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Middlesex Community College president reports 4% enrollment gain, warns of multi‑year deficit and hiring freeze

Middlesex Community College · October 8, 2025
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Campus president Dr. Joshua Moon Johnson said enrollment is up 4% year over year but the college is operating in a multi‑year deficit from state funding shortfalls, prompting a temporary hiring freeze and reliance on Connecticut State petitions to fill only critical roles.

Dr. Joshua Moon Johnson, campus president at Middlesex Community College, told staff the campus is seeing a 4% enrollment increase from this time last year but is operating under state-driven budget challenges that will keep the college in a deficit for the coming years.

Johnson said the enrollment rise is "super exciting" and credited staff efforts while warning that continued state funding shortfalls have left the campus in a…

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