AUGUSTA (AP) — The head of Maine’s community college system says that Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget would mean significant cuts or tuition increases.
Interim President Derek Langhauser told the Appropriations Committee Monday that the governor’s decision to flat fund the system would force it to find $10 million in cuts, tuition hikes, or a combination of the two.
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reports that several students and faculty members also denounced the governor’s plan.
LePage is proposing to give the University of Maine System a $14.2 million, or 3.6 percent, increase over two years.
But the governor has said he decided to keep community college funding flat because the system hadn’t moved forward on initiatives, like a bridge year program for high school students.
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