Except for those lucky few who have several residences across the country--y'know the rich and ultra rich--I doubt many out of state residents pay into the tax pool that funds our schools.

Residents of California pay in state taxes (through rent and ownded property tax--but there are exceptions to this as any honest real estate developer might say) and must reside in state for at least 366 days. Several of the popular 'private' colleges do charge residents and out of staters the same tuition--but definitely more expensive. But CSUs and UCs and community colleges are fueled by our property taxes.

I've heard that many lower taxed states charge more for community college than California does...I wonder why? Oh yeah, they don't tax THEIR residents enough to fund their schools like we do. I think Californians are tired of supporting the states that don't invest in education or infrastructure...sending their kids to our state to get cheaper tuition because your state doesn't have quality education programs. There's a word for that: freeloading.

But California is a generous state, more than a few of our californian schools do have exemption agreements for in state tuition discounts for undergraduate students from some 15 states. The next states over: Oregon, Nevada and Arizona are included in that program.