Community College Cutbacks

Governor Gray Davis has announced a new budget proposal that includes $217 million in reductions for the state's community colleges. The SF Community College system stands to lose $13 million in funding over the next 18 months.

The budget cuts mean the current tuition fee for SF Community College courses, $11 per unit, will change to $24 per unit - a 118 percent increase. The impact on faculty, staff and students at the Community Colleges of San Francisco over the next 18 months include: the loss of 30 full-time and 250 part-time faculty positions; increased class sizes; a loss of 1,000 classes and a 50 percent reduction in summer session classes, a significant reduction in student support services; and a reduction in library hours.

The governor's budget expects a loss of 96,000 full-time equivalent students statewide in the community college system.