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SCC President Cheryl Roberts addresses staff in a Dec. 5, 2019 budget meeting, prior to the pandemic. Those meetings led up to an initial round of $2.3 million cuts. Photo from file.

SCC Braces for Third Round of Layoffs Amid COVID Shortfall

Joshua Groom, Copy Editor October 9, 2020
The cuts come amid a statewide budget shortfall caused by revenue lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the elimination of 11% of faculty positions, administrative and classified staff may see roughly 7% and 8% cuts, respectively.
A Reason to Smile

A Reason to Smile

Joshua Groom June 1, 2019

SCC BACHELOR'S PROPOSAL CLEARS STATE BOARD SCC is one step closer to offering students a Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene (BAS-DH). The state Board of Education approved a "statement...

SCC Budget Crisis Shakes Administration

SCC Budget Crisis Shakes Administration

Juan Páez May 6, 2019

KEY FIGURES REVEAL MONETARY REALITY SCC’s finances are a cause of growing concern amongst faculty, staff and the student body, with the administration exploring solutions such as raising tuition...

The Process Begins

Joshua Groom May 6, 2019

SCC PLANS TO LAUNCH BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM IN DENTAL HYGIENE A timeline of how the proposal is expected to progress, based upon information from acting Vice President for Student Learning Bayta Maring....

All For Nothing

Nova Clark April 22, 2019

WHERE TEXTBOOKS FALL SHORT With a new quarter in full swing, an old problem may be facing students — and it comes in the form of a textbook. The pattern is familiar: Instructors will list required...

Leaky Pipeline at SCC

Stress Divided by Two

Travis Tribble March 16, 2019

SCC COSIGNS NEW MATH PROGRAM SCC is planning on cutting out prerequisite math programs with hopes of improving student success. “Corequisites” is the name of the new program and is currently...

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