Community colleges OK cuts, layoff plan - JORDAN BLUM, Advocate

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System on Wednesday approved its budget-cutting plans and layoffs of nearly 100 employees. The cuts are implemented at a time when two-year colleges are experiencing rapid growth and have ballooned to nearly 70,000 students statewide, LCTCS President Joe May said. The enrollment growth is about a 16 percent increase from last spring, May said, although official enrollment numbers are not available until today. “How can we keep doing this if our general fund is getting cut and our enrollment is through the roof?” asked LCTCS Board of Supervisors Chairman Stevie Smith.