FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Isn’t a UC education still relatively inexpensive?
A: The national average for in-state tuition is $7,020 this year.  In Fall of 2010, UC in-state tuition will be $10,302.

Q: Why don’t students just take out more loans?
A: Students already take on too much student loan debt.  Read more about the student loan crisis here.

Q: I can pay for my son/daughter’s UC education.  Why does this matter to me?
A: Consider that many of the your son or daughter’s friends and classmates cannot afford a UC education.  Do you want your child to attend a college where these students cannot share their talents?  Do you want California to go without the contributions that these students can offer?

The new UC admissions policies will particularly hurt African American and Asian students.  Read about these effects here. 

In addition, research demonstrates that the so-called “high-tuition/high-aid” model that the UC is adopting decreases educational quality for all students.