As a student,when you thought things were already hard enough. Things just got harder.
When Gov. Jerry Brown signed his budget into law, community colleges in California will face budget cuts.
Due to these cuts, the tuition will go up from $26 dollars to $36.
These increases couldn’t have come at a worse time and won’t make things easier for students who already have to face enough obstacles.
Every time tuition goes up, EC loses students and they lose money. So, for the college to increase tuition in wake of this new law doesn’t make sense.
This budget isn’t the answer to trying to solve California’s growing deficit.
Students shouldn’t have to suffer by having their tuition increased because the state wants to reduce the money it gives to education.
Education is the foundation of our society.
The people that attend colleges are the students that go on to become a part of our workforce and stimulate the economy.
With tuition increased, this all changes. EC, in particular will lose students which is a common theme when tuition goes up.
In fall 2009, when the tuition was increased, the college’s enrollment shrunk by 1,400.
That’s 1,400 students who won’t be paying for their education that the college could use.
The same result is sure to follow after this fall’s tuition increase.
Education should not take the burden of a dwindling economy.
The increase in tuition will force full-time students, taking 12 units, to dig deeper into their pockets to pay the extra $100 that will be charged in fall.
The college has already had enough tuition increases and it’s time for someone else to take on the burden.
Students are lucky enough to be able to afford to pay for their education now.
Businesses and people that own homes should have to take on paying more, since they are more sutied to.
Businesses that are established are more than able to handle paying a little more money to help stop hurting students who aren’t equipped to pay these extra fees.
It’s time to stop the tuition increases and give students who are willing to pay for their education an opportunity to do so, without worrying about the tuition increasing every two years.

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