University of California student fees could increase by more than $2,500

The L.A. Times reports:

A UC Board of Regents committee is expected to recommend a series of highly controversial increases in student fees today that would raise undergraduate education costs by more than $2,500, or 32%, in two steps by next fall.

The first will be a $585 rise in undergraduate fees for the rest of the current academic year. Then for next fall, students will see another $1,344 on top of that. It will bring the basic UC education fees to $10,302, along with about $1,000 in campus-based fees.

That does not include room, board and books, which can add another $16,000.