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Community college leaders, students urge legislature to restore $20 million in operating aid
Summary
Community college presidents and students from across New Jersey told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee during a hearing at NJIT that a proposed $20,000,000 cut to operating aid and reductions in student financial assistance would reduce student supports, shrink workforce pipelines and force program rollbacks.
Lede Community college presidents and students from across New Jersey told the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee during a hearing at NJIT that a proposed $20,000,000 cut to operating aid and reductions in student financial assistance would reduce student supports, shrink workforce pipelines and force program rollbacks.
Nut graf Speakers representing 10 of the state’s 18 community colleges said the cuts would hit programs that contribute nurses, radiography technicians, manufacturing workers and other credentialed graduates directly into the state economy. They urged the Legislature to restore the funds and said the colleges could not replace state dollars with local…
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