<center>Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. California Gov.</center>

Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. California Gov.

settembre 14, 2023

News about California State University To Hike Tuition

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Trustees at California State University, the nation’s largest public university system, voted Wednesday to raise student tuition by 6% each year for five consecutive years to try to narrow a $1.5 billion deficit, a decision that some students called disheartening.

“It’s so disheartening to see that the board of trustees did not listen to the hundreds of us that came out yesterday,” Taylor said. “To have them completely ignore what we said and not do their job fully to secure the proper finances we need for this issue is such a big disrespect.”

The California State University Board of Trustees show how undergraduate student's tuition is paid during meeting at the chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

College students react as the California State University Board of Trustees passes a motion for tuition hikes at the California State University chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

Officials last increased tuition in 2017 when they approved a 5%, or $270, increase. Since then, inflation grew by 39%. The university receives 60% of its funding from the state government, and the rest comes from tuition.

The five years of the tuition increase will generate a total of $860 million in revenue. Of those funds, $280 million will be committed to financial aid, school officials said.

Steven Relyea, the university system’s chief financial officer, told trustees the tuition increase will help narrow the deficit gap but it won’t close it.

The tuition hikes won't affect about 276,000 undergraduates who have their tuition fully covered by financial aid because of their family's low income. Several trustees said they worry about the other 40% of the undergraduates, or about 184,000 students, who don't qualify for financial aid and who will face increased tuition. But they agreed they saw no other alternatives to stabilize the system's finances.

The California State University Board of Trustees meet at the chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

“We cannot survive unless we take action. No one wants to do this, but it is our responsibility,” said Jean Picker Firstenberg, a CSU trustee.

The California Faculty Association, the union that represents the university system's faculty and staff, said it opposed the hikes, which will compound to a 34% increase by the 2028-2029 academic year.

“This misguided and ill-informed idea will price out current and potential students – especially those who identify as Black, brown, immigrant, low-income, and/or first-generation college students,” the union said.

CSU Long Beach Sociology student Jennifer Chavez, left, hugs CSU Channel Islands Business student Angelmarie Taylor after the California State University Board of Trustees passes a motion to increase tuition fees at the California State University chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

The California State University Board of Trustees meets at the California State University chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

The California State University Board of Trustees show the past tuition increases as they meet at the chancellor's office, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Long Beach, Calif. The California State University's Board of Trustees on Wednesday planned to vote on a tuition hike for students. Their proposal would raise tuition by 6% each year for five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) © Provided by The Associated Press

Facing $1.5B deficit, California State University to hike tuition 6% annually for next 5 years

The increases will start across the 23-campus system in the fall of 2024.