Nearly 30,000 eligible college-bound hopefuls will not receive acceptance letters this spring as the California State University and University of California systems are forced to cut first-time freshman enrollment.

As a result, some local community colleges have begun to see an increase in applicants for the fall term.

"We have definitely had a large influx in applications," said Sandra Goulsby, assistant director of admissions and records at Riverside Community College.

Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside Community College, which has a campus in Norco, expect their enrollments to go up in the fall due to proposed across-the-board tuition increases and cuts to public university enrollment.

While the two-year colleges brace for more students, Cal Poly Pomona is faced with a different challenge - turning away eligible students.

Cal Poly has turned away 2,200 eligible applicants who live outside of the immediate community because the CSU gives first preference to students who live near a campus, Bradshaw said.