"Higher education spending accounted for 18% of the state budget in 1976–77, but by 2016–17 higher education funding had fallen to 12% of the budget. These funding cuts have been felt most strongly at the University of California, where funding per full-time-equivalent student fell from slightly more than $23,000 to about $8,000. CSU funding per student has also fallen by about 25% since 1976–77 from slightly more than $11,000 per student to slightly less than $9,000."
...which accounts for ~$15k in tuition increases straightaway.
We should also bring out the guillotines for the ever-expanding MBA admin bloat at the universities. Eliminating admin cronyism is probably one of the best cost savings available at the UCs, at least. This report sez the UC is at ~$4k per student in admin costs, which seems kinda crazy:
https://www.ppic.org/publication/higher-education-funding-in...
"Higher education spending accounted for 18% of the state budget in 1976–77, but by 2016–17 higher education funding had fallen to 12% of the budget. These funding cuts have been felt most strongly at the University of California, where funding per full-time-equivalent student fell from slightly more than $23,000 to about $8,000. CSU funding per student has also fallen by about 25% since 1976–77 from slightly more than $11,000 per student to slightly less than $9,000."
...which accounts for ~$15k in tuition increases straightaway.
We should also bring out the guillotines for the ever-expanding MBA admin bloat at the universities. Eliminating admin cronyism is probably one of the best cost savings available at the UCs, at least. This report sez the UC is at ~$4k per student in admin costs, which seems kinda crazy:
https://www.ppic.org/publication/higher-education-in-califor...