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College of Southern Idaho requests $475,700 enrollment adjustment as enrollment surges
Summary
College of Southern Idaho asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to approve a $475,700 enrollment workload adjustment to help hire faculty and relieve wait lists after a 20% fall enrollment increase tied to Idaho Launch; college leaders also urged support for capacity-building and one-time infrastructure funding.
College of Southern Idaho President Dr. Aldine Fisher told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that CSI is asking the legislature to approve an FY2026 enrollment workload adjustment (EWA) request of $475,700 to help add instructional capacity after a large recent enrollment increase.
Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee CSI’s FY2026 request appears at page 181 of the legislative budget book and noted that appropriations to Idaho’s community colleges are made as a single trustee and benefits payment rather than by object category. Campbell said CSI typically spends 100% of its state appropriation and that CSI’s five‑year average annual base budget growth has been about 6.4 percent; he told the committee the…
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