Glendale Community College trustees approve tuition hike
Students who attend Glendale Community College who are from outside the state or out of the country will pay more than $200 per unit next school year after the college’s trustees unanimously agreed to increase the price of nonresident tuition Tuesday night.
For foreign students or those enrolling in the college from out of state, nonresident tuition will cost $205 per unit, up from the $195 per-unit amount those students currently pay.
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Students who live in California will continue to pay $46 per unit next year.
College officials project the nonresident hike will generate $145,000 more in revenue during the 2016-17 academic year.
The California Education Code requires that the nonresident tuition-fee increase must be “gradual, moderate and predictable,” according to a college report, and college officials said it’s similar to what nonresidents pay at nearby community colleges.
Nonresidents within the Los Angeles Community College District currently pay $206 per unit, while students from outside the state or country at Pasadena City College pay $211 per unit, according to the college report.
“We still remain within or below parameters of what can be charged, and generally, as a college, we do do that,” said Tony Tartaglia, president of the Glendale Community College trustees.
There are about 700 nonresident students attending Glendale Community College, with the majority — about 600 — from outside the country, said Ron Nakasone, executive vice president of administrative services for the college.
The tuition hike was approved by the college’s Student Fees Committee last month and the Campus Executive Committee earlier this month before it went to the board of trustees for consideration.
The $205-per-unit fee is $24 more than what nonresident students paid per unit during the 2012-13 academic year, when they paid $181 per unit, according to the college report.
In addition to the per-unit fee, nonresident students pay a $46-per-unit enrollment fee.
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Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com
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