Monday was back to school day for Monterey Peninsula College. The sun was out and so were the students, giving administrators hope there will be a rebound in enrollment from last year, but hopefully not too big a rebound. Last year, enrollment was down at MPC by about 290 students, and given California budget complexities, it means the college received about $1.4 million for students it did not educate. The college now needs to "pay back" the money it received by serving more students this year. If enrollment doesn't come up, the school could face more budget cuts. Hartnell College served 7,106 students last year, even though it only was budgeted for 6,463. "That means we did not receive state revenue for 643 (full time students) which is about $2.9 million that the college did not receive in funding," said Mary Dominguez, Hartnell's interim vice president of student affairs, in an email.
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