August 2, 2010

Budget cuts hit Shoreline's continuing education program

In response to state-mandated budget reductions, big changes are coming for the Center for Business & Continuing Education (CBCE) at Shoreline Community College.  "State budget cuts have real impacts,” said Shoreline President Lee Lambert. “Shoreline’s share of the state cuts for the year starting July 1 was about $1.6 million. Cuts that deep, combined with reductions in previous years, mean the college had to make some adjustments."

"The structure, scope and scale of CBCE operations will be changing in the fall of 2010 as a result of these budget cuts," said David Cunningham, Dean of Workforce and Continuing Education.  After Aug. 31, the schedule of non-credit, continuing-education classes offered under CBCE will be significantly reduced. "As budgets get tighter, we have to focus on those things that either helps us reach our state-mandated student targets or otherwise help our bottom line," Lambert said. "Unfortunately, that means we have to scale back in some areas."  More...