This tuition is ridiculous...

[postaled]

Here in Minnesota it is ~$165 per credit hour/unit.

And this is at community colleges..... That is a crazy price difference.

$662 for a 4 credit class at a community college here :\ If it is any technology class you need to tack on ~150-200 or so also.

Well... this is at the only two that I checked that are within 20 minutes of where I live.

 

[DCal430]

There have been many complaints that the UC system is going after out of state students because of the higher tuition they can charge...cutting available spots for in-state residents.

I tend to agree with those doing the bitching...the taxpayers of California support the various colleges and universities to help educate California students...not those from other states/countries.

Problem is most students qualify for the fee waiver for the UC schools. If your family household income is under around 90K then your entire class fees are waived. So they lose tons on instate students.

 

[DCal430]

I know someone who went to a UC, parents made like 70K a year and lived at home. He pocketed around $9000 a year in grants from the state and feds.

 

[BoomerD]

Problem is most students qualify for the fee waiver for the UC schools. If your family household income is under around 90K then your entire class fees are waived. So they lose tons on instate students.

Nah...I'm sure some students might qualify for tuition relief, but no way "MOST students" get the tuition waiver.

Hell, even the community colleges aren't quite that liberal with free tuition: (although reduced tuition is pretty easy to qualify to receive)

Last year, the California Community Colleges gave out 1,018,753 fee waivers that totaled $368,243,492.

Students qualify for waivers if they or their families are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or other welfare payments, or if they have incomes of less than 150 percent of federal poverty levels. In a reported issued yesterday, the Legislative Analyst's Office estimates that in some cases, students with family incomes of up to $80,000 could qualify for some form of fee assistance. The LAO said that two-thirds of community college students could qualify for a full fee waiver, and 90 percent for some reduction in fees through fee waivers or federal tax credits. (Last year, the system enrolled 2.9 million part-time and full-time students, or 1.3 million full-time equivalent students.)

 

[DCal430]

Nah...I'm sure some students might qualify for tuition relief, but no way "MOST students" get the tuition waiver.

Hell, even the community colleges aren't quite that liberal with free tuition: (although reduced tuition is pretty easy to qualify to receive)

The fee waiver for the UC is actually easier to get than the CC one. The income limit for the CC is based on many things, but for most people it is around 50 to 60K a year. For UC it is around 90K a year. Average household income in California is only 60K a year. So a fee waiver for anyone under 90K should cover over 50% of the students. When I said most I mean over 50%.