10% UC Fee Hike

The UC Board of Regents plans to approve an increase in tuition by nearly 10%

The tuition hike is planned for the summer sessions only, but UC officials have signaled that a permanent increase, beginning in the fall, will be necessary to help cover the state's decision to slash $115.5 million from UC over two years.

A planned 9.3 percent increase for the summer, if extended to the 2009-10 academic year, would raise basic tuition for undergraduate students from $7,126 a year to about $7,789. In addition, various student services fees are expected to rise.

The difference between $7000 & $8000 is significant...and that's basically what were talking by the time you add in every other increased fee the students are facing.

There go a bunch more kids who won't be attending school this summer...or possibly beyond.