COLLEGES SET TO CUT FEWER '98 CLASSES.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer Valley community colleges are in better financial shape and will cut fewer courses than predicted for the spring semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s , college officials said Wednesday Wednesday: see week. . The smaller cuts are possible because the schools will each receive nearly $1 million in grants from the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. to boost enrollment. Still, belt-tightening will continue. Pierce Pierce may refer to: Places
Eight of nine campuses in the Los Angeles Community College District were given a total of $8.1 million in growth incentive funds this month to minimize cuts. That leaves the colleges with the challenge of attracting more students to reduced programs. Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. in Woodland Hills, which got $970,000 in growth funds, will offer 1,373 class sections next spring. That's down by 179 from those offered last spring, when the college also received growth grants, said Vice President of Administration Nader Farnoush. Mission College in Sylmar, which received $887,823 in growth money, plans to offer about 550 class sections. That's about 120 fewer than last spring's classes, college President William Norlund said. The spring schedule is expected to be issued Nov. 24. Norlund said department heads worked on the schedule together to make it more ``student-friendly,'' with fewer courses scheduled at the same time. Though fall cuts meant some 130 part-time, hourly instructors were not rehired, Norlund expects minimal losses next spring. Average class size won't change much, either - it is expected to hover An option in Microsoft Internet Explorer that removes the permanent underline from hypertext links. The underline displays automatically and only when the cursor is placed over (hovers over) the link. Hover is available in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Underline links. around the current 31 students per class, he said. At Valley College in Van Nuys, which received $850,000 in growth funds, officials expect to offer 1,350 class sections, 350 less than the total offered last spring. The college took extra measures to make sure all students could fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. their requirements. ``We're letting students know they should enroll early,'' Valley College public information officer Shannon Stack said. ``If they wait until the end, the classes (they need) will be full.'' The spring semester will start Jan. 12. |
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