Pay raises are on tap for employees of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The Board of Regents approved a new budget of $888,114, 300 during it's quarterly meeting on Friday at Hopkinsville Community College.
The spending plan represents a $36 million reduction from the previous year due to a decline in state funding, the decision not to raise tuition, and a decrease in enrollment.
“I applaud President Box and the board for their commitment to keeping education affordable by not raising tuition for 2015-16,” said KCTCS Board of Regents Chair P.G. Peeples in a news release. “Despite these belt-tightening times we cannot continue to place the burden of decreased state support on the backs of our students.”
The budget does allow a one percent or $1,000 salary increase, whichever is greater, for full-time faculty and staff.
