As the California college crisis continues, more students are being forced to apply out of state to ensure that they get accepted into a campus which they want to attend. Right now many University of California and California State University schools are using waiting lists, and having to reduce classes to cope with the budget cuts over the last few years. Private and public colleges and universities outside of California are reporting a solid increase in applicants from our state, and this trend looks to continue until changes are made. Over the next 10 years there is expected to be a big increase in the number of additional students which the CSU and UC systems need to accommodate, and if they do not then we will lose talented students to out of state schools. (more…)
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California College Crisis Causing Students to Apply Out of State
Monday, March 15th, 2010CSU Campaign Looks to Increase Latino Enrollment
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010The California State University system has been working to diversify, as enrollment has dropped among many minority groups across CSU campuses. They have been working to educate and recruit more African American students to CSU campuses via the CSU Super Sunday program, and now look to work on increasing Latino enrollment with the “Es El Momento” campaign. The Moment is Now campaign is a three year plan to increase exposure to college among Latinos in the U.S., so that more students complete high school and move onto a California college. This campaign makes sense in California where Latinos are by far the fastest growing minority, so it is critical that they stay educated so that they can help contribute to the work force. (more…)
Wait Lists Will Reduce UC and CSU Enrollment
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Not only are wait lists at CSU and UC campuses controlling student enrollment while they deal with budget issues, but they also continue to frustrate students and send them away to other colleges or universities. High school seniors in California are applying to numerous UC or CSU schools, but unfortunately many are being put on the wait lists. Being placed on a wait list does not give an incoming freshmen any reassurance that they will get into the college, in fact many are choosing to just go to the first school that accepts them instead of waiting. Therefore, shunning the wait lists, students are going elsewhere in California, or perhaps out of state, which does not help the budget issues in the state. (more…)
California State Universities Look to Improve Black Student Enrollment
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Over the past five years, officials from the California State University have been working on increasing the enrollment rates of African American students via the CSU Super Sunday program. This initiative was created so that they could inform black communities in California about how to best plan, prepare, and apply for college. The program started out small, but it has grown very quickly with CSU officials now visiting 100 churches in black communities across 40 cities in the state. Enrollments are up over 75% over the 2004-2008 period, which is a positive sign for the program and for diversity at CSU college campuses. (more…)
California State University System Urges Super Seniors to Graduate
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The California State University system is being forced to become more efficient with their budget, as they do not have enough money to offer enough classes to meet the student demand. Cutting classes is not enough, as there are a small minority of “super seniors” who are taking up space in classes which they do not need. Many times, when a student transfers from another California college, they have credits from classes which do not count towards their degree. Often, students take the incorrect classes because of poor planning, and other times they switch majors which makes many of their credits irrelevant. In order to push these super seniors along who have been trying to graduate for more than 5 years, the California State University system will work with students to get them on a plan to graduate. (more…)
Budget Cuts Will Hurt CSUB for 2010-2011 School Year
Monday, February 15th, 2010California 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…)
California State University System Receives Stimulus Funds for Fall 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Students attending classes in fall 2010 at one of the 23 California State University campuses will now have more classes available to them than previously expected, thanks to $50.9 million in one-time federal stimulus funds. This massive infusion of cash will definitely help close the budget deficit at each of the CSU campuses, but this will not be enough to close the gap. It will however provide CSU college students with an additional 8,000 courses for fall 2010 across all of the CSU schools. (more…)
Students Seeking California Degrees Struggle with 2010-2011 Fee Increases
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010There are thousands of students in California at a CSU or UC college working to earn their degree, but the new fall 2010-2011 tuition increases might be too much for some to handle. It is extremely important for recent graduates of high school in the state, to move onto college and earn a California degree. However the undergraduate fees have made it increasingly difficult for students to enroll in college, or complete their degree. (more…)
‘Student Protection Act’ Introduced for CSU and UC School Systems
Monday, February 1st, 2010Last week, California State Senator Jeff Denham, R-Merced, introduced the “Student Protection Act,” at Fresno State University and UC Merced. This act would require schools in the University of California and California State University systems to have a 180-day waiting period between when a tuition or fee increase is approved, and when it goes into effect. It also looks to limit fee increases to no more than 10% per year, which would be a step to help curb the rapid increase which California colleges have experienced lately. (more…)
