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JCC Approves Budget, Enrollment Down

Jamestown Community College’s 2017-18 budget was approved at a meeting of the college’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday.

The new budget, which totals $31,649,867, is 3.9 percent smaller than the college’s 2016-17 spending plan. JCC’s new fiscal year begins Sept. 1.

The approved budget includes a state aid amount of $2,747 per full-time equivalent (FTE), which is up slightly from the 2016-17 budget. Full-time New York resident tuition will increase by $60 to $2,375 per semester. The out-of-state tuition rate will be $4,750 per semester.

“Declining enrollment continues to be a significant challenge to the financial picture at JCC,” said JCC President Cory L. Duckworth. “Next year’s budget reflects the new down-sized demographic reality for higher education that is occurring throughout the northeast part of the country.

“The college’s faculty, staff, and administrators have worked hard to innovate efficiencies and build new collaborations that are positioning JCC to preserve its educational quality and serve the ever-changing economic landscape of our service region,” Duckworth said.

He noted that the 3.9 percent decline in the budget reflects operating budget and personnel reductions, including retirements and vacant positions that will not be filled.

“JCC continues to be a strong institution that is operationally and financially stable,” Duckworth said. “Nevertheless, we are working hard to find new students that would benefit from our exceptional education programs. We hope the state’s new Excelsior Scholarship will encourage many students to attend who may have felt that college was unaffordable. If they come, we will help them find new pathways to success that will enrich their lives forever.”

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