General

2001-02 general fund budget: $74,978,000

2002-03 general fund budget to be developed by May 1 for Budget Committee review and changes before budget adoption in June.

A shortfall of $7.25 million forecast earlier this year has been addressed by reducing expenses and increasing tuition and fees.

Tuition

Tuition will increase $11 per credit hour, of which $10 is an increase and $1 is a consolidation of miscellaneous class fees students already are paying, increasing the per credit-hour total from $38 to $49, effective summer term.

The $10 in new tuition revenue is expected to create about $3.3 million in new revenue.

The 50 percent senior citizen discount was eliminated.

Fees

A $3 per credit hour technology fee was approved, half of which consolidates computer lab fees and other user fees students already are paying, and half of which is new revenue. For example, students will no longer pay a $2 per term ClassLine registration fee, nor will they pay hourly fees for computer lab use.

Restorations, Reductions and Eliminations

McKenzie Learning Center will remain open, but hours will be reduced at all learning centers and Cottage Grove and Florence centers, and all of these will close on Saturdays.

Classes specific to business administration and pre-engineering classes specific to these majors will be eliminated but students will be able to take most core courses prior to transferring to a four-year school to complete degrees in these areas.

Fewer journalism classes will be offered.

The Torch student newspaper will publish 26 issues instead of 30 issues a year.

Theatre Arts classes were reduced rather than eliminated, and support for theater productions was reduced. Productions will continue in the smaller Blue Door Theater, but not in the larger Performance Hall.

French classes were fully restored.

Philosophy classes were fully restored.

14 professional/technical  programs were originally proposed for elimination. Of those, 
5 of these programs were restored:
auto body and fender
aviation maintenance
manufacturing technology
medical office assistant
respiratory care

2 of these programs were partially restored:
office administration
electronics and electronics technician

2 of these programs were eliminated but are expected to secure outside funding:
recreational vehicle technician 
flight technology

5 were eliminated:
industrial maintenance
broadcast visual design and production
chemical dependency counselor training
law enforcement reserve academy
real estate

Early Childhood Education was restored.

The Community Education/Outreach Division was reorganized, and funding was reduced for some of its programs and services including the Business Development Center.

Adult High School and Court School were eliminated.

Adults with Special Needs was restored.

Athletics general fund support was reduced 30 percent, to be reviewed in one year.

Foundation and KLCC general fund support was reduced.

The Multi-Cultural Center  administrative support position was restored.

International admissions administrative support was transferred from the general fund to international student fee support.

Several administrative functions were reorganized to reduce costs: College Finance, Human Resources, Institutional Advancement, Public Safety, Student Health, and Purchasing Services. In addition, reductions were taken from the President's Office, Computer Services,  Facilities Management and Planning, Printing and Graphics, Academic Learning Skills, Continuing Education,  Counseling, Enrollment Services, Student Life and Leadership Development, and the Women's Program.