By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Thu, 26 May 2016 23:11:18 +0000

The claim that 61% of the community college students from “very low income” families with less than $30,000 income is a lie. It reflects the fact that any student can file a simple “hardship” form where they declare they can’t pay the tuition. It’s always approved without question.

The assertion is TOTALLY unaudited or verified. And students share that valuable information with fellow students. The CC MAKES MONEY by not checking by getting more students — everyone is in on the scam. Everyone except taxpayers, who pick up the bill.

By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Mon, 23 May 2016 22:10:26 +0000

California, a destitute state, still gives away community college education at fire sale prices. Our CC tuition and fees are the lowest in the nation. How low? Nationwide, the average community college tuition and fees are more than double our California CC’s.
http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-and-fees-sector-and-state-over-time

This ridiculously low tuition devalues education to students – often resulting in a 25+% drop rate for class completion. In addition, because of grants and tax credits, up to 2/3 of California CC students pay no net tuition at all!
http://tinyurl.com/ygqz9ls

BTW, complaints about increased UC student fees too often ignore key point — all poor and many middle class CA students don’t pay the UC “fees” (our state’s euphemism for tuition). There are no fees for most California families with under $80K income. 55% of all undergraduate CA UC students pay zero tuition, and another 14% pay only partial tuition. http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/blueandgold/
and
http://tinyurl.com/UC-zero

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By: Richard Rider

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