[quote=UCGal]I went to SDSU in the mid early/mid 80’s. It was SDSU even back then. And had been for a while.
At the time I started registration and fees for in-state students was approx. $350/semester. Books were another $100. By the time I left it had gone up to $550/semester, and books had doubled.
It’s up to $3289 for registration and fees for in-state students, per semester. And the sdsu.edu website claims it’s about $800/semester for books. That seems pretty steep to me.[/quote]
I understand that, UCGal. It IS pretty steep, considering that in the current CSU system, today’s undergrad is not guaranteed to be accepted into their major program of choice (due to impaction) and is not guaranteed to finish their +/- 128 semester credits (required for a Bachelor’s degree) in 4 years. Due to this problem, CC for two years is making more and more sense. At least a student will leave CC with an Associate Degree if they are turned down for their preferred major program at their preferred CSU campus(es). It’s okay to take a year or two off, work F/T and keep reapplying, rather than waste time and $$ majoring in something you’re really not that interested in. This is all the more reason to obtain a “marketable” Associate Degree at a CC, even if using it as a stepping stone to UC and CSU admission. Those skills will serve you well in ANY county you live in while pursuing study in your major without taking out student loans.
The above post was referring to the early-mid seventies era. CA colleges are only now surpassing other states in cost of tuition and fees.
In the Univ of Colo (Boulder, CO campus) School of Business, the in-state undergrad tuition and fees are now $13,788 yr (on par w/UC system). However, it is on a semester system while UC is on a quarter system.
However, “back in the day,” the CSU and UC systems in CA had the cheapest (resident) tuition/fees in the nation.
I DO believe this GREAT GIVEAWAY for residents really DID benefit CA’s human resources and encourage biz to relocate here over the last 50 or so years. However, this “party” has been over for at least 7 years now and CA univ tuition/fees are exploding thru the stratosphere.
