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Community‑college funding tied almost entirely to school‑aid fund; performance formula guides new dollars
Summary
House Fiscal Agency senior analyst Perry Zilak told the subcommittee that Michigan’s 28 public community colleges receive nearly all state appropriations from the School Aid Fund, with a FY25 gross appropriation of about $642.2 million and new funding allocated through a multi‑metric performance formula
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges received a presentation on the state’s community‑college budget and the performance formula that allocates new funding to the 28 public community colleges.
Perry Zilak, senior fiscal analyst with the House Fiscal Agency, said the fiscal‑year‑25 community‑college gross appropriation is about $642.2 million and is almost entirely state restricted revenue from the School Aid Fund; the budget includes $500,000 in state general fund. Zilak said that the combined use of the school aid fund between higher education and community colleges in FY25 totals about $923.4 million.
Why it matters: Zilak described the common financing model…
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