News Release

ALL Campus

Community College Fees Increase from $20 Per Unit to $26 Per Unit

August 13, 2009

Cerro Coso Community College fees for state residents will increase from $20 to $26 for the Fall Semester, since the State Legislature signed into law AB2X last week. Community college fees are set by the state legislature rather than local boards, and the fee increase applies to every community college in the state.

Students who have already enrolled for the Fall semester of classes at the lower rate will be billed for the difference in accordance with the new state requirement. Students who qualify for the Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOGW) for the 2009-2010 year, will have the fee increase automatically covered by the BOGW and no further action will be required by the student. Students with financial aid hardship questions or concerns about loans and scholarships are encouraged to contact the Financial Aid Office at 384-6221.

Fees were last set at $26 per unit during the economic downturn of 2003. Even at the newly set $26 per unit, California community colleges have the lowest fees in the nation.

Cerro Coso Fall semester classes begin August 24. Students can register online at www.cerrocoso.edu. or come up to the Admissions and Records Office to register. The Fall semester class schedule is also available online. The College Book Nook bookstore is open for textbook purchases from Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Fridays until 12 noon.

For further information contact the College at 384-6100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230