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I want all tuition to stop growing.

We can't afford not to fully fund education.

If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do.

Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing, and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition.

I think higher education is over-regulated.

When you are growing at a rapid rate, there is bound to be some inflation. I think a 5% rate of inflation is something that we should take in our stride.

I did my undergraduate work at the University of California when it was still affordable. But tuition keeps on rising.

It was gradually learned that acceptance of a somewhat higher inflation rate would not really bring somewhat higher employment.

Overhead costs are far too high, state support is dropping, and college tuition is far too expensive. Colleges are pricing themselves out of existence.