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California Community Colleges Budget Update Spring 2010

California Community Colleges Budget Update Spring 2010. Diane Brady, Fiscal Policy Specialist California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. California Community Colleges: Nation’s Largest System of Higher Education. 2.9 million students in 2008-09

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California Community Colleges Budget Update Spring 2010

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  1. California Community CollegesBudget Update Spring 2010 Diane Brady, Fiscal Policy Specialist California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

  2. California Community Colleges: Nation’s Largest System of Higher Education • 2.9 million students in 2008-09 • 112 colleges in every corner of the state • Three core missions: • Career Technical Education & Workforce Preparation • Transfer to 4-Year Institutions • Basic Skills

  3. Community Colleges FacingUnprecedented Enrollment Demand Due to: • High unemployment • Students being displaced from UC and CSU • Record numbers of high school graduates

  4. Deep Cuts to CCCs in 2009-10 • CCC total funding cut by more than $520 million or 8 percent: • $313 million cut to students services programs (counseling, tutoring, services to disabled students) • $190 million cut to general purpose funds that support instruction

  5. CCC 2009-10 Budget Primary Funding Sources: • State General Fund $3.4 Billion (59%) • Local Property Taxes $1.9 Billion (35%) • Student Fees $367 Million (6%)

  6. CCC 2009-10 Budget Total Available Revenue $5.700 Billion District Entitlement $5.890 Billion Revenue Shortfall ($190 million)

  7. Budget Impacts on the Colleges • Budget cuts have forced most districts to make significant reductions in the number of course sections offered • Most districts have cut more than 5 percent of course sections - primarily those taught by part-time faculty

  8. Budget Impacts (cont.) • Students are having difficulty accessing the courses they need • Course sections are full • Waiting lists are longer than ever • Many students are being turned away with no classes

  9. Budget Impacts (cont.) • Many districts used one-time funds to protect categorical programs in 2009-10 • Some reductions in counseling, tutoring, and other support services • Even more drastic reductions in student support services likely this Spring and next Fall.

  10. Stretched to the Breaking Point • 200,000 students beyond funded levels. • Not sustainable; colleges will be forced to further reduce course sections in the coming year in order to balance their budgets. • Absent additional funding being provided, over 200,000 students will lose access to a community college education over the next year.

  11. Governor’s 2010-11 Proposed Budget • Assumes a $19.9 billion deficit over the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years • Despite this deficit, Governor promised to spare education from further cuts • Still far short of funding necessary to serve current students • Colleges probably would be forced to make more cuts under this scenario • Legislature will consider and weigh in on Governor’s budget

  12. Governor’s 2010-11 Budget Detail Categorical programs: • $10 million cut to EOPS • $10 million cut to Part-Time Faculty Compensation • $20 million increase in Career Technical Education • EOPS, Basic Skills, and Fund for Student Success are now included as “Flexibility” items

  13. Governor’s 2010-11 Budget Detail General: • 2.2 percent enrollment growth ($126 million) to fund approximately 26,000 more full time equivalent students • Negative COLA of -0.38% (-$22.9 million) • Suspension of new Competitive CalGrant awards • Partial backfill of property tax and other revenue shortfalls

  14. Next Steps • Legislative hearings are beginning now for 2010-11 budget • The Legislature is advised by non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, which presents its own proposal • Governor issues his May Revision in mid-May, after tax revenues are known • Sometime in summer (or even fall) the budget will be finalized and signed by the Governor

  15. Contact Information Diane Brady Fiscal Policy Specialist California Community Colleges (916) 327-1554 dbrady@cccco.edu www.cccco.edu

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