Monday, December 11, 2017

College Consolidation Would Cut Nearly 200 Jobs Over Five Years, Save $28 Million - Kathleen Megan, Hartford Courant

The consolidation of the state’s community colleges would cut nearly 190 jobs over the next five years, saving about $28 million, according to a financial plan released by the Connecticut State Colleges and University system. “We don’t know what’s going to happen with state support and we also don’t know what we are going to have to do in terms of tuition over time,” Mark Ojakian, president of CSCU, said. “But my hope by implementing this consolidated approach is to not only be able to have a community college system that is sustainable in the long term but that focuses its spending on student services.” http://www.courant.com/education/hc-news-consolidation-financial-details-20171205-story.html