UC Regents to Consider Tuition Hikes this Week

CALIFORNIA-- The University of California regents will meet this week to consider raising the tuition at its 10 campuses by 2.5 percent.

Under the proposal, in-state base tuition at UC campuses would increase from $11,220 this year to $11,502 in 2017-18, while the accompanying student services fee would rise by $54, from $1,074 to $1,128.

If the hike is approved, it will be the first tuition increase the system has adopted in six years. The increase would bring in $88 million, officials said.

The UC system serves more than 238,000 students.

The Board of Regents is meeting in San Francisco for two days.

--City News Service contributed to this report.