CSCU Board of Regents approves consolidation plan

HARTFORD -- In a 12-0 vote with one abstention, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents adopted a plan to consolidate the system's 12 community colleges into one unified, centralized, system.
"Today's proposal is the beginning. It's the beginning of an effort to change," said Mark Ojakian, CSCU President. "This is about making choices and prioritizing where we spend our limited resources."
According to CSCU, 60% of funding for its community colleges comes from the state