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College of Eastern Idaho tells JFAC it needs funding to expand CTE capacity and raise staff pay
Summary
College of Eastern Idaho President Lori Barber told JFAC CEI has grown rapidly since 2017, serves thousands in workforce training, reported a 465-student CTE wait list in fall 2024, and asked that at least $2 million of a proposed $10 million community-college CTE fund be allocated to CEI.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reviewed the College of Eastern Idaho’s base budget and FY2026 request, hearing from Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell and CEI President Lori Barber.
Barber said CEI has grown from roughly 700 students as Eastern Idaho Technical College to about 3,600 degree-seeking students and more than 14,000 workforce-training enrollments. "In fall 2024, we actually had ... 465 CTE students who wanted a space in one of our CTE programs," President Lori Barber told the…
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