On College: Cutbacks, economy affecting college admissions - Purvi S. Mody, Mercury Daily News

As the economy slipped, California public schools, which are subsidized by the government, also had to make adjustments. As a result, many schools have cutback the number of courses offered to students, increased class sizes, and limited the size of the incoming class. For example, 1,500 seats were cut from the University of California system. Many schools also offered more seats to out-of-state and international applicants, who pay full tuition. This practice will result generate more fees that will help to counteract budget cutbacks. And while the universities are struggling financially, they remain committed to making a public school education accessible to low income families by covering fees for students whose families make less than $60,000 a year.