpaid, with some earning a higher salary than private college administrators.
My parents have made me save up almost all of the money i have earned... looks like i have to save up even, bye bye car. Seems as if everything leads the to financial crisis.
This financial crisis is same with the CSUs. All the schools in California are getting harder to get in than ever.
This budget crisis has started by impacting the cost of the UC graduate programs, but I wouldn't be surprised if they raised fees for the undergraduate programs within the next few years as well. I feel bad for my sister who will be applying for college in three years, because things don't appear to be getting any better any time soon.
What really strikes me about how the recession affects colleges and universities is how far-reaching the impact is. I haven't seen a single kind of higher education institution that hasn't had to enforce some kind of cutbacks, and they all boil down to hurting the students' quality of education. This, too, is happening at the same time as many are looking to go back to school as the job market gets tighter.
The unfortunate part is that all of these effects give rise to an air of competitiveness across the board, with fewer slots in programs and smaller availabilities in general. When things get rough, you'd want people to really be leaning on each other and supportive, but this is hard to keep in mind when acceptances and classes that would have been much more accessible two years ago are now out of reach.
It's ridiculous how competitive schools are becoming, and now we all have to worry about the financial aspect about colleges.
this sucks!a lot of people are telling me that many students will need more than 4 years to graduate from the UC they go to. This is because there are just way too many people attending UCs and the classes are way too filled. When students take longer time to graduate, they will need to pay even more money!
This sucks! The cost for tuition in UC's are already so expensive. Now, the prices are even higher? Many students will struggle even more to pay these fees. And graduating on time might become another major issue too.
Good point, Serena and Goldie, about the time it takes to graduate increasing. It is so difficult for colleges to balance the need for financial stability with the quality of education they provide to their students. Now that the economic recession is clearly persisting, and cuts are going to be the only solution for the foreseeable future, I think it's fair for the public to demand the colleges be candid about the cuts that are going to be made.
In my opinion, colleges that try to hide financial worries and then pull sudden rounds of cuts are being irresponsible. Though higher education is a competitive market, just as any other commodity, there seems something sacred about an education that should be as free as possible from lying or misrepresentation.
Do other people feel the same way about colleges needing to be honest with their students?
Aww what a sucky time to graduate...
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