UC, CSUs may raise fees by 10 percent
CHANNELS STAFF
Issue date: 12/3/08 Section: News
Officials from both the University of California and the California State University systems warn that students - despite record numbers of applicants - may pay up to 10-percent higher fees next year.
Community college transfers should, however, hold on to their priority status.
Like Santa Barbara City College, the universities are still waiting to know just how deep they will have to cut programs because of a massive state budget deficit. The Cal State campuses are stating they will restrict admissions severely, while UC officials say it's too early to tell.
In the Cal State system - comprising the top transfer schools of Northridge, San Francisco and San Diego - local high school students and 2-year transfers meeting all requirements will be given priority. Non-residents will have the lowest priority, according to a memo issued by the Cal State public information office.
The memo also stated that applications for 2009 are up 20 percent over last year. Community college transfer requests were up 36 percent. The following campuses already are impacted and will no longer accept applications in Fall 2009: Fullerton, Long Beach, Pomona, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, Channel Islands Northridge and San Jose. San Francisco will stop accepting applications Dec. 10.
At the UC level - of which UCSB is the No. 1 transfer school for City College students - officials are warning that fees will undoubtedly go up.
"We do face a serious financial situation," said Ricardo Vasquez, a spokesman for the University of California.
Tuition at these schools has doubled over the last seven years. Vasquez would not predict how the budget cuts would affect UC enrollment.
"It is still too early to determine if it (student enrollment) will decrease," he said. "We haven't experienced that in the past when fees have gone up."
-Channels Staff
Community college transfers should, however, hold on to their priority status.
Like Santa Barbara City College, the universities are still waiting to know just how deep they will have to cut programs because of a massive state budget deficit. The Cal State campuses are stating they will restrict admissions severely, while UC officials say it's too early to tell.
In the Cal State system - comprising the top transfer schools of Northridge, San Francisco and San Diego - local high school students and 2-year transfers meeting all requirements will be given priority. Non-residents will have the lowest priority, according to a memo issued by the Cal State public information office.
The memo also stated that applications for 2009 are up 20 percent over last year. Community college transfer requests were up 36 percent. The following campuses already are impacted and will no longer accept applications in Fall 2009: Fullerton, Long Beach, Pomona, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, Channel Islands Northridge and San Jose. San Francisco will stop accepting applications Dec. 10.
At the UC level - of which UCSB is the No. 1 transfer school for City College students - officials are warning that fees will undoubtedly go up.
"We do face a serious financial situation," said Ricardo Vasquez, a spokesman for the University of California.
Tuition at these schools has doubled over the last seven years. Vasquez would not predict how the budget cuts would affect UC enrollment.
"It is still too early to determine if it (student enrollment) will decrease," he said. "We haven't experienced that in the past when fees have gone up."
-Channels Staff
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