I understand the country is in a recession and things are tough right now but you never realize it until it hits you personally. The California budget is a mess right now and I try to keep up with the news but I don't know exactly why or how we got into this predicament but I know we are in major debt. So what does this state do when we are in debt? Cut education funding.
I knew there would be some issues regarding education like cutting a few classes here or there but it has gone more extreme than I imagined. It's unreal and I have heard that it will only get worse. The first news state university students heard across the long land of California was that transfers and new incoming freshman admittance would be cut down significantly. Then, transfers of any sort will not be accepted for the Spring semester. (I transferred in as a junior during a Spring semester, luckily the one before this mess.) This is going to cause a major issue coming next Fall for those wanting to transfer to a Cal State school because there will be tons who are just waiting to get their application in.
That news was just for the prospective students... now onto the current students. Current students had to pay a 30% increase in tuition this semester as opposed to the previous. In regards to Cal State Fullerton, the Humanities and Social Sciences College cut over one hundred classes in their departments. This is now making it harder for students to hold a load as big as they wanted because other classes are full, resulting in a later graduation date for some. Of the classes available and with students enrolled... all teachers are forced to take two furlough days off a month and not commit to teaching whatsoever. We got an e-mail from the head of some board saying not even e-mailing back students is allowed on a furlough day.
Why does education always have to take a large hit when the budget is in a crisis? What is important in society? I guess the future of this country isn't. This will be an interesting semester, that's for sure.
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