Where Does Uc Tuition Go?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
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One of the most surprising statements from the Legislative Analyst’s recent report on UC salaries is the following: “In 2010-11, UC spent a full $1.8 billion on salaries as well as benefits for faculty. As shown inwards Figure 3, nearly 3 quarters of the funding for faculty compensation came from the state. The remaining funding sources include a mix of federal funds, sales revenues (such equally from clinical services provided at the university’s medical centers), somebody gifts, educatee tuition, as well as other funds. (Though educatee tuition makes upwardly a relatively modest part of funding supporting faculty, the academy could exercise to a greater extent than tuition revenue inwards lieu of state funds since the 2 fund sources are interchangeable.)” Looking at the accompanying pie chart, it appears that educatee tuition solely funds less that 5% of faculty salaries as well as benefits. So the interrogation remains, according to the university, what are students paying for?
I latterly questioned UCOP on a budget document presented at final summer’s Regents coming together that said the state pays for 98% of instruction at UCSB, as well as I was told that this figure includes educatee tuition, but immediately it appears that solely a modest component subdivision of tuition goes to straight instructional costs. Let’s hold inwards withdraw heed that these figures practise non include educatee housing as well as dining, which are self-supporting, as well as hence are students solely paying for administration, staffing as well as related overhead?
What I intend is happening hither is the UC budget strategy has backfired. UCOP idea that if it argued that well-nigh all of the funding for the heart as well as soul faculty salaries as well as benefits came from the state, the state would realize that it would accept to increase the UC budget because the heart as well as soul is the primal function. However, the terminate resultant has been that the Legislative Analyst is maxim that the UC does non demand extra funding from the state because it tin but exercise tuition. Meanwhile, the governor is tilt that the UC is scream for for also much money, as well as and hence the academy volition accept to trim down costs past times turning to online education.
One major side upshot of this bad budget peril is that the legislature may non fund the UC’s endeavor to increase funding for the underfunded campuses. In other words, the groovy promise of the rebenching model powerfulness survive dashed past times the UCOP’s refusal to acquaint a non-manipulated budget. Yet, the truth ever continues to alive a life of its own, as well as sometimes, it emerges into daylight, as well as when it does, the pile of half-truths as well as misrepresentations backfires. In this case, UCOP’s budget distortions could resultant inwards a decrease inwards state funding as well as an adoption of a costly online program, which volition cheapen the UC score as well as volition pose pressure level to heighten tuition equally students pay to a greater extent than for less as well as faculty are asked to practise to a greater extent than for less.
I latterly questioned UCOP on a budget document presented at final summer’s Regents coming together that said the state pays for 98% of instruction at UCSB, as well as I was told that this figure includes educatee tuition, but immediately it appears that solely a modest component subdivision of tuition goes to straight instructional costs. Let’s hold inwards withdraw heed that these figures practise non include educatee housing as well as dining, which are self-supporting, as well as hence are students solely paying for administration, staffing as well as related overhead?
What I intend is happening hither is the UC budget strategy has backfired. UCOP idea that if it argued that well-nigh all of the funding for the heart as well as soul faculty salaries as well as benefits came from the state, the state would realize that it would accept to increase the UC budget because the heart as well as soul is the primal function. However, the terminate resultant has been that the Legislative Analyst is maxim that the UC does non demand extra funding from the state because it tin but exercise tuition. Meanwhile, the governor is tilt that the UC is scream for for also much money, as well as and hence the academy volition accept to trim down costs past times turning to online education.
One major side upshot of this bad budget peril is that the legislature may non fund the UC’s endeavor to increase funding for the underfunded campuses. In other words, the groovy promise of the rebenching model powerfulness survive dashed past times the UCOP’s refusal to acquaint a non-manipulated budget. Yet, the truth ever continues to alive a life of its own, as well as sometimes, it emerges into daylight, as well as when it does, the pile of half-truths as well as misrepresentations backfires. In this case, UCOP’s budget distortions could resultant inwards a decrease inwards state funding as well as an adoption of a costly online program, which volition cheapen the UC score as well as volition pose pressure level to heighten tuition equally students pay to a greater extent than for less as well as faculty are asked to practise to a greater extent than for less.