Published April 22, 2010
By Josh Peterson, KVEW TV
Washington’s soon to be adopted budget is forcing Columbia Basin College to prepare for more cuts.
The college is waiting for final numbers from the state, but expects to lose at least $1.5 million.
CBC’s President says a bulk of the cuts will come from the college’s support services and administration.
He says he wants to keep as much of the cuts away from student learning as possible, but it won’t be easy.
“It’s just going to be a challenge for us to continue to meet the demand of a growing community. We’re gonna do our best. But we’re hoping that next time, we won’t take much of a cut, if at all” said Richard Cummins, CBC President.
The list of cuts are expected to be finalized next month.
They’ll go into effect in July.