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Grand Rapids Community College urges state to create funding floor for community colleges
Summary
Lisa Freiberger, interim president of Grand Rapids Community College, told the Appropriations Subcommittee that the state’s current distribution method for community college operational dollars compounds historical inequities and urged consideration of a funding floor to raise low-funded colleges.
Lisa Freiberger, interim president of Grand Rapids Community College, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges that state operational funding for community colleges is inequitable and that the annual formula's reliance on prior-year allocations compounds disparities.
Freiberger urged the subcommittee to consider establishing a funding floor so that no community college receives less than a minimum per-student state allocation. "The current process is so inequitable that what we are looking for or recommending for your consideration is the development of a funding floor," Freiberger said.
Why it matters: Under the existing formula, 30% of new operational dollars are distributed based…
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