Local college at risk in face of governor’s proposed budget - Delcenia Cosman, Homer News

Fear and uncertainty lace the atmosphere at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus in response to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget proposal, released on Feb. 13, that threatens to cut $134 million from the University of Alaska. Students and college staff alike worry for their academic and professional futures, and whether there will be a future for the Kenai Peninsula College at all. The proposed cuts in Dunleavy’s budget represent 41 percent of the university’s state funding, or 17 percent of the university’s total budget. Over the last five years, Kenai Peninsula College as a whole — which includes both the Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC) in Homer and the Kenai River Campus (KRC) in Soldotna — has already experienced cuts to state funding amounting to 17.8 percent, according to KBC Interim Director Paula Martin. https://www.homernews.com/news/local-college-at-risk-in-face-of-governors-proposed-budget/