CARSON CITY, Nev. — Two retired administrators want the Nevada Legislature to separate community colleges from what they call a university-centric funding system.
Community colleges will get about $21 million out of $115 million in education funding increases over the next two years under Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget, the Nevada Appeal reported.
Retired community college presidents John Gwaltney and Carol Lucey are pushing for a bill that would separate the systems at no cost to the state.
“The divorce is more important than the settlement,” said Lucey.
They say the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Board of Regents emphasize universities over community colleges.
“They’ll never fund them adequately,” Lucey said. “Everything is headed toward the universities.”
Lucey pointed to the $83 million engineering college building planned for University of Nevada, Reno as an example.
