Online college classes: An answer to budget shortfalls?


A year after California legislators cut the state university system’s budget by $584 million, or 20 percent, for the 2009-10 school year—leading to massive student protests on several campuses—the legislature increased CSU funding by 11 percent this year. State funding for the University of California system rose by 12 percent, according to California budget projections.

The good news comes with a caveat: Tuition and student fees probably will rise at many California colleges and universities. In fact, CSU could raise tuition by as much as 15 percent by next fall, according to the university.

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