List: The impact of college cuts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia’s 35 public colleges and universities have implemented numerous cuts as they try to weather the recession and a loss of $275 million in state funding. Here are some of the cuts already implemented for fiscal 2010, which began July 1:
University of Georgia
Cuts: 343
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Because cuts include 121 instructional faculty positions, students will have larger classes or have trouble getting classes they need. More part-time faculty will be used.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cuts: 140
Layoffs: 75
Impact: Higher student/faculty ratios. Students will pay for some services that had been free, such as transcripts.
Georgia State University
Cuts: 300
Layoffs: 30
Impact: Larger classes. College will eliminate some courses with small enrollments.
Medical College of Georgia
Cuts: 88
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Delayed expanding some programs.
Georgia Southern University
Cuts: 26
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Cuts in public safety may make it harder to respond to students.
Valdosta State University
Cuts: 68
Layoffs: 3
Impact: Cut money for library books and eliminated a lecture series.
Albany State University
Cuts: 36
Layoffs: 0
Impacts: Few additions to meet needs of growing enrollment.
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Cuts: 12
Layoffs: 1
Impact: Fewer people to help students. Delayed replacing campus police cars.
Augusta State University
Cuts: 4
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Can’t pay for a program to increase campus security patrols.
Clayton Sate University
Cuts: 6
Layoffs: 8
Impact: Reduced library hours. Couldn’t hire more tutors for students.
Columbus State University
Cuts: 15
Layoffs: 9
Impact: Officials say cuts put college “in a very vulnerable position.”
Georgia College & State University
Cuts: 11
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Expect larger class sizes and higher student/faculty ratios.
Georgia Southwestern State University
Cuts: 5.36
Layoffs: 0.5
Impact: Eliminated a continuing education program for older adults.
Kennesaw State University
Cuts: 46
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Large classes and long wait lists for some courses.
North Georgia College & State University
Cuts: N/A
Layoffs: N/A
Impact: Cut money toward a program to improve freshman retention.
Savannah State University
Cuts: 17
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Cut back on library acquisitions.
Southern Polytechnic State University
Cuts: 14.5
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Postponed replacing more than 300 computers in student labs.
University of West Georgia
Cuts: 13
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Put off enhancing some programs for students.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Cuts: 13
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Using part-time and adjunct faculty instead of full-time faculty.
College of Coastal Georgia
Cuts: 17
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Cuts may hurt student advisement and retention. Reduced campus police officers.
Dalton State College
Cuts: N/A
Layoffs: N/A
Impact: Unable to lease space for more students.
Gainesville State College
Cuts: 0
Layoffs: 0
Impacts: Unable to replace some equipment.
Georgia Gwinnett College
Cuts: 0
Layoffs: 0
Impact: The college opened in 2006 and can’t fill all open faculty positions.
Gordon College
Cuts: 6
Layoffs: 0
Impact: None provided.
Macon State College
Cuts: 19
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Reduced hours for the library, computer labs and counseling and advising centers.
Middle Georgia College
Cuts: 18
Layoffs:1
Impact: Relying more on part-time or temporary full-time faculty.
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Cuts: 1
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Student services will remain stable.
Bainbridge College
Cuts:8
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Expect larger classes. Reduced number of classes offered off-site.
East Georgia College
Cuts: 5
Layoffs: 1
Impact: Faculty facing teaching assignment overloads.
Georgia Highlands College
Cuts: 0
Layoffs: 5
Impact: Closed some programs on the Rome campus.
Georgia Perimeter College
Cuts: 41
Layoffs: 9
Impact: More classes taught by part-time faculty and cuts in some student services.
South Georgia College
Cuts: 11
Impact: 0
Impact: Limited ability to improve freshman year for students.
Waycross College
Cuts: 2
Layoffs: 0
Impact: Fewer students will have campus jobs.
Source: University System of Georgia and individual institutions.
NOTE: Fort Valley State University and Dalton College did not submit information.
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