University of California administrators are prepared to raise tuition 27 percent by the end of the decade, despite the objections of students and the state’s popular governor.
The debate over the increases for the 10-campus system's 244,000 students has set up a showdown between the state's politicians, the Board of Regents and students.
The full board is set to vote on tuition increase today, although the proposal already cleared a key committee on Wednesday. California Governor Jerry Brown, who made tuition freezes part of his successful re-election campaign, opposes the increases and rolled out his own proposal to cut costs, which emphasizes three-year degrees and online education.
System President Janet Napolitano's tuition plan calls for up to five consecutive years of 5 percent increases. The first would raise in-state tuition and fees from $12,192 now to $15,564 by fall 2019. The plan's backers portray the increases as modest, predictable and necessary to ensure the quality of the system.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/20/uc-administrators-and-california-governor-clash-over-tuition-hikes