California universities consider adopting the T-word: tuition
Since 1960's master plan for public higher education, which had the goal of tuition-free schooling for all, the word has been eschewed in favor of "fees." But recent realities argue for a change.
 UCLA students line up at the registrar’s office to pay fees, which have increased dramatically since 1960’s master plan for higher education. (Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times / June 14, 2010) |
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For 50 years, they've avoided it. But California's public universities are now inching closer to using the word they've long viewed as taboo: tuition.
Unlike schools in every other state, California's public campuses in effect have banned official use of the word and what it means — that students pay at least a hefty share, if not most, of their education costs.
The state's renowned master plan for higher education, which in 1960 established separate roles for the University of California, California State University and the community colleges, also declared that the public institutions "shall be tuition free to all residents." Since then, even as the amount
Unlike schools in every other state, California's public campuses in effect have banned official use of the word and what it means — that students pay at least a hefty share, if not most, of their education costs.
The state's renowned master plan for higher education, which in 1960 established separate roles for the University of California, California State University and the community colleges, also declared that the public institutions "shall be tuition free to all residents." Since then, even as the amount
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