March 18, 2009

Community-College Leaders Find They Must Serve More With Less

By Elyse Ashburn

The vast majority of community-college leaders report that student enrollment is up at a time when more than half have seen their budgets drop, according to the findings of a survey scheduled to be released today.

Almost three-quarters of those surveyed said their enrollment is up at least 5 percent over last year—with 28 percent reporting increases of more than 10 percent. Meanwhile, almost 38 percent had their budgets cut by more than 5 percent this academic year. The

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