November 7, 2008

State Budgets Are Likely to Squeeze 2-Year Colleges

By JEFFREY J. SELINGO

Community colleges in nearly half of the states will probably face midyear reductions in their appropriations, according to a survey of members of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges.

The study paints a bleak picture of a widening fiscal crisis among state governments, which started in the most recent budget year and is expected to have a major effect on all higher-education sectors.

Among the survey's key findings:

  • While the recession is

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