Gateway Community College Professor Colena Sesanker said consolidations over the years have had an impact.
“Costs are adding up, our students are paying for those costs, not just in the actual dollars, but in the reduced services,” Sesanker said.
“The money isn’t getting to the classrooms. The money isn’t getting to the students,” she added.
She said when teaching positions are vacant they go unfilled but they are hiring administrators.
“That means our students aren’t getting services required, but we have lots of people doing fancy things in offices,” Sesanker said.
Chikwon Loyd, a senior at Capital Community College, who is the first in his family to go to college, said the state should prioritize education funding.