By Dominic Indolino |Staff Writer| A projection made by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) stated that the number of California jobs requiring a college degree will rise to 41 percent by 2025, but the amount of graduates in the state workforce will only increase by 1 percent. This will leave a "drought" of one million college graduates that are needed to work college level jobs according to the PPIC. Timothy P. White, Chancellor of the CSU, is focused on combating this drought with Graduation Incentive 2025. His new program plans to raise graduation rates for first-time freshmen (FTF) and transfer students (TS) while lowering the opportunity gap for historically … [Read more...] about Grad initiative forgets current students
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Tuition outruns financial aid
By Marlyn Rodriguez |Asst. Managing Editor| Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reported that inflation has caused an increase in tuition. PPIC is an organization whose primary goal is to inform residents about public policies through research. According to recent reports by the PPIC, students nationwide are facing an increase in tuition and a decrease in financial aid. Within the last four years, the total tuition cost on all CSU campuses has risen by six percent, which is equivalent to $1,000. Students have not seen an increase at UCs or at private universities. The PPIC reports a price decrease of about $1,000 in private universities. Students from low-income families are … [Read more...] about Tuition outruns financial aid