De Anza is facing major reductions in funding to the tune of $5.5 to $7.5 million, which will have a drastic effect on students. The Instructional Planning and Budget Committee met on May 29 and May 30 last week to plan out the future of the college and the classes potentially headed for the chopping block due to state budget cuts. Faculty and staff held presentations for a day and a half, defending the value of their division’s hold to De Anza students. While the Student Services Planning and Budget Team has come up with $2.4 million in proposed cuts, the “IPBT has not yet come up with a list of targeted cuts, but has been holding many hours of discussion scrutinizing details of every program and many courses in every division across the college,” said Karen Chow, president of the academic senate.
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