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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 37 - Education
Chapter 29 - Junior Colleges
Funding for Community and Junior Colleges
§ 37-29-301. Legislative findings and declarations
Universal Citation: MS Code § 37-29-301 (2017)
- The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
- (a) Mississippi's public community and junior colleges are Mississippi's best educational buy. An education at Mississippi's community and junior colleges is affordable and accessible to all. Mississippians have an option to attend a community or junior college close to home, with smaller class sizes and at approximately one-half ( 1/2) the cost of tuition at a public four-year institution;
- (b) In recent fiscal years, appropriations for community and junior colleges have not kept pace with increases appropriated to Grades K-12 and the institutions of higher learning;
- (c) A need exists to provide adequate funding for Mississippi's community and junior colleges; and
- (d) Adequate funding should be accomplished through appropriate funding on a full-time equivalency (FTE) basis.
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