Big Bend faces smaller budget - Sarah Kehoe, Columbia Basin Herald

Big Bend Community College was faced with a state budget cut of $1.2 million, which will result in a tuition increase of 7 percent and no funds to make improvements next year, "We had six faculty, three classified positions and a top administration position open that we had to relinquish,” Bonaudi said. The college also gave up their equipment and travel budgets. These cuts were worth it to the board, who felt that cutting any staff positions should be the last resort, Bonaudi said. Many of the smaller programs only have one faculty member and a lay-off would mean the deletion of an entire program.