http://www.dslreports.com/forum/losangeles Southern California forum current topics en Copyright 2007, dslreports.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:48:57 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:48:57 EDT http://i.dslr.net/bbrdisc1.gif http://www.dslreports.com 19 18 bbr disc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23368774 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-cuts20-2009nov20,0,7218101.story :UC regents approve 32% student fee hike ...the University of California's Board of Regents approved a 32%, or $2,500, increase in undergraduate fees Thursday, but promised more financial aid to keep needy students from dropping out. After two increases by next fall, basic UC undergraduate fees will cost $10,302 a year, plus about $1,000 in extra campus charges. Room, board and books can add another $16,000. Given cuts in state funding, the regents said the extra fees will help stave off further course reductions and staff layoffs. Other than I am totally confused as to how does the UC system increase fees to make up for funding shortfalls, yet proclaim there is ample "financial aid" for needy students? If there were ample sources of money, why increase fees to begin with? OK. That not withstanding, at what point is a college education not worth it? $108,000? $200,000? $500,000? Get a BA in World Literature or Social Work and command a salary of $29,000/year! BSME (Mechanical Engineering), one would be lucky to get $58,000/year. or Screw college, save $108K, get a Class-C drivers license, and become a Bus Driver at $42,900/year. It would take the BSEE graduate 18 years to recoup that difference. or Screw the UC system, enroll at the University of Nevada Reno (or almost any public University in almost any State) , and even with the non-resident fee of $6K, your 4 year college cost would be $44,000. Is a UC degree really 2.5 x the value of a degree from UNR? I don't understand why everything in California is so damn expensive. fact sources: http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/news/economy/highest_starting_salaries/index.htm http://www.bankrate.com/finance/money-guides/top-10-priciest-colleges-and-the-cheapest.aspx http://www.unr.edu/vpaf/controller/cashiers-office/fall-fees.html http://www.unr.edu/future/ http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=84698977&from=indeed edit=more fact sources]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23368774 2009-11-20 02:46:37 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23361502 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23361502 2009-11-18 19:08:24 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23304142 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23304142 2009-11-06 20:18:16 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23397399 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23397399 2009-11-25 23:17:54 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23398987 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23398987 2009-11-26 12:00:08 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23318401 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23318401 2009-11-10 03:06:00 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23391436 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23391436 2009-11-24 20:35:27 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23284245 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23284245 2009-11-03 12:03:43 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23370761 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23370761 2009-11-20 13:59:06 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22971007 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22971007 2009-09-03 21:02:58