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College of Western Idaho tells JFAC rapid enrollment is straining nursing, CTE and support services
Summary
At a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing, CWI officials described double‑digit enrollment growth, program wait lists and limits from a 3% state cap on an enrollment workload adjustment (EWA) that reduced expected funding for FY2026.
College of Western Idaho President Gordon Jones and Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that CWI has seen rapid enrollment growth that is creating capacity constraints in nursing, career‑technical education and student support services.
Kevin Campbell, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, opened the presentation with an overview of CWI's base budget and requested FY2026 figures, noting that "the referendum creating CWI passed on 05/22/2007" and directing committee members to the budget book entry. Campbell said CWI's FY2024 state appropriation was $20,816,700 and that the college typically spends 100% of its state appropriation.
The college's president told the committee enrollment growth has continued "unabated" and said, "we are up this year 13% in our academic enrollment." Gordon Jones said CWI serves a mix of dual‑credit students, academic transfer students and career‑technical learners and that career‑technical…
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