Earlier this month, an MCCA task force presented a report to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and the Governor’s office detailing ways that community colleges are keeping costs down. The report was produced in response to a charge from Governor Eric Greitens that directed the Missouri Department of Higher Education to review administrative costs at Missouri’s higher education institutions. Separate task forces were created to represent the 2-year and 4-year sectors. The MCCA task force was then broken down into four subcommittees that reviewed procurement and services, employee benefits, regulatory relief and data and benchmarks. Shared Procurement Employee Benefits Regulatory Relief The regulatory relief subcommittee examined burdensome state regulations and statutes that cause the colleges to operate less efficiently. The group submitted several recommendations, many of which revolved around eliminating and streamlining duplicative and obsolete data reporting mechanisms. Benchmarks, Data and Efficiency Lastly, the report outlined ways that the colleges are already working to keep costs low while meeting increased demand for workforce training and maintaining the quality of programs. The report estimated that community colleges have already cut nearly $33 million through personnel cuts, hiring and salary freezes, budget reductions to all departments, closing locations, deferring maintenance and technology upgrades and cutbacks to travel and professional development. The report stressed the difficulty of balancing these tough decisions while still remaining responsive to community and service region needs. The report is currently under review by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, but the community colleges plan to begin implementing the identified shared procurement measures immediately. |
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