SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges
SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
State Senate budget plan would cut $3.8B — education takes a hit
The Seattle Times, March 30, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008948868_webbudget30m.html
LCC tuition may rise by 5 percent in 2010
The Daily News, March 30, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/29/area_news/doc49cf0d528714a286922056.txt
Don't starve solution to tough economic times
Guest Column - Salvador Beltran Jr. and Mike Schwenk
Tri-City Herald, March 25, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/964/story/521225.html
Spotlight on Kurt Buttleman, Seattle Community Colleges
Puget Sound Business Journal, March 30, 2009
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/potm/2009-03-30/
Higher education solution for hard economic times
Guest Column - Rich Cummins, president, Columbia Basin College
Tri-City Herald, March 24, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/progress/story/520572.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
New Students Struggle to Enroll (Central Oregon Community College, Bend, Oregon)
COCC is filled to the brim, so much so the college has had to stop admitting students this spring for the first time in its history.
Parents' View of the Economy
Survey of parents of current college students finds downturn is unlikely to increase dropouts, but could rearrange enrollment patterns toward less expensive institutions… nearly 7 percent said the students might take at least some classes at a nearby community college.
Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/30/economy
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Lawmakers eye bond issue for schools
The Olympian, March 30, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/802932.html
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