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Community colleges press for 3.5% state aid increases as enrollment shifts and ARPA dual‑credit funding ends
Summary
Nebraska community-college leaders told the Appropriations Committee that statutory formula mechanics and shifting enrollment mean four smaller colleges could see state-aid decreases unless appropriations increase; they urged a 3.5% annual increase to maintain services and avoid levies.
Presidents and trustees from Nebraska’s community colleges told the Appropriations Committee that recent changes in the community-college funding formula and enrollment projections leave the state’s smaller community colleges at risk of state-aid reductions, and they urged the committee to preserve or modestly increase appropriations.
Ryan Purdy, president of Mid Plains Community College, described how the Community College Future Fund replaced property-tax support and how statutory formula mechanics distribute aid;…
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