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Isaac Miller and Irene Van, who traveled to U.C.L.A. late Wednesday night in a bus caravan from Berkeley, said they worried about how higher fees would affect illegal immigrant students, who are not eligible for financial aid, and minority students, already dwindling in number since Proposition 209 prohibited affirmative action.
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Hahaha...hey guys. Didn't notice that? Where's the "fuck illegals" bandwagon when you need it?
Anyway...
California students have the lowest tuition anywhere. Their "fee" model has been a
subject of debate for a long time.
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But the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office gave a hint of the controversy surrounding the topic of fees in a news release it issued about Chancellor Marshall (Mark) Drummond's testimony before a legislative subcommittee Tuesday. Drummond, celebrating enrollment growth, attributed the increases to the reduction in enrollment fees. "With fees down from $26 to $20 per unit this semester ... we are pleased to be able to meet the needs of more Californians and that’s very good news.”
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We have the lowest tuition in the state, and our fees aren't nearly as low as comm colleges in CA. Families have been known to uproot to CA to get nearly free, comparatively, tuition.
So, though 32% sounds like a huge amount, and the increase to the students mean less refunding from federal aid programs so less money in their pocket, desperate times call for desperate measures and CA students still aren't paying what most students around the country are paying.