Tuition at the University of California could be going up for the first time in six years.
Later this month, the UC Board of Regents will consider hiking tuition by $282 a year, in addition to a $54 student service fee to help improve mental health services. The tuition hike, which would take effect in fall 2017, is the first since 2011.
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If approved, the new funds would go toward increasing financial aid and reducing class size.
Two-thirds of the system's undergraduates would have the increase covered by financial aid, according to UC.
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The university system has been pushing to add an additional 10,000 California students over the three years, leading to the largest single-year increase in state resident enrollment since World War II.
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University of California students could be paying $282 a year more in tuition under a pending proposal.