In California for years, but still can't qualify for in-state tuition

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Being a California resident can save you a lot of money at the University of California: $30,000 per year. At CSUs, a non-resident student pays nearly $10,000 more than a California resident with the same 12-unit class load

Being a California resident can save you a lot of money at the University of California — about $30,000 in tuition per year.

Now, state lawmakers are debating two bills that would make it easier for even more students to become eligible for in-state tuition. UC and Cal State could lose millions in revenue if one or both of the bills pass. But supporters say the bills would reduce equity gaps and increase access to an affordable higher education — especially critical, they say, when the state is enjoying a record budget surplus and students are recovering from a global pandemic.

But Savale wasn’t undocumented. She was a dependent visa holder, which meant her stay in the U.S. was dependent on her father, a business consultant, who has a work-related visa. While many colleges considered her an international student, San Jose State allowed her to pay in-state tuition, saving her family tens of thousands of dollars. That changed this school year, however, after Savale turned 21 and had to switch to a student visa.

 

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This appears to be an issue that was created by extending benefits to undocumented workers. Perhaps that’s an issue that needs to be addressed.

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