SACRAMENTO (KABC) -- We all know the cost of an education at Cal State and UC schools has gone up in recent years. Now a new report says California tuitions are relatively low compared to other states. But some California students say that's only part of the story.
Thousands of students across California protested at rallies statewide against years of budget cuts to public education. The cuts often led to higher tuition in the California State and University of California systems. A new report by theCalifornia Postsecondary Education Commission shows college in the state is a relative bargain."Although fees have gone up a lot lately, our fees are still lower than fees at public universities in other states," said Adrian Griffin, Ph.D., assistant director of the California Postsecondary Education Commission.
Illinois State University broke the five-figure barrier, with tuition more than $10,000 per year. Western schools like Arizona State University-Tempe and University of Colorado at Denver were in the $6,000-per-year range.
CSU tuition costs were in line with colleges like the University of Nevada-Reno at just under $5,000 a year.
For schools comparable to UC, University of Illinois and University of Michigan ranked highest, at $12,000