Linda Renne with Chancellor Jack Scott; receiving Classified
Employee of the Year award |
Jack Scott, a veteran and popular educator who has headed the state's community college system during a period of brutal budget cuts and was often a voice decrying the impact on students, announced Tuesday that he will retire as chancellor overseeing the 112 campuses.
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During his three years at the community college headquarters, state revenue for the system dropped about 13%, course offerings declined about 10% and overall enrollment fell from 2.8 million to 2.6 million, Scott said. Meanwhile student fees rose from $26 to $36 per unit and will go to $46 in the summer.
Scott, whose annual salary is $198,500, frequently has denounced what he described as the "disinvestment" in public colleges and universities.
"I hope in the future that California realizes how important higher education is to the economy of the state and the well-being of the state," he said….
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