Officials are estimating enrollment jumps of 6% to 15% this fall at California’s 110 two-year campuses… Although most community campuses welcome the burst of interest, they also acknowledge a strain on resources. In the short term, officials said community colleges can absorb the cost of educating more students, but by next spring or fall they will have to receive more funding or they may be forced to cut back course sections. With the governor’s proposed budget allowing for only 2% growth, many colleges are anticipating funding shortfalls.

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by Tony Barboza and Gale Holland, The Los Angeles Times.

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