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Lewis‑Clark State College highlights LAUNCH gains, warns EWA and pay gap strain budget
Summary
At a Jan. 27 Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee hearing, Lewis‑Clark State College leaders described enrollment recovery and LAUNCH program gains while warning that the long‑standing Enrollment Workload Adjustment and a faculty/staff pay gap constrain finances and hiring.
Lewis‑Clark State College President Dr. Cynthia Pemberton and Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27 that the college is seeing enrollment and program gains but remains constrained by the state's enrollment workload adjustment formula and a persistent salary gap with K‑12.
“EWA … it is a weighted credit hour formula that was determined about 3 decades ago,” President Cynthia Pemberton said, describing the Enrollment Workload Adjustment and how it redistributes a fixed pool based on a three‑year weighted average of credit hours. Kevin Campbell, the committee analyst, opened the presentation with an overview of Lewis‑Clark’s finances and said the college has an enrollment of 3,881 students.
Why it matters: the EWA can reduce an institution’s state appropriation even as local demand or mission priorities change, and pay competitiveness affects the college’s ability to recruit faculty and staff. That combination matters…
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