Vol. XV, No. 17
Clackamas Community Colli
Wednesday, March 3, 1982
Class on
St. Helens
scheduled
in spring
Colleges struck
with 9.1 percent
budget trimming
By J. Dana Haynes
Of The Print
of tuition, a loss in the assessed
property value in the county,
and erf course, the losses.on the
state level,” he said.
. ' Even though the funding
for FTE’s will drop, Hakanson
doesfi’t expect a correlating
drop in enrollment “We’re
projecting an enrollment of
3,500. students, but we’ll just
have to fund 350 of them dif
ferently.”
' The most noticeable
change in the formats of most
community colleges will be In
the off-campus type classes.
“The students affected will be
mostly part-time, mid-20’s,
test:the-waters type of
students,” Bassett feels. “The
off-campus classes are a ‘low
threat’ offering. They draw in
people who are considering go
ing to school, but haven’t made
up their minds yet, We’ll be los
ing that opportunity if we pull
back.”
Most of Oregon’s' com
munity colleges ha ve. reported
to Bassett that they will attempt
to hold the line on tuition in
creases. “Most of the colleges
currently increase tuition to
keep pace with inflation,”
Bassett said.
The Oregon legislature
concluded the record six-week
special session on Monday
night, ending the community
colleges’ anticipation of budget
cuts to come.
Roger Bassett, lobbyist for,
the Oregon Community Col
leges Association, said that the
adjournment will cause two
significant things. First, every
community college will have a
reduction of approximately 9.1
percent in funding. Secondly,
the legislature reduced the pro
perty tax relief.
Clackamas Community’s
total budget will be cut back a
total of $324,840, Bassett ex
plained. This will result in a
reduction of 350 state-funded
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
students. That will reduce, the
College to 3,094 funded
FTE’s. The FTE is the measure
for reimbursement of state
funds.
Reduction in the property
tax relief was hotly debated in
the special session, and will be
a “...shot in the arm for any
‘Property 13’-type bill,” Bassett
feels. Property 13 was a
California bill that placed a ceil
ing on the amount of money a
school district, college, or
university could bring in.
In 1980, Ballot Measure
Six was presented and
defeated in Oregon. It was By Kristi Blackman
similar to Proposition 13. If the Of The Print
measure had passed, it would
have ciit back the budgets for
Bids have been opened
the 13 Oregon community col for a mini computer that will aid
leges from $6,100,000 to the College’s instructional and
$1,700,000.
administrative needs.
“Even a symbolic cut in
“The computer will benefit
the property tax relief could the realm of instruction,” In
hurt us,” Bassett said, claiming' ouye Tsuyoshi, data processing
that this will reduce incentives officer, stated, who confirmed
for property tax payers to vote the bid opening Tuesday.
for levies..
Three vendors have sub
College President John mitted bids for an IBM, DECK
Hakanson is anticipating a and a Data General. A final
tightened budget for the up decisions is expected soon.
coming year. “We’ll have less
If the College were to
money next year, due to a loss receive the Data General, it will
Meet St. Helens in person,
though it’s only a brief aerial
encounter.
The College’s science
department is offering students
a chance to fly over Mt. St.
Helens for one credit. The
course, “Geology of Mt. St.
Helens” is being offered spring
term.
Students will spend a
Saturday, April 3, learning
about St. Helens before the
flight over the mountain. A $35
fee in addition to tuition is re
quired for taking the course.
The class has a limit of 75
students.
Marv Beeson the head of
Portland State University
science department will instruct
the eight-hour class which will
Staff photo by Kristi Blackman
UNION REPRESENTATIVE The $2 million contract
BOB Millick walks in front will be completed by non*
of the Professional Center union labor, despite
construction site for Local Millick’s efforts.
1020 Carpenters Union.
Bids opened on new computer
for instruction, administration
The flight over the moun
tain may, or may not be held
the same day as the class.
Wayne Wright, Chairperson of
the College science depart
ment, said several Saturdays
have been scheduled for the
flight in the event of overcast
weather which could obscure
viewing.
be the first community college
The computers will also be
in Oregon to have them in use, used as a back-up system for
although that would not re the current system during
quire any extra training,” In registration and for payroll
Beeson will accompany
ouye said, “but the other two functions.
students on the flights over the
will.”. .
mountain and point out things
The new system will open
The future outlook, accor of interest. Wright commented,
new areas of instruction. “We ding to Inouye, is that the new
will be able to offer a computer computer will stunt administra-
“Ifs much better to take the
sciences program,” Inouye tional growth. “Within the next class and know what you are
said. “We will be able to offer three to five years the growth in
looking at rather than just tak-
more courses in computer- administration will be going at a ' ing the flight on your own.”
related fields.
“The computer-related in faster rate than instructional
struction will help instructors growth,” claimed Inouye. “At
develop programs and benefit that time there will be a peed
administration activities,” he for a switch to a larger com.-
stated.
puter growth.
‘Not Any More’
opens tomorrow
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include films and slides on
volcanoes. Beeson will also ex
plain what to look for on the
flight over the mountain.
Learning about
making jewelry
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