July 21, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Matt Lazier, Public Affairs 805-756-7109; mlazier@calpoly.edu
Cal Poly Education Still a Value
In Wake of CSU Trustees' Student Fee Increase
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Students will now pay $2,066 per quarter to attend Cal Poly after the California State University’s Board of Trustees approved a systemwide increase in student fees Tuesday. In spite of the increase, Cal Poly remains a bargain compared to comparable institutions around the country.
“We believe in the tremendous value of a Cal Poly education,” said university Provost Robert Koob. “The cost to obtain a Cal Poly degree, along with the benefit of our polytechnic mission and learn-by-doing educational model, remains significantly lower than that of similar institutions.”
With the latest increase, Cal Poly fees will still be 29 percent lower than the current average fees for the University of California system and among the lowest in the country.
CSU trustees on Tuesday approved an increase of $224 per quarter in student fees for the 2009-10 academic year at all of the 23 CSU campuses
Read the CSU News Release on trustees' decision to raise fees due to state budget cuts.