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Mt. San Antonio College criticized in Glendora public comment over spending and management
Summary
A member of the Mount San Antonio College faculty association addressed the council with allegations from a recent state audit that the college overpaid managers and reduced faculty spending, and urged residents to press the college to prioritize classroom expenditures.
Ellen Straw, identifying herself as a member of the Mount San Antonio College faculty association, told the Glendora City Council that a recent state audit raised concerns about the college’s spending practices and management growth.
Staw (sic) said the audit references California Education Code 84362 and that it found the college’s administrative costs and manager compensation grew significantly while spending on classroom instruction did not keep pace. Straw said the audit sampled 2012–13 through 2022–23 data and found that “student enrollment at Mt. SAC grew by 11%, but the amount spent on managers at Mt. SAC grew by 193%.”
She told the council that the audit also showed faculty numbers decreased by roughly one-third over the sampled period, and that the district’s reserve had risen to approximately $74,000,000. Straw said the auditor recommended new legislative restrictions to prevent misallocation of funds and urged Glendora residents to ask the college to “prioritize spending public money in the classroom.”
Straw closed by saying, “Mount SAC faculty care about the students. We partner with you as parents to see and mentor your children” and asked the council and community to press the college about its priorities.
The council received the public comment during the public comment period. No city action or formal inquiry into Mount San Antonio College was initiated at the May 27 meeting.
