2004 University of California Undergraduate
Experience Survey
Education Finance
UC Wide
%
UCSC
%
38. How did you deal with increase in UC fees in 20032004? Check all that apply.
Increase covered by scholarship or grant aid
Increase covered by your parents
Cut back on other expenses
12818 8.3%
20733 13.5%
16445 10.7%
883 6.8%
1708 13.2%
1299 10.0%
Took out a loan or borrowed more to cover the increase
10998
7.2%
967
7.5%
Worked more at a part-time job during the academic year
Worked more at a part-time or full-time job during the
summer
Took fewer units so that you could work more at a parttime job
Took time off from school so that you could work more at
a part-time or full-time job
Took more units so that you could graduate sooner
Attended in the summer or took more summer units so
that you could graduate sooner
Transferred to another college
Other
10373
6.8%
747
5.8%
7410
4.8%
632
4.9%
2711
1.8%
73
0.6%
664
4051
0.4%
2.6%
35
244
0.3%
1.9%
5326
154
1892
3.5%
0.1%
1.2%
316
18
197
2.4%
0.1%
1.5%
39. It is likely that fees will increase again in 2004-05.
How do you plan to deal with the increase? Check all
that apply.
Increase covered by scholarship or grant aid
Increase covered by your parents
Cut back on other expenses
Take out a loan or borrow more to cover the increase
10575 6.9%
17038 11.1%
17791 11.6%
12910 8.4%
749 5.8%
1380 10.6%
1396 10.8%
1109 8.5%
Work more at a part-time job during the academic year
Work more at a part-time or full-time job during the
summer
Take fewer units so that you can work more at a parttime job
Take time off from school so that you can work more at a
part-time or full-time job
Take more units so that you can graduate sooner
Attend in the summer or take more summer units so that
you can graduate sooner
Transfer to another college
Other
15135
9.8%
1218
9.4%
12567
8.2%
1068
8.2%
3047
2.0%
124
1.0%
1172
6138
0.8%
4.0%
97
415
0.7%
3.2%
7451
1137
6410
4.8%
0.7%
4.2%
537
145
582
4.1%
1.1%
4.5%