Chico State president: Enrollment up, funding down over past decade
The California State University system budget numbers are in, and they’re grim.
Chico State University President Paul Zingg said over the past 10 years, state funding has declined 25 percent, while enrollments have gone up 30 percent.
"We have been challenged to do more with less and we can’t do that anymore," the president said.
Tuesday the CSU trustees voted to increase student fees by another 20 percent, in addition to a 10 percent increased approved in May. Also, the trustees voted for cuts the equivalent of two unpaid days off work each month for employees to meet a $584 million decrease in funding from the state.
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by Heather Hacking, The Chico Enterprise-Record.