University of California has exclaimed that they will be raising the tuition by 27.6 percent over the next 5 years. The universities panel said that this is needed because they aren't getting enough money from the state government. Governor Jerry Brown argued by saying that if they raise the tuition they will just keep giving them less money. But the universities keeps fighting by saying that this is what needs to happen for them to maintain there stature.This raise in tuition has outraged many students which has resulted in numerous protests on campus. Under this new plan the current tuition for in state students would rise from $12,192 a year to as much as $15,560 in 2019-2020. Out of state students who now pay upwards of $35,000 would have to pay around $45,000. Do you think that it is right that the governor to stop giving sufficient funds to the university? Will the university still remain elite if it cant be accessible to middle and lower class families as student loans are already an increasing issue in today's world?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/us/university-of-california-tuition-is-set-to-increase.html?_r=0
I think they shouldn't raise the tuition. They shouldn't raise tuition because many people cannot afford it and it can lower the rate of students going to that college. But at the same time, the school needs money. Yeah they raised they tuition, but they need it for their panel. Without the money from there gov't or tuition from the students, the university will be in a series of debt.
ReplyDeleteI agree with maximo i do not think they should raise the tuition. This is because there is an endless loop of wanting more money. The governor has made it obvious that he is going to give these UC schools less money because they are getting more from the students. So this just made going to college a more financial burden for students and the UC systems will get the same amount of money. So this is pointless.
ReplyDeleteI do not understand why students have to pay for these raised tuition. If the school is not get enough money from the state government, shouldn't the school talk to the state government and have them do something about it? I do not like the fact that the UC just accepted that the state government is not funding as much.
ReplyDeleteI see why the government would raise the tuition in order to raise more money for the school, but isn't there other ways to do this? Students already have to pay ridiculous amounts of money to attend college, buy textbooks, and make a living; a 27.6% increase in the tuition would be detrimental to students who want to attend this school. The government should find other ways to raise the money other than raising tuition.
ReplyDeleteI believe this is completely unfair and Jerry Brown should not be giving less money to the school. I also believe it is unfair that they are raising tuition. The school not receiving enough money and having to raise tuition will cause problems for lower and middle class people. A lot of people can't afford the tuition to begin with, causing them to go to community college and then transferring. However, raising tuition will make it even worse and maybe even cause the school to lose students.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous comments, and the school should definitely not raise their tuition. However, the panel does have a good point in saying that they need the money in order to maintain their stature. I agree with Elias's statement that the government would find other avenues to pursue in order to raise the money necessary to support the schools.
ReplyDeleteThe prices the UC system wants to raise tuition to make it nearly impossible for most students to attend without falling into debt from student loans for the rest of their lives. The UCs argument seems to be invalid to me; an elite school is defined by the level of intelligence of the students that attend, not the financial status. However, I understand that budget cuts have affected schools nationwide, and this needs to be fixed. Education is the feeder to all other professions, and our nation must fund something that we rely on so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elyse, and if the University raises their prices it does not make the school more elite. The schools that are elite are the ones based on intelligence. So I think that the University will always be a top school, based on their history of always being a great school.
ReplyDeleteRaising the tuition will only make the lives of the middle class to the poor even harder to succeed in life. This ties back to the concept we learned in class of Social Darwinism and how the lack of opportunities leads to the poor staying poor and this an imbalance to be taken into account. In addition, the student loans will just bring the college graduates in debt after they get their diploma and most likely affect their futures. The colleges profit off the tuition when most of it is arbitrary. Several other countries have much better systems for young people to get into college without worrying about debt and they work, so why should the US not be the same? The tuition should be reduced for the good of the people.
ReplyDeleteI understand the idea that there has to be some form of compensation for the school in order for them to accommodate all the students, facilities at the school, teachers, etc. However, raising the price this much will help the school, but greatly harm the students, most likely causing them to gain a tom of debt from student loans, just as Elyse said. Overall, having this tuition increase is harmful to the students, and should not be increased.
ReplyDeleteI understand that the universities need money to keep it running, but increasing tuition prices by that much seems ridiculous. It is next to impossible to expect students to be able to pay those prices as they are just coming out of high school. Many of them will not have had any work experience, let alone a job with money saved up. If they do this I think the amount of students attending their school will greatly decrease because so many will be scared of the debt to follow.
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