Students for California's Future: News

January 18th - 24th, 2010

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No Room at College: What to do When You're Closed Out of Your Courses - The crisis is nationwide: Public universities in economically-distressed states (not only California, but Arizona, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio come to mind) simply don't have enough available spots in many classes to accommodate a student population growing at 4 1/2 percent each year. What should students do? Huffington Post

Students Face a Class Struggle at State Colleges - Welcome to state-run higher education in California. Mr. Macias is just one of more than 26,000 students at San Francisco State, and now educational opportunities cost more and are harder to grasp and even harder to hold onto than ever before. Mr. Macias’s experience of truncated offerings, furloughed professors and crowded classrooms is typical. New York Times

University of California applications set record - University of California campuses from Davis to San Diego saw dramatic increases in the number of transfer students applying for the fall of 2010, fueling a rise in applications statewide to their largest number ever despite steep hikes in student fees, according to data released Thursday by UC's Office of the President. The Modesto Bee

Waiting lists to be established at most UC campuses, regents say - The University of California will break with tradition and establish waiting lists for freshman admission as it copes with uncertain state funding, officials said Wednesday. Los Angeles Times

Community colleges struggle to stay afloat - When the California legislature finally passed last summer’s 2009-2010 budget, funding to the state’s community colleges was cut by $812 million, said Dean Murakami of the California Federation of Teachers (CFT). Additionally, over $1 billion in funding is being deferred until July so that it counts towards the next fiscal year. Martinez News-Gazette

Orange Coast College students can expect fewer classes - Students preparing to attend Orange Coast College this summer should brace themselves for uncertainties, including the possibility of a 50% reduction in the number of classes offered. It’s the result of a state budget crisis that’s changing the face of higher education in California. Daily Pilot