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North Idaho College reports 15% growth, requests faculty and cyber funding and notes end of show‑cause status
Summary
North Idaho College told JFAC enrollment rose more than 15% and the college seeks faculty funding to expand nursing and welding capacity, support cybersecurity needs and mitigate an FY2026 EWA reduction; NIC also said it moved from show‑cause to probation with accreditor.
North Idaho College leaders told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that enrollment has reversed years of decline, growing about 15% in fall 2024 and driving immediate needs for additional faculty in nursing and welding, cybersecurity funding, and relief from an enrollment workload adjustment reduction for FY 2026.
Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented NIC’s budget overview and noted that NIC’s FY 2024 appropriation was listed as $215,100,000 in the committee materials and that the college’s five-year average base‑budget growth was about 4.2%. Campbell also said the EWA formula produced an ongoing reduction of $446,800 for NIC in FY 2026 based on the trailing three‑year weighted credit‑hour average.
Dr. Nick Swayne, president of North Idaho College,…
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