UC tuition might jump 32% if tax proposal fails, official says
UC President Mark G. Yudof tells regents that this fall's 8% tuition increase may be dwarfed by an additional 32% midyear hike if Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for tax extensions is not approved.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2011
Basic tuition for UC undergraduates who are California residents is scheduled to rise 8% to about $11,100 this fall, not including room, board and other fees. (UC President) Yudof promised that the university would not seek a midyear increase if its reduction in state funding remains, as it now stands, at $500 million. The additional 32% hike would bring tuition to about $14,800 a year and surely spark student protests.
The threat of such an increase is partly intended to influence debate in Sacramento...
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0519-uc-regents-20110519,0,1561248.story
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