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College of Southern Idaho seeks funding for instructors, infrastructure after 20% enrollment spike
Summary
College of Southern Idaho leaders told the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee they need roughly $475,700 in an enrollment workload adjustment and other support for faculty pay and infrastructure after a 20% freshman enrollment increase in fall 2024 and 3,800 new students since fall 2021.
President Aldine Fisher of the College of Southern Idaho told the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee on Oct. 24, 2025, that CSI is seeking an FY2026 enrollment workload adjustment of $475,700 and broader support for capacity-building to handle large enrollment growth. Kevin Campbell, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, had presented the college's base budget and highlighted that CSI’s FY2024 single trustee appropriation was $18,600,000.
The request reflects a sharp rise in recent enrollments: Fisher said CSI experienced 20% growth in fall 2024 (outside dual credit), added about 3,800 students since fall 2021, and enrolled 16,586 unique students in credit-bearing courses in 2023–24. Fisher told the committee the college also reported roughly 7,000 workforce engagements and 561 apprenticeships in the same academic year.
Why it matters: CSI officials said the growth has strained faculty, clinical placements and learning space. Fisher…
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