Calbright College survives in new California state budget agreement

EdSource

Ashley A. Smith

June 23, 2020

Calbright College, on the brink of elimination by the Legislature, will survive in the 2020-21 budget that was agreed to Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders.

“Calbright will survive and continue to serve students with cuts in ongoing and one-time funding,” said Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee.

The college, which opened in the fall of 2019, is losing $5 million in ongoing funds, down from $20 million a year, according to a source close to the negotiations. It is also losing $40 million from the $117 million in unspent funds that it had previously received from the state in one-time funding.

Calbright’s Interim President Ajita Menon said the college is thankful that the governor and legislature recognized that the institution is “a critical part of the economic response.”

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