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  There go the fees again...

  http://wintersweet.livejournal.com/1239328.html
  70 days ago in spira mirabilis · Authority: 6

  10% increase approved for the CSU system. UC is looking at one too. If you're still in community college, I hope you're saving money, because there will probably be at least one more hike before you get there. And they are NOT improving the schools with this money, either--they're trying to keep up with budget cuts from the state (and, er, giving administrators big raises, but anyway...). Another thing to remember is to start checking out the course listings for your areas now. They vary wildly just among the CSUs in the Bay Area. For example, this fall, if you want to take Japanese, here's how it looks: SJSU: 6 different classes (+ multi sections) SFSU: 13 different classes (+ multi sections) CSUEB: 3 different classes (no multi sections--and I bet you at least 1 will be cancelled) Of course, people make a difference, too--my CSUEB MATESOL program had very few courses and no electives, but the director of the program was so excellent that I didn't care. But I do think that going to the course schedule (not the catalog, which lists classes that they may in theory have someday) and checking the areas you're interested in for the past, current, and upcoming terms, if possible, will tell you a lot about the school. That goes for local community colleges, too--they are definitely NOT all the same. Speaking of community colleges, by the way, I had a chance to check out Mission College in northern Santa Clara this week. Based purely on support staff (admissions, counseling, etc.) and course listings, it looks far better than Ohlone. They also have what may be the first community college "welcome center" in the Bay Area--it's a one-stop shop for students who will be first-generation college grads or have limited English. This is a wonderful thing. If your parents and such didn't go to college, it's so confusing to figure out things because the entire system assumes you already know the basic procedure, the jargon, etc. The welcome center puts you in touch with individual people who can pull together all those requirements and all the services you might miss out on otherwise (tutoring, etc.). I can't stress how valuable it would be to have access to someone who has the big picture about everything you can do and need to do at a particular school. MOST excellent. Nice campus too (and NO STAIRS! Campus is flat!).
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  California State University Board Of Trustees Committee….

  http://www.myeducationalplan.com/?p=6020
  70 days ago in 21st Century Educational System for a 21st Century Kid · Authority: 4

  California State University Board Of Trustees Committee…. May 14th, 2008 has agreed to a 10% increase in the fees the college students are going to have to pay. Posted by richard.ginn | Comments (0) Reddit del.icio.us Newsvine

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