There have already been many cuts on campus in anticipation of the possibility of cuts to the state budget.

With the budget is being approved by the state legislature, the budget for Cerritos College is becoming a little bit clearer.

“Community colleges did not get hit as hard as K-12 did,” said James Albanese, vice president of Business Services.

The state will defer close to 8 million dollars in payments the college, but the college has enough money in its reserves to make up the difference for now.

“The college is supposed to see that money in two payments, one in July then another in October,” Albanese said.  “The state can and probably will defer it and I don’t know how long it will be deferred.”

The college will still receive money for growth but that increase will be off set by a loss of approximately the same amount.

The decrease is from county property taxes because houses are selling for less.

The state makes up the difference in normal years but not this year.

Many of the things are already in place such as fee increases and the number of sections in the course that are offered.

One fee increase is to the parking fee going from $20 up to $30.

“This fee will bring in approximately $300,000 for the college,” Albanese said.

Other ways the school intents to cut cost is by not filling positions that become vacant on campus.

“Each positions will looked at to see if they are essential than we will make a determination based on that,” he said.

The school will offer two summer sessions but the first session will be have a decreased number of sections offered.

“The biggest reason the state did not hit the community college level as hard is because it does a good job getting students educated and back into the workforce,” he said.