University Of California Increases Number Of Non-Resident And International Students

Eight percent of the University of California's class of 2014 will be made up of non-California residents, an increase of two percent from last year.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the majority of the nonresidents attend the Berkeley and Los Angeles branches of the University of California. Berkeley, specifically, expects that the upcoming freshman class will be 22.6 percent nonresident.

The beleaguered UC system, coping with a massive budget shortfall and jam-packed campuses, has gone to great lengths this year to allay its issues, establishing waiting lists at most of its campuses and exploring the possibility of offering online degrees.

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[lecloche]

03:00 AM on 07/19/2010

The UC is no longer relevant. Pack up. Move on.

[marind]

06:33 PM on 07/16/2010

Non-California residents pay more tuition. The UC system has been systematically starved of funding since the Ray-gun era.

[logic-a-go-go]

01:11 AM on 07/16/2010

Most public universities charge a much higher tuition rate for out of state, and even more for international students. It's lucrative to recruit students from overseas.

[cloudminder]

06:35 PM on 07/15/2010

Berkeley Sees Admission of Latino Students Drop and Nonresidents Jump

http://chronicle.com/article/Berkeley-Sees-Admission-of/66287/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

[cloudminder]

06:34 PM on 07/15/2010

UC Regents Break Open Meetings Law
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Member of the public denied access to meeting in “clear violation” of state law

SAN FRANCISCO – A member of the public was denied access to the University of California Board Regents meeting today in San Francisco in violation of state law.

An independent filmmaker documenting low-wage UC workers who face poverty was denied access to the public meeting with his video camera and was told by university officials that only “credentialed media” are allowed such access. However, state law specifically allows all members of public to record proceedings of a public meeting.

Government Code 11124.1 states, “Any person attending an open and public meeting of the state body shall have the right to record the proceedings with an audio or video recorder or a still or motion picture camera in the absence of a reasonable finding by the state body that the recording cannot continue without noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that constitutes, or would constitute, a persistent disruption of the proceedings. No state body shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the broadcast of its open and public meetings in the absence of a reasonable finding that the broadcast cannot be accomplished without noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that would constitute a persistent disruption of the proceedings.”

http://cloudminder.blogspot.com/2010/07/uc-regents-break-open-meetings-law.html

[cloudminder]

06:37 PM on 07/15/2010

Government Code 11124.1 states, “Any person attending an open and public meeting of the state body shall have the right to record the proceedings with an audio or video recorder or a still or motion picture camera...

“It is hard to believe that UC executives could reach new heights in denying public access and transparency,” said Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), who has authored several laws to ensure greater transparency at UC. “Once again, UC administrators are more concerned with protecting their ivory tower and their culture of secrecy than the public trust.”

“This is a clear violation of the statute,” said Jim Ewert, Legal Counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

“A filmmaker interested in low-wage workers' issues – for instance UC's threats to workers' retirement security – should not be illegally shut out of a public Regents meeting,” said Lakesha Harrison, President of AFSCME 3299, which represents thousands of UC workers. “Their actions today are the latest in UC executives' shutting the public out, which they will do even if it means breaking the law.”

UC is also fighting legislation that would protect UC faculty and workers who report waste, fraud, and abuse. SB 650, authored by Senator Yee, provides UC employees with the same legal protections as other state employees, including those at California State University and California’s community colleges. The bill currently sits on the Governor’s desk. He must sign or veto the bill by Sunday.

[SF TKF]

05:58 PM on 07/15/2010

The part that's most disturbing is that mandate of these PUBLIC colleges is that they educate the citizens of California. How many qualified students whose families taxes go to support these schools are going to be turned away to make room for out of State and Foreign students? These two groups should only be admitted if there are vacant slots.

[cloudminder]

06:49 PM on 07/15/2010

especially since online instruction is going to overtake face to face instruction
and the demand for online is going to outstrip the interests of Californians

[logic-a-go-go]

01:13 AM on 07/16/2010

Online courses are completely deficient for a college education of mediocre standards.

[blackgrl71]

05:15 PM on 07/15/2010

While I'm all for having a diverse student body, there is something to be said when you see NCAA athletic teams loaded w/ Foreign student-athletes or that engineers or scientists from Pakistan were students at an Ivy League school, when so many Americans don't have the same opportunities.

Of course, our education system has become more and more segregated by class and race. With terms like Magnet or Charter schools, Wait-listed; the ability to cleverly separate the 'haves' and the 'have nots' has become a great deal more sophisticated.

Also given that a majority of Americans are "joining" the ranks of the 'working poor', less Americans are academically prepared (due to dismal education systems) and are unable to financially pay for college (most can't due to the outrageous tuition price-tags) So universities have to fill their classes (coffers) other ways. Which means our "institutional intelligence" is also being 'shipped overseas.'

[sdiaz]

05:47 PM on 07/15/2010

I completely agree with you.
unfortunately, american students aren't qualifying for the maths and sciences. also, international students pay more money in tuition and accommodation fees.

[JStading]

01:56 PM on 07/16/2010

"While I'm all for having a diverse student body,"

This has nothing to do with diversity and everything to do with money. Arizona is doing the same thing because the difference between an in-state and out of state rate here is literally 100% higher tuition. In California (where I moved from), the difference can be even more pronounced. If I recall correctly, community colleges charged something like $26/credit for instate and over $120/credit for out of state.

"Of course, our education system has become more and more segregated by class and race."

Considering that many of the UCs are majority-minority, I find that point hard to believe.

[blackgrl71]

02:30 PM on 07/16/2010

I agree w/ you about it being more about money. Since universities/colleges are functioning more w/in a corporate structure, 'whoever can pay the price-tag' is valued much more than a promising, potential student, who couldn't afford it.

As for your comment about UC being a majority-minority: really?! You have the stats to support this? Regardless, universities all across this country are still predominantly white and/or requires people to either 'take out a mortgage-like-student-loans or recruit those whose parents can afford it. But you might wanna review some demographic stats to see 'WHO' these people are and perhaps you'll realize how ill-informed your comment is. So, yes, it's still mostly about the money.