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Legislature passes bill aiming to add higher-cost community college classes

Berkeley City College students are shown here studying. Some students worry about how the new bill will affect their ability to get the classes they need.
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Berkeley City College students are shown here studying. Some students worry about how the new bill will affect their ability to get the classes they need.

California’s community colleges may soon be able to charge higher fees for certain high-demand classes, after both houses of the California State Legislature passed a bill earlier this month. Normally, California residents pay about $46 per unit to take classes at community colleges, with each class offering about three units. Read More…

Op-Eds

Better access to community college

I am a believer in the power of community colleges because I am proof that they work. More than 20 years ago, I dropped out of high school, lived in my Volkswagen and attended Santa Barbara City College. At the time, I was homeless but undeterred. My focus in life was Read More…

Editorials

Nonsensical tuition increase

CITY AFFAIRS: A bill passed by the California State Assembly which raises tuition during shorter intersessions at state community colleges is not realistic.

A bill recently passed in the California State Assembly allowing community colleges to charge nonresident tuition during summer and winter sessions just doesn’t make sense. AB 955 will raise tuition during the community college system’s summer and winter intersessions from $46 per unit to the nonresident rate of $200 per Read More…