This article was originally published on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
Ducey's proposed budget cuts the appropriation for the Maricopa County Community College District by more than 50 percent.
For this year, the 10-college district received about $7.4 million for its operating budget — less than 1 percent of its revenue. That reduction was partly because enrollment has declined. The colleges also received an extra $1.4 million specifically for science, technology, engineering and math programs.
Ducey's budget cuts the operating appropriation to $3.3 million and the STEM allotment to about $700,000.