As colleges around the state are issuing layoff notices to accommodate budget cuts, City College has employed creativity in cutting costs without cutting any full-time employees.
“Our two guiding principles were to try to do the least harm possible to our students and our employees,” said Suzie Williams, associate vice chancellor of communications and research for the Los Rios Community College District, which is in charge of layoffs. She also said the district was guided by looking ahead three years in expectation of further decline in the budget.
This year, City College will save about $420,000 by cutting 2 percent of its sections, as requested by the district, according to Williams.
“Some of the sections that have been cut are taught by part-time faculty and some are taught by full-time faculty as overloads,” said Williams. “Definitely part-time faculty have been hurt; there’s no doubt about that.”
Part-time, or adjunct, faculty is paid based on the number of units taught each semester.
“Adjunct faculty whose classes were cut were more likely than full-time faculty to have a reduction in income for the semester,” said Chris Iwata, dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at City College.
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However, employees at nearby community colleges are being hit much harder. Woodland Community College issued layoff notices last month to employees as it struggled to address a $1 million cut in its operating budget.
To help avoid more serious harm to its employees, a 15-20 percent reduction in activity by all departments and programs has been planned at City College, according to Iwata, whose department has helped reduce its activity through cutting back on supplies and limiting travel.
As for the recent $6-per-unit fee increase this semester, the additional revenue is not being seen at City College, as Williams says this money goes into the state’s general fund directly, rather than to the college where the tuition was initially paid.
According to Amanda Hamilton, public information officer for City College, a wise use of reserve funds has helped the college avoid layoffs and weather the budget crisis that’s taken California by storm.
An additional 2 percent of sections are expected to be cut next semester.
