The Union has a story up this morning on the budget cuts the college will be working to digest over the next few months.

“This is new ground for us, and fortunately, we’re prepared,” said Klein, noting that the community college district has $10 million in reserves.

The cuts are not likely to reduce class sections — at least not in the fall term, which begins Aug. 31.

Ortiz will be evaluating suggested cuts to her campus over the next few weeks.

“We’re trying to avoid a direct impact on students and the classes they take,” Ortiz said.

The cuts are part of a bigger picture to narrow the focus of the state’s more than 100 community colleges to two purposes: Provide general education requirements for transfer to a four-year college and job re-training, Klein said.

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