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North Idaho College warns EWA cut amid 15% enrollment gains, seeks faculty to expand nursing and CTE
Summary
North Idaho College officials told JFAC their enrollment is rising sharply (about 15% fall and spring), yet the FY2026 Enrollment Workload Adjustment produces an ongoing reduction of $446,800; the college asked for funds to hire five nursing faculty and other CTE instructors and for help with cybersecurity costs.
Dr. Nick Swayne, president of North Idaho College, told the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee that NIC is experiencing a sizable enrollment turnaround — up roughly 15% in fall 2024 and another 15% in spring — but the EWA formula produces an ongoing reduction for FY2026 of $446,800.
Kevin Campbell, Legislative Services Office analyst, presented NIC’s budget history and the staff summary showing an average five-year base-budget growth of about 4.2% and noted that NIC’s FY2024 appropriation had significant one-time and enhancement adjustments. Campbell explained that the EWA is a trailing three-year average and can penalize institutions that rebound quickly after earlier declines.
Why it matters: College leaders said the EWA cut will create a painful budgetary gap precisely when the college is adding…
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