Dive Brief:
- A California lawmaker has introduced a bill to stabilize funding for City College of San Francisco while the school fights to keep its accreditation.
- The college says uncertainty over the accreditation has caused student enrollment to drop, which means the school would be eligible for less state funding.
- The bill would allow the college to receive funding next year at the same level as the current year, then at least 95% the year after.
Dive Insight:
Falling enrollment is a big problem for the California community college. The school has been spending on ads to try to attract and retain students. While the school credits the ads with a 34% enrollment increase, enrollment is still 15% below what it was two years ago, when accreditation first came into question.