Butte College is laying off instructors and cutting some classes
Reduced enrollment has Butte College cutting classes and laying off instructors.
Posted: Dec 20, 2020 10:20 AM
Updated: Dec 20, 2020 2:50 PM
Posted By: Lorraine Dechter
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Reduced enrollment has Butte College cutting classes and laying off instructors.
Vice President of Instruction and Chief Instructional Officer Virginia Guleff issued a statement to Action News Now saying the community college has been experiencing low enrollments since the Camp Fire hit in the fall of 2018.
She said the community college experienced a further decline due to Covid-19. Guleff said the college must be fiscally responsible to ensure stability, and that collective bargaining agreements are being followed. She also told Linda Watkins-Bennett of Action News Now that the College is making these cuts now, even though the Chancellor s Office placed Butte Collee in a hold harmless status since the Camp Fi