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Lehigh Carbon Community College outlines $63.6M budget; Parkland share $1.3M
Summary
Lehigh Carbon Community College presented a $63.6 million budget, with operating expenses down slightly and capital/debt rising; college finance staff told the board Parkland's allocation is $1.3 million and described changes to tuition and dual‑enrollment figures.
Lehigh Carbon Community College told the Parkland board the college's total budget for the coming year is $63.6 million, an increase from $62.8 million the previous year. Stephanie Nestor, introduced as the college's vice president of finance, said the operating budget is down about $100,000 year‑over‑year while debt service and capital project funding will be up $1.9 million.
Nestor said the college's operating expenses are dominated by personnel costs. “So on our first slide, we have our total budget of 63.6 million overall, compared to $62.8 million for the past year,” she said, and added that salaries, wages and benefits represent nearly 72% of the budget. The presentation also highlighted that dual‑enrollment credits are about 20,000 of the total and that Parkland School District's appropriation to the college is calculated at about $1.3 million.
