Education

Despite strong criticism from high places, University of California President Janet Napolitano is standing by her proposal to raise tuition at UC schools. Napolitano wants to raise tuition up to five percent in each of the next five years, a move that has been criticized by Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. …

The cost of going to school in the University of California system might become more expensive. Tuition at the state’s 10 UC campuses would go as much as five percent during each of the next five years under a plan being proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano, according to multiple …

Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas Morales will chair the governing board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Morales’ election was announced Tuesday, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The association, which represents more than 450 colleges and universities in the United States, Spain and Latin America, …

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Bernardino is increasing its annual scholarships to $3 million a year. That means the diocese, which is trying to make its schools more affordable to lower and middle-income families, is giving about 20 percent more in scholarship money than it has in past years, …

UC Riverside wants to increase its graduation rate. The school is one of 11 public research universities in the United States participating in an $11 million effort to up its graduation rate among low-income students and students whose parents did not attend college, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …

The Riverside Community College District wants to expand one of its two-year programs into a four-year program. Senate Bill 850 that would allow up to 15 community college districts to grant four-year degrees in limited circumstances has been passed by the state legislature, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …