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FISCAL
OUTLOOK FOR CUNY
FROM NY STATE AND CITY
EXECUTIVE BUDGET PROPOSALS
1. State Aid:
Total reduction to CUNY of $105
million (13.2%)
Senior Colleges
cut by a total of $81.7 M (12.3%) from FY2003 ($663.1
M to $581.4 M); programmatic cuts include:
- $7.3 M reduction in SEEK student
financial aid
- $1.06 M reduction in funding for new
faculty
Community Colleges
cut by a total of $23.3 M (17.7%) from FY2003 ($131.3
M to $108.0 M); programmatic cuts include:
- $14.4 M reduction in base operating aid
or $345 per FTE (from $2,300 to $1,955 per FTE)
- $ 7.3 M reduction for enrollment
adjustment
- $ 1.0 M reduction/elimination of
workforce development programs.
- $ 0.6 M reduction/elimination of rental
aid for leased space
- $ 0.4 M reduction in College Discovery
student financial aid
2. Tuition and TAP:
The Governor’s budget increases the
tuition revenue target for CUNY senior colleges to $112.8 M, an
increase of 28.8% over the FY2003 authorization.
Tuition at the senior colleges would have
to increase by $900 to $1,000 per student per year.
Meanwhile, the Governor has proposed a
reduction of $161 M (22%) in TAP awards statewide.
He also proposed restructuring the program so that students will
have to borrow and pay interest on one-third of their TAP award and
be repaid upon successful completion of their degree. ($11.5 M is
budgeted for new TAP loan program.) An additional reduction of
$6.5 M will be taken from Liberty scholarships.
3. City Aid to Community Colleges:
Total net increase to CUNY of $0.3 M (0.2%) from FY2003 which was
$156.3 M
- $2.8 M increase for pension, health
insurance & energy costs
- annualization of FY2003 mid-year
reductions: $2.2 M in community college base funding; $0.3 M
in community college programs; $0.4 M reduction to John Jay
programs & Hunter Campus Schools
In addition, $5.5
M reduction/elimination of Vallone Scholarships
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