University of California weighs varying tuitions at its 10 campuses (excerpts)
Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2011
Should an education at UC Berkeley cost more than one at UC Santa Cruz? Should a student pay $11,000 in tuition at UC Riverside while his friend is billed $16,000 at UCLA?
…Nationally, UC is late to the debate, with many other state university systems long ago having established differential tuitions for their campuses…
…Perhaps not surprisingly, officials at UC Berkeley and UCLA have been among the most vocal advocates for some freedom in setting undergraduate tuition rates, which now are established uniformly by UC's Board of Regents. The board has raised basic in-state tuition 8% for next school year, to $11,124. Campuses charge varying other fees for student activities, health, parking, and room and board that can bring total costs to more than $27,000 a year. UC's graduate and professional schools set varying tuitions, with approval from the regents.
UC's Commission on the Future, a panel studying reforms and ways to increase revenues, did not fully endorse differential tuition in its report in December, but it said UC should find ways to implement variable fees if the state's fiscal crisis worsens…
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/education/la-me-uc-tuition-20110509,0,491002.story
Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2011
Should an education at UC Berkeley cost more than one at UC Santa Cruz? Should a student pay $11,000 in tuition at UC Riverside while his friend is billed $16,000 at UCLA?
…Nationally, UC is late to the debate, with many other state university systems long ago having established differential tuitions for their campuses…
…Perhaps not surprisingly, officials at UC Berkeley and UCLA have been among the most vocal advocates for some freedom in setting undergraduate tuition rates, which now are established uniformly by UC's Board of Regents. The board has raised basic in-state tuition 8% for next school year, to $11,124. Campuses charge varying other fees for student activities, health, parking, and room and board that can bring total costs to more than $27,000 a year. UC's graduate and professional schools set varying tuitions, with approval from the regents.
UC's Commission on the Future, a panel studying reforms and ways to increase revenues, did not fully endorse differential tuition in its report in December, but it said UC should find ways to implement variable fees if the state's fiscal crisis worsens…
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/education/la-me-uc-tuition-20110509,0,491002.story
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