Locking students out of California colleges a losing strategy

The University of California and California State University systems are not able to accommodate all the qualified students who apply. The state needs to provide adequate funding to its colleges to boost enrollment and make an important investment in our future. Photo: Codi Mills / The Chronicle

By Hans Johnson

High school seniors across the state are just now hearing if they will be accepted into the college of their choice. Most of those students have applied to one or more of the state’s public four-year universities and, despite meeting eligibility criteria, many will be disappointed. While this is certainly distressing for individual students and their families, this problem points to larger, troubling issues of access to and student success in California’s higher education system. The state’s public universities are not able to accommodate all of the qualified students who apply.

[Source]: SF Chronicle