Missouri Colleges prepare for more funding cuts - Rolla Daily News

East Central College is facing potential cuts of more than $600,000 in state funding if the budget proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon for fiscal year 2013 is upheld by legislators in May, according to a press release issued by the college Tuesday. “This would be our third year of cuts and each year they have been progressively worse,” noted Dr. Ed Jackson, ECC’s president. “In 2011 our state aid was reduced 5.2 percent, and this year we saw a 7 percent reduction,” Jackson said. “If the cuts proposed by Gov. Nixon are approved, our total reduction will amount to $1.3 million over three years. We would be receiving the same level of support from the state as we did in 1997.” Jackson mentioned that part of the reason the budget for next year is uncertain is due to the fact that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money will not be a factor.