A recently published paper models the spread of COVID-19 on a hypothetical campus of 20,000 students. For the purposes of the model, the researchers made…
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If you spend any amount of time looking at public higher education funding, you’ll find an unfortunate trend. State funding for public two- and four-year…
The number of COVID-19 cases is rising among college students. People assume this means a rise in cases among people ages 18-22. For a community…
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 President Rose Bellanca announced last month that students would go back to campus in the fall under limited circumstances. But some students returned to…
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…