PRESS RELEASE
Nov. 9, 2009 Contact: Erica Jesberger, 544-4916
The quarterly class schedule has been a part of Columbia Basin College for as long as the College has existed, since 1955. It will continue to be a part of CBC, however, starting winter quarter 2010, the class schedule will be available online only.
Several reasons signal the end of the printed schedule; the first is economics. The economy and reductions in the CBC state operating budget require the College to make significant cuts. The elimination of the printed schedule will save the school about $12,000 annually.
The most significant reason, however, is that fewer people are using the printed schedule, and instead refer to the online version on our website at www.columbiabasin.edu/schedule.
In 2001, CBC printed 104,000 schedules per quarter. Today, we produce 55,000 per year. The usage of the printed schedule has fallen so much that during fall quarter 2008, 7,000 of the 20,000 schedules printed had to be recycled because they were not needed.
In addition, eliminating the printed schedule will help decrease CBCs carbon footprint and further the College in its goal to achieve sustainability by reducing the number of trees used for paper and oil used for ink, as well as lessen the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the transportation and delivery of the schedules.
For those not used to the online version, the Quarterly Registration webpage walks students through the steps for registering online. Free online access to the schedule is available at CBC, both on terminals in the Student Services building and wirelessly. Public libraries are also an option for those without Internet access at home.