Community college board approves class 'rationing' changes

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussions' started by Abner, Jul 10, 2012.

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

  2. NorCal

    NorCal Active Member

    The change makes sense, considering that "career" students with no end in sight have been a problem as class sizes/offerings have been reduced in response to budgetary concerns and young folks cannot get into the courses then need to advance. My Junior College was starting to adjust local policy in relation to this challenge. In California we have really been spoiled tuition wise. About 7 years ago tuition was $12 per unit. Then it jumped to $20 per unit and people almost had a heart attack. And now it's jumped to $42 per unit and people are protesting. . . . so historically in California we have more career students who are "soul searching" so to speak because it's relatively inexpensive to do so.
     
  3. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    I hear you NorCal. I went to a CC for nearly 10 years and took everything under the sun in part because the tuition was $11.00 a unit! I racked up a boat load of credits. Yes, we have been spoiled in California. There was a time long ago when some old time Cali natives claim CC's here used to be free? I have never verified that, but why would someone make that up. Maybe I will take the time to check into that period, possibly the 60's?

    Gotta run!!!!

    Have a good one!

    Abner :smile:



     
  4. perrymk

    perrymk Member

    Prior to completeing my enlistment in the army in 1986 I heard that state universities in Calfornia were tuition free. I also knew from a friend working in an army admin office that I could change my state of residency to California and thereby qualify. I went as far as checking Los Angeles newspapers in the library (this pre-dates internet) for apartments near the UCLA campus. It turned out that the closest I would be able to afford on my VA benefits was about 3 miles from campus and I suspected the neighborhood was not one in which I would want to live. So I returned to Florida where the tuition and cost of living together was less than the cost of rent in Los Angeles.

    At least this is what my memory holds (smile).
     

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