A key UC regents committee on Wednesday moved to raise tuition by as much as much as 5% in each of the next five years despite opposition from the governor, legislative leaders and students.
The regents’ committee on long range planning approved the hike in a 7-2 vote after an unusual debate that pitted the state’s most powerful political leaders against administrators of the 10-campus UC system. The full board of regents is scheduled to vote Thursday on the proposed increase, which would end a three-year freeze on tuition.
Gov. Jerry Brown argued strongly against the tuition increase and instead proposed an in-depth study of such basic educational and cost issues as getting students to graduate in three years, offering more online courses and consolidating programs duplicated across UC campuses. He and student regent Sadia Saifuddin cast the two dissenting votes.
For undergraduates who are California residents, tuition next year could rise to $12,804, not including room, board and books. By the 2019-20 school year, that could increase to $15,564.
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