Facing a 7 percent budget cut for next year handed down by the state board, Olympic College administrators have a challenging problem to solve. But Barbara Martin, vice president of Administration, submitted the OC Budget Committee’s recommendation to reduce the college’s budget by $500,000 next year to the Board of Trustees May 25. “Our goal is to meet the enrollment demand that we have and we’re doing it with fewer resources,” Martin said.
The State Board of Community and Technical Colleges asked OC to cut $1,475,000 out of its annual budget. In addition, the college has $100,000 in “new obligations” according to its report, which included $54,000 for the new childcare center that is scheduled to open in January.
