Vallejo Times-Herald: Leaders: California Community college 17 percent enrollment drop may go lower

By Sarah Rohrs

No summer school and 800 fewer students than last year — these are just a few of the impacts the state fiscal crisis has had on Solano Community College, its president said.

“We have more students in the classes, and classes are more full,” Solano College President Jowel Laguerre said.

Solano College is not the only community college coping with less — despite a growing demand for higher education, state officials said.

The community colleges’ so-called “starvation diet” has resulted in a 17 percent drop in enrollment over the last four years, Community College Chancellor Jack Scott said.

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