California colleges have been struggling with budget cuts for the past couple years and 2010-2011 looks to be another rough year for the CSU and UC schools in the state. President Horace Mitchell of California State University, Bakersfield announced last week a budget plan which will include raising student fees, cutting staff, and canceling winter quarter graduation ceremonies. The plan would also cut four sports programs as well for the 2010-2011 school year at CSUB. Another rough part to these budget cuts is that it will force many classes to go from average class sizes of 35 to 70 students. (more…)
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Budget Cuts Will Hurt CSUB for 2010-2011 School Year
Monday, February 15th, 2010Summer Session Canceled at City College of San Francisco
Friday, February 5th, 2010Budget cuts across the UC, CSU, and community college systems of California are causing numerous problems for the schools as they struggle to offer enough classes for students to graduate. There have already been a variety of classes being offered less often than expected, and when they are offered they might be full, which forces college students to wait until the next term. This scenario is even worse for students of City College of San Francisco, because the school decided to cancel their very popular summer session. The summer session at City College of San Francisco is typically a great time for students to catch up and take classes they could not attend during the normal school year. (more…)
$3.1 Million in Bonuses Approved by UC Regents
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Over the last few weeks the University of California regents has been in the news for various budget issues. This trend continues this week as yesterday the UC regents announced that they approved a very controversial performance bonus of $3.1 million, which will go to 38 senior executives at five of the UC medical centers. Many people in California are not happy about this approval, including union activist who denounced the bonuses. (more…)
Part-time Employees Increasing in California
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Over the past few years the economy in California has had many events which have caused it to slow down dramatically, resulting in more people losing their jobs across the state. It is estimated that approximately 1.5 million workers by November of 2009 have lost jobs, which represents roughly 10% of the overall workforce in California. These reports from the Employment Development Department also indicated that a year ago there were 911,000 part-time workers, who would typically be full-time workers. Almost everyone that the EED is tracking is working part-time because the economy is struggling. (more…)
California University Presidents Feeling Recession in Their Paychecks
Monday, January 18th, 2010The presidents in the California University system are paid very well, and typically get great raises each year as long as things go well. Over the past couple of years the recession has slowly been working into the college system of California and now presidents are earning a little less or not getting any raises. In the survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education, they indicate that UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau had no increase in the 2008-2009 school year. Presidents in the UC system are still doing well, as total compensation for Birgeneau was $467,556 last year. UC President Mark Yudof is paid even better bringing in $600,000 overall for his total compensation. (more…)
Recession Increases Applications at University of San Francisco School of Law
Monday, January 11th, 2010History has shown us that higher education tends to become more popular during downturns in the economy, however, in some parts of the country, it seems to have taken a little longer this time than most experts predicted. As the recession continues, many in the work force are finding that there is a lack of good jobs which has resulted in an increase in applications to the University of San Francisco School of Law. In addition there has been a growing interest in graduate programs and law schools across the U.S., with many others seeing an increase in applications. October 2009 also saw a 20% increase in people taking the Law School Admission Test over the prior year, which is a prerequisite to most law schools. Overall there was a 13% increase in people taking the Graduate Record Examination in 2009, which is a prerequisite to most graduate programs. (more…)
CSUS President Hopes To Avoid More Fee Increases
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010California State University Stanislaus President, Hamid Shirvani, sent out a New Year’s memo to his staff and faculty regarding the future of the college and the massive state deficit for the 2010-2011 budget year. Public colleges across California are experiencing similar budget issues as most have had to endure spending cuts and fee increases. (more…)
Heald College Acquired by Corinthian Colleges
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Publicly traded Corinthian Colleges Inc. has finalized their acquisition of Heald Capital LLC, the parent company of Heald College. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Heald operates 11 campuses in the western United States. All of the Heald schools are regionally accredited junior colleges and focus on associates degrees, certificates, and diplomas. Students can study various programs in health care, business, law, and technology. This acquisition by Corinthian Colleges Inc gives them an expanded campus and online presence in the western U.S., which partners well with their other school brands WyoTech and Everest. (more…)
Athletic Programs at California Colleges Feeling the Budget Crunch
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009The budget troubles in California over the past year have had a direct effect on the athletic programs of the University of California and California State University systems. Not only do athletic programs take a tremendous amount of effort by the students and administration, they also are very expensive. Just as professors at colleges in California have taken a reduction in pay, so have the athletic coaches and administrators. In order to keep things going, many coaches are spending their time putting together events to raise money to support their programs. (more…)
Rough Economic Times Hurting California Small Businesses
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Many small businesses around California have been having a rough time generating revenue during the rough economic condition in the state and country. Over the past two years, there were thousands of small businesses in California that went bankrupt as they struggled to make sales and stay profitable. Small businesses are trying to run lean and efficient to survive until the economy recovers and consumers begin to spend more money. In addition to fewer customers spending money, these small businesses in California are racking up debt and many are not able to get loans they need to help them stay in business. (more…)
