CWU faces $29.2 million budget cut
Central Washington University will face a $29.2 million state budget cut in the next biennium under a budget approved by the state Legislature on Wednesday.
The cut reduces state funding for the next two years from $93.2 million to $64 million for the university. Included in the overall $29.2 million reduction is a 3 percent decrease in university wages. The wage reduction won鈥檛 apply to people earning less than $2,500 per month and student employees.
The budget assumes a tuition increase of 14 percent for each of the next two years, and in conjunction with House Bill 1795, the Board of Trustees is authorized to set an higher increase for the next four years if needed.