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College of Western Idaho reports rapid enrollment growth, cites capacity and funding limits
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College of Western Idaho President Gordon Jones and Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that CWI’s enrollment has surged and the college faces facility, faculty and support‑service bottlenecks.
College of Western Idaho President Gordon Jones and Legislative Services Office analyst Kevin Campbell told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that CWI has experienced rapid growth and is constrained by facilities, instructor ratios and student support capacity.
Jones said the college’s academic enrollment rose about 13% this year and that CWI serves “nearly 22,000 for‑credit students and more than 30,000 students” in the 2023–24 academic year. Kevin Campbell told the committee the FY 2024 state appropriation to CWI was $20,816,700 and that the college “typically spends 100% of its state appropriation.”
The college described three principal capacity constraints: facility space, limits tied to accreditation or program ratios (for example, clinical nursing ratios), and support services such as academic advising. Jones told…
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