COLLEGE TUITION GOING UP NONRESIDENTS WILL PAY MORE.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. will raise tuition for out-of- state and foreign students to keep up with the increasing cost of education. The Santa Clarita Community College District board voted to hike the tuition rate from $130 to $145 per unit for these nonresident students beginning in August. The increase was enacted to cover the actual cost of classes, which is expected to rise next year, said Michael Wilding Michael Wilding could refer to one of three well-known people:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. California Community Colleges, the average education expense for the 2004-05 school year is expected to hit $149 per unit statewide - $136 per unit at College of the Canyons. Ventura County and the Antelope Valley community college districts The Antelope Valley Community College District is the local college district serving Palmdale and Lancaster in California's Antelope Valley. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. both charge about $149 per unit to their out-of-state students. To offset additional costs yet remain competitive in recruitment, college officials compromised with a $15 tuition hike plus a $10 capital outlay capital outlay See capital expenditure. fee, Wilding said. ``It's not so much a competitive market,'' he said. ``We want to grow our international students program and we want to increase diversity.'' Out-of-state students pay well above the $18-per-unit price for California residents because they are not entitled to state community college subsidies, Wilding said. ``People who are not California taxpayers are expected to pay the true cost of education so it's not a burden on the taxpayers,'' he said. College of the Canyons has steadily increased its tuition fees for out-of-state students - about $5 per unit every two years - to meet expenses. But persistent state shortfalls are forcing college officials to push fees even higher. For California residents, per-unit fees rose from $11 to $18 this school year, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] has proposed a $6-per-unit hike for the 2004-05 term. ``The native students had a significant jump in fees last year,'' Wilding said. ``That's why the international and out-of-state students have a relatively high jump.'' About 200 out-of-state and international students now attend College of the Canyons. Wilding said officials plan to increase that number to 400. ``It makes for a richer academic environment when you have multicultural people here,'' he said. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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