School tuition is a huge factor in not only determining which school we will attend as college students but, also what career we will pursue, as well as how far we will go in our education. For that reason, it's easy to understand why an outraged group of University of California- Davis campus students decided to protest at their schools' administration office on November 19th, 2009, after it was announced that their school tuition would be increasing 32% for the Fall 2010 semester.
As many as 150 students remained at the school's administration building after its 5p.m. PT (8p.mET) closing protesting the imposed increase. With out of state resident tuition averaging over $40,000 (in-state residents' is over $21,000), the increase would pose as a major additional expense for the students.
The protest didn't only take place at the Davis campus however. Nearly 400 miles south of Davis, California students at the University of California- Los Angeles campus protested the drastic increase as well. The students argued that the increase would hurt the lower and middle class population of the school and cause their attendance at the universities almost unattainable. Officials at the university however, claim just the opposite. According to CNN.com, the California Board of Regents, who approved the increase, stated that the tuition increase would actually raise, “the level of financial assistance for needy low- and middle-income students.”
With no change of the proposal set to change, the impending increase is still in place. The result on UC however, is only yet to be seen.
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