A strong majority of Californians say a college education is a key to success in today's work world, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. But at the same time 56 percent of state residents believe it's harder than it was a decade ago to get that college education.
The problem, according to the survey, is cost. No less than 84 percent of respondents said that affording a college education was at least somewhat of a problem for students today, with 53 percent calling it a big problem.
Student tuition and fees ranked as the issue most often cited as a problem facing California's public universities.
Fears of college costs break along some ethnic and socio-economic lines, according to the PPIC poll. While a majority of Latino parents (53 percent) say they are very worried about affording college, only 35 percent of white parents shared those same fears. Those making $80,000 or more a year were nearly 20 points less likely (56 percent) to believe costs prevent qualified students from attending college, than those making under $40,000 (75 percent).
See the full poll here.
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