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City College Budget Deficit

Classes return this summer

Despite $25 million in additional cuts to City College for the 2010-11 fiscal year, summer session is back after its elimination in 2010, and will be operating at its largest capacity since 2008 due to extensive budget restructuring efforts made by City College’s administration.

Foundation strives to fund City College

In this time of drastic and painful budget cuts to the California community college system, it’s hard to see any sort of optimism for City College and public education.

Mayoral hopefuls discuss City College budget at Chinatown gathering

Public education was a major topic of discussion among seven San Francisco mayoral candidates at a March 21 Chinatown meet-and-greet, with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu calling for a stronger relationship between San Francisco and City College.

City College imposes work study hiring freeze

The Financial Aid Office at City College has placed a temporary freeze on hiring new work-study employees until the new fiscal year begins this summer.

Best case budget scenario looks bad; State could cut up to $900 million from community colleges

Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year includes a $400 million reduction in funding for the state’s community colleges, which could grow as high as $900 million if four tax measures Brown proposed don’t make it onto the June ballot, or fail with voters.

Budget deficit causes class cuts at City College

By Matthew GomezSTAFF WRITER City College is harshly feeling the effects of the California budget crisis. Serving students from San Francisco, but also other parts of the greater Bay Area, City College is one of the largest community colleges in the country. Funding is based proportionally on student numbers. As