UVa-Wise Vice Chancellor Sim Ewing talks about the impact of declining enrollment on the College’s 2017-18 budget. - Hannah Mullins, Highland Cavalier

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise faces budget cuts after an enrollment decline for the fall 2017 semester. UVa-Wise Vice Chancellor Sim Ewing said the college’s overall budget depends on a combination of funding sources, many of which depend on the number of students paying tuition and the other costs of attending the institution. “The overall budget is made up of other budgets; they combine to make one big budget.” Ewing said. UVa-Wise only receives government funding from the academic side of the budget. The auxiliary side of the budget comes from student housing, dinning, bookstore, athletics and other categories funded by students, he said. http://www.highlandcavalier.com/2017/09/06/enrollment-raises-funding-concerns/