The college said 29 positions were immediately cut, while 12 more employees would lose their jobs after the semester, the end of the academic year or the end of 2024.
College leaders cited a desire to be good stewards of students’ tuition dollars by cutting operating costs and increasing efficiency, while saying the higher education industry has been “disrupted.”
Because two-thirds of the college’s operating budget funds personnel costs, they weren’t able to avoid a reduction in their workforce. The announcement comes on the heels of several other colleges in the region facing problems.
