State legislators are working to cover a $2.2 billion COVID-19 related budget hole. $712M will go to the School Aid Fund. Michigan’s public universities and…
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San Bernardino Community College District announced this week that it saved local taxpayers millions of dollars by refinancing bonds. SBCC issued the taxpayer-approved bonds in…
Like all higher education institutions, WCC has a policy regarding plagiarism. In fact, the Board has enshrined the policy in WCC Board Policy 4095 Student…
For a number of years in its Capital Outlay Plans, WCC has identified several buildings as having deficient or end-of-life HVAC units. The cost of…
In any given year, WCC takes in a lot of money. The taxpayers very generously overfund the College. Student enrollment is relatively constant. The State…
WCC has an over-abundance of administrators and a shortage of Trustees who are willing to say “No” to the Administration’s inane spending requests. While the…
At the June WCC Board Meeting, Trustee Ruth Hatcher congratulated the administration for giving the Independent group 1.5% raises. Trustee Hatcher probably assumed that “something-is-better-than-nothing.”…
structural deficit – (economics) That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues…
Recently, WCC announced that it will freeze in-district tuition at $95 per credit hour for the 2020-21 school year. It will follow with a planned…
Community colleges throughout the United States are struggling with the effects of COVID-19. Many don’t know whether they’ll re-open their campuses. Others don’t know what…