House Appropriations Subcommittee on Business and Economic Development
Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III February 18, 2011
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Transcript of Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III February 18, 2011
Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III
February 18, 2011
The Achieving the Dream Leader College designation recognizes an institution’s impact in the effort to improve student success and eliminate achievement gaps nationwide.
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This is about Texans - today
Texas Economy Today and Tomorrow
San Antonio Working
Your Hands are on the Future of Texas
“Remember the Alamo (Colleges)”
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San Antonio’s Passion… families, culture, history and its future
113 Year History
$83 million Cut
($ in Millions) HB1Appropriations Cuts & Unfunded Growth (42)$
Health Insurance (21)
Retirement (10)
Other Appropriations (10)
TOTAL REDUCTIONS: (83)$
Alamo Colleges is Doing our Part….
Slashed our budget by $30 Million
The only Historically Black College or University and
Hispanic Serving College in the nation
St. Philip’s College alone has a $508 million Economic
Impact
Alamo Colleges has Total Economic ROI of
$2.5 Billion!
10% Slice for Community Colleges
55% of students at community colleges
Note: Recalculate to 45%without private universities
Displacement of 11,000 students Eliminate 1,043 jobs Eradicate $508 million of economic impact
Future cyclonic loss greater than $83 million
Dual Credit serves 9,500 Students – larger than an
average size college
½ Dual Credit students couldn’t afford tuition and would drop out.
Pattern of state funding losses
6 Times Greater than Prior Years
Efficiencies and Local Taxes can’t offset state cuts without
massive tuition increases
• Enrollment Cap• Tuition Increase• Operational amputations• Increase state aid
DEVASTATION
Three Recommendations:
#1 Eliminate Unfunded Mandates
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#2 It’s Raining
#3 Treat Medical and Retirement the
same as the Universities
You hold the future of Texas in your hands.
