Community college costs rise for Chenango
NORWICH – The bills coming in for students attending out-of-county community colleges this year are significantly higher than previously budgeted, according to Chenango County Treasurer William E. Evans.
“They could be over budget in the $40,000 to $50,000 range,” he said. Traditionally, taxpayers pay about $750,000 for college charge backs each year.
About 480 local students attend community colleges outside Chenango. The majority enroll in Broome, Herkimer, Thompkins Cortland Community and Mohawk colleges. The number of students enrolled at TC3 more than doubled this year, Evans said.
“This is a good thing. An indicator of people going to get an education,” he told members of the Finance Committee Thursday.
However, Evans and other town supervisors would like to see the same students attend the Norwich branch of SUNY Morrisville instead. When making the decision to expand the college back in 2004, lawmakers had hoped the new, high-tech campus on Conkey Avenue would retain college-bound youths. Specifically, local funds were earmarked for a promotional recruiter for the Norwich branch of Morrisville.
“We’re hoping that the opening of the new facility will attract some of that traffic, and that may happen yet,” Evans said.
Committee Chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox said while he hoped more youths would return to Chenango County after pursuing their education, he realized that more job opportunities were needed.
“If we entice them back here, we need something for them to do,” he said.
Supervisor Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said it is either a talented work ethic that attracts industry or an industry that attracts talented workers. “It’s a case of whether the tail is wagging the dog or not.”
Wilcox said he feared that former farmers who traditionally brought their strong work ethic into other fields were no longer in the area.
Evans said the county’s Planning and Economic Development Committee Chairman would be speaking to SUNY Morrisville’s president about “getting the word out on the street about the local opportunity.”
“They could be over budget in the $40,000 to $50,000 range,” he said. Traditionally, taxpayers pay about $750,000 for college charge backs each year.
About 480 local students attend community colleges outside Chenango. The majority enroll in Broome, Herkimer, Thompkins Cortland Community and Mohawk colleges. The number of students enrolled at TC3 more than doubled this year, Evans said.
“This is a good thing. An indicator of people going to get an education,” he told members of the Finance Committee Thursday.
However, Evans and other town supervisors would like to see the same students attend the Norwich branch of SUNY Morrisville instead. When making the decision to expand the college back in 2004, lawmakers had hoped the new, high-tech campus on Conkey Avenue would retain college-bound youths. Specifically, local funds were earmarked for a promotional recruiter for the Norwich branch of Morrisville.
“We’re hoping that the opening of the new facility will attract some of that traffic, and that may happen yet,” Evans said.
Committee Chairman Lawrence N. Wilcox said while he hoped more youths would return to Chenango County after pursuing their education, he realized that more job opportunities were needed.
“If we entice them back here, we need something for them to do,” he said.
Supervisor Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said it is either a talented work ethic that attracts industry or an industry that attracts talented workers. “It’s a case of whether the tail is wagging the dog or not.”
Wilcox said he feared that former farmers who traditionally brought their strong work ethic into other fields were no longer in the area.
Evans said the county’s Planning and Economic Development Committee Chairman would be speaking to SUNY Morrisville’s president about “getting the word out on the street about the local opportunity.”
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