Budget Cuts at Oregon Community Colleges Put Burden on Students.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: April 22, 2003 | Copyright information

By Steven Carter, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 22--Community colleges, a beacon for students seeking affordable higher education and workers trying to learn new skills for a changing workplace, are being hammered by Oregon's dismal economy.

The 17 colleges are getting less state support than they did four years ago, and the budget being crafted by lawmakers in Salem offers no improvement.

The crunch has...

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