Panel: Higher education cuts harmful to students, colleges and community
Continued budget cuts to the state higher education system will be detrimental to the quality of colleges and to the state and local economy.
That was the main message from a panel of people involved with Whatcom County higher education at the "Community Conversation on Higher Education" on Tuesday evening, March 1.
Over the past couple years, state-funded colleges have been facing budget cuts due to the recession. Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget proposal for 2011-13 cuts state funding for higher education by about $630 million; college officials and students are advocating for the Legislature to make deep cuts elsewhere.