A series of budget and financial errors, including an improper $250,000 loan, left Thomas Nelson Community College short $1.7 million at the end of the past fiscal year in June. TNCC expects to lay off employees across all categories and restructure programs in the coming months to help bring its finances back in line. President John Dever announced the layoffs and detailed the college’s financial position in a campus-wide email Monday. The college’s financial position has been shaky for several years, prompting layoffs in 2017 and the college to outsource housekeeping at its Hampton campus earlier this year. The school has never faced a shortfall this severe in his tenure.
