The Landscape of Local Funding Sources for Community Colleges

May 15, 2024
2pm-3pm EST/11am-12pm PST

Many community colleges receive revenues from the localities they serve. Prior research has yet to explore the specific sources of local funding for community colleges or how different types of local funding sources are associated with institutional characteristics. In this webinar, the InformEd States research team will discuss variations in local revenue sources used to fund community colleges and why those variations matter for institutional revenues, community college students, and more.

Outline

• Why local funding matters

• Variations in local funding types

• Relationship between types of revenues, institutional characteristics, and student compositions

• Q&A

Panel

Justin Ortagus – Associate Professor, director of the Institute of Higher Education, University of Florida
Zyrashae Smith-Onyewu – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Florida
Robert Kelchen – Professor of Education, head of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Moderated by
Dominique Baker – Associate Professor, University of Delaware

Equity in Financial Aid for Cash-Strapped States in the Midst of COVID-19

October 29, 2020
3pm-4pm EST/12pm-1pm PST

The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting every facet of the economy. States facing difficult decisions are already making budget cuts. These consequential cuts will impact financial aid for students particularly hard. 

In this webinar, leading researchers and policy experts will share evidence-based insights as they discuss the choices before states, why financial aid is so important, and the implications of any decisions for equity. 

Panel
Dominique Baker – Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University
Tiffany Jones – Senior Director of Higher Education Policy, The Education Trust
David Tandberg – Senior Vice President of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives

Moderated by
Kelly Rosinger – Assistant Professor, Penn State University

State Funding for Public Higher Education in the Midst of COVID-19

September 29, 2020
3pm-4pm EDT/12pm-1pm PDT

As we continue to wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic, states are making consequential budget cuts that will impact public higher education institutions and the students they serve.

In this webinar, researchers and policy experts provided evidence-based insight into the decisions states are facing regarding how to allocate limited state funds to higher education and the implications of those decisions for equity.

Panel
Robert Kelchen – Associate Professor, Seton Hall University
Tiffany Jones – Senior Director of Higher Education Policy, The Education Trust
David Tandberg – Senior Vice President of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives

Moderated by
Justin Ortagus – Assistant Professor, University of Florida