The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges at its Thursday, Aug. 23 business meeting is set to vote on the college system's biennial budget request which, if approved, will go to the Office of Financial Management and the Washington State Legislature as they begin developing the state's 2019-2021 operating budget. >>
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is set to vote at its meeting Thursday, June 28 on the college system's 2019-21 capital budget request to the Washington state Legislature. The $623 million request covers designs for 24 projects and construction of 13 projects at colleges around the state, in addition to funds colleges use for emergencies and minor improvements and repairs. >>
A new study paints a bright picture of community and technical college transfer students in Washington. The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges looked at 23,470 bachelor degree graduates from public universities in 2016, and found that 39 percent of them started at a community or technical college. Most of the transfer students — 80 percent — already had a 2-year transfer degree in hand, saving thousands in tuition. Once there, they did just as well as their students who started as university freshman, earning similar GPAs and credits upon graduation. >>
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges will take up fiscal year 2019 operating budget allocations to the state's 34 community and technical colleges at its regular business meeting May 3 at 8 a.m. The board will also consider 2018-19 tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students. >>
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News Releases highlight news items about the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and Washington’s community and technical college system.
SBCTC is led by a Governor-appointed board and provides leadership, advocacy, and coordination for Washington’s system of 34 public community and technical colleges. Each year, about 381,000 students train for the workforce, prepare to transfer to a university, gain basic math and English skills, or pursue continuing education. Visit our website at SBCTC.edu or email us a SBCTCCommunications@sbctc.edu.
