City College spends 92 percent of budget on salaries, benefits

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The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has threatened to pull the college's accreditation if it does not make critical improvements. Image courtesy of Bay Citizen.

By Erica Perez, Bay Citizen


The accreditation commission that has threatened to sanction City College of San Francisco has cited the fact that 92 percent of the college’s spending goes to salaries and benefits as a main factor in its financial problems – and community college district officials attribute the high percentage to a history of generous pay and benefits for employees, including faculty, staff and administrators.


While higher education observers say many community college districts have scaled back benefits for retirees in the last 20 years, City College has not, for the most part.


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