Prop. 30 failure would mean enrollment caps, fewer classes at local public colleges - Beau Yarbrough, Daily Bulletin

If Proposition 30 fails, CSU officials estimate about 20,000 fewer students will be able to attend in the fall of 2013. About 165,000 spots in classes and 5,500 course sections would be cut. "For CSUSB, that could mean as many as 800 students will not be admitted. We also estimate that our campus will be forced to drop about 375 course sections, and that class sizes will increase to as much as a 30-to-1 student- to-teacher ratio," Robinson said. There may also be personnel cuts at CSUSB. "If voters choose to reject Proposition 30, Cal Poly Pomona will face an additional funding reduction of $12 million, which is more than the operating budget of our largest college," university spokesman Tim Lynch said. "That's on top of the nearly $55 million that has been slashed in recent years. The university has been a very good steward of its resources, and every constituency on campus has borne the burden, but the painful reality is that there is no fat to trim. It's only muscle." The pain will also be felt in community colleges. http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_21833840/prop-30-failure-would-mean-enrollment-caps-fewer