Adolfo Guzman-Lopez covers higher education for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
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“Cal State LA is anticipating a $32.4 million deficit this year in our budget, which we are addressing through shared governance, conversations with students, faculty and staff,” said Cal State LA spokesperson Erik Hollins.He said Cal State LA’s student headcount is down over 5% from the prior year and that’s led to a cut in class offerings of over 7%.
“All divisions will need to develop plans to balance their budgets with a 12.4% cut,” Hollins said. “The scale is just too large to spare any division its share of the cuts. That is a matter of ongoing discussion with college deans, department chairs, and faculty.”The chancellor’s office is focused on raising enrollment and keeping students from dropping out — a stable and growing enrollment means more tuition funds for campuses.
At the same meeting CSU’s chief financial officer said the deficits will likely affect class offerings and student support programs in about a year.CSU’s enrollment dropped 6.5% in the previous three years. Fewer students means less money to university coffers from student tuition.Adolfo Guzman-Lopez focuses on the stories of students trying to overcome academic and other challenges to stay in college — with the goal of creating a path to a better life.
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