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College of Eastern Idaho urges more CTE funding to clear wait lists; asks for $2 million ongoing from community‑college CTE pot
Summary
At a JFAC hearing, College of Eastern Idaho President Lori Barber described rapid growth since 2017, chronic capacity constraints (465 students on CTE wait lists in fall 2024) and asked that CEI receive at least $2 million ongoing from a $10 million community‑college CTE allocation to expand programs and hire faculty.
Kevin Campbell of the Legislative Services Office briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriation Committee on the College of Eastern Idaho’s (CEI) base budget request and noted CEI’s FY2024 appropriation of $7,003,700. Campbell said CEI has grown from about 700 students when it was Eastern Idaho Technical College to roughly 3,600 degree‑seeking students and more than 14,000 workforce‑training participants.
Lori Barber, president of the College of Eastern Idaho, told the committee the college is capacity constrained after rapid growth. Barber said CEI’s nursing program has expanded from 35 students in 2017 to a capacity to enroll 220 and that, in fall 2024, the college had roughly 465 students seeking space…
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