State colleges approve balanced budget with more state aid

Johnson State College. Courtesy photoThe Vermont State Colleges System says an additional $3 million from state coffers has allowed it to pass a balanced budget for the first time in several years.
Trustees for the five-college system voted unanimously this week to pass a budget for fiscal 2018 with no shortfall. Past shortfalls were the result of “low state support,” a drop in the number of Vermonters graduating high school, and increased competition through discounted tuition at ot