The 2009 Executive Budget Document
Virginia Community College System
Mission Statement
The Virginia Community College System provides comprehensive higher education and workforce-training programs and services of superior quality that are financially and geographically accessible and that meet individual, business, and community needs of the Commonwealth.
Operating Budget History
General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
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2005 Appropriation | $ 316,230,503 | $ 350,475,094 | 8,760.12 |
2006 Appropriation | $ 344,062,000 | $ 417,258,560 | 8,867.97 |
2007 Appropriation | $ 400,793,388 | $ 458,590,041 | 8,947.14 |
2008 Appropriation | $ 414,517,441 | $ 481,267,565 | 8,947.14 |
General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
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2009 Base Budget | $ 421,930,677 | $ 607,871,905 | 8,908.15 |
2009 Addenda | $ (19,874,910) | $ 0 | 0.00 |
2009 Total | $ 402,055,767 | $ 607,871,905 | 8,908.15 |
2010 Base Budget | $ 421,884,427 | $ 652,921,209 | 8,908.15 |
2010 Addenda | $ (28,429,109) | $ 27,754,476 | 0.00 |
2010 Total | $ 393,455,318 | $ 680,675,685 | 8,908.15 |
Recommended Operating Budget Addenda
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Increase appropriation for federal student financial aidProvides appropriation for federal student financial aid due to increased enrollment and eligibility. For 2010, $57.2 million (NGF).
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Decrease nongeneral fund appropriation for tuition and fee revenueAdjusts the system's nongeneral fund appropriation to more accurately reflect tuition and fee revenues. For 2010, a decrease of $29.4 million (NGF).
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Reflect Governor’s October reductions in agency budgetsReflects the reductions approved by Governor Kaine in October 2008 for 2009 and the corresponding continuation of savings in 2010. See Part D of this document for reduction details. For 2009, a decrease of $19.9 million (GF). For 2010, a decrease of $39.7 million (GF).
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Implement targeted reductionsImplements targeted reductions for 2009 and 2010 included in Governor Kaine's 2008-2010 Budget Reduction Plan. Reduction details can be found in Part D of this document. For 2010, a decrease of $420,607 (GF).
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Provide additional funding for equipment through the master equipment lease programProvides additional funding for equipment through the master equipment lease program to support workforce development programs. For 2010, $271,932 (GF).
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Increase undergraduate student financial assistanceIncreases funding for need-based financial aid for in-state undergraduate students. For 2010, $11.5 million (GF).
Capital Totals for the Biennium
General Fund 2008-10 Biennium |
Nongeneral Fund 2008-10 Biennium |
Debt 2008-10 Biennium |
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$ 0 | $ 25,916,000 | $ 21,682,000 |
Recommended Capital Budget Addenda
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Construct Academic Building Phase III, Manassas campus, Northern VirginiaProvides funding for equipment and furnishings for a previously approved project. The project will be funded through general fund supported 9(d) bonds issued by the Virginia College Building Authority under the Twenty-First Century College Program. For the biennium, $6.1 million (NGF).
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Construct student recreation center, Blue RidgeProvides nongeneral fund appropriation for the construction of a 40,000 square foot student recreation center. This project will be supported with auxiliary enterprise funds. For the biennium, $10.7 million (NGF).
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Construct exterior multi use plaza contiguous to new science and technology buildingProvides nongeneral fund appropriation for the renovation and extension of the plaza area contiguous to the new science and technology building at Virginia Western Community College. For the biennium, $2.0 million (NGF).
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Construct parking facility for new academic building, Chesapeake campus, TidewaterContains funding for parking improvements for the academic building on the Chesapeake campus of Tidewater Community College as previously authorized in Chapter 1, 2008 Acts of Assembly. A separate administrative action will reduce $4,925,000 in higher education operating funds in project 17700. For the biennium, $4.9 million (NGF).
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Construct technical education building, RappahannockProvides nongeneral fund appropriation for a technical education center on the Glenns campus of Rappahannock Community College. The Regional Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) will provide a central location to improve vocational and technical education for high school students within the Rappahannock Community College, Glenns Campus service area. For the biennium, $22.5 million (NGF).
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Construct bookstore, Central VirginiaConstructs a 2,400 square foot campus bookstore to serve Central Virginia Community College's 5,000 students. The new campus bookstore will replace the existing store that is undersized, and unable to efficiently serve the student population. The project will be funded by nongeneral auxiliary enterprise funds for the building and local trust and agency funds for associated site improvements. For the biennium, $545,000 (NGF).
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Transfer funds from previously authorized equipment for construction purposes, Virginia Beach campus, TidewaterProvides language authorization to reduce the equipment budget line item in a previously authorized capital project (Blackwater Building Renovations) to provide improvements to existing central plant heating and cooling systems on the Virginia Beach Campus of Tidewater Community College. The 2007 Acts of Assembly authorized $2,124,000 in general fund dollars to support equipment for the Blackwater Building Renovations.
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Provide authorization to acquire contiguous property, Piedmont VirginiaProvides authorization to Piedmont Community College to acquire 5.91 acres, including existing structures, for the purpose of establishing a workforce training center.
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Provide authorization for the exchange of property, J. Sargeant Reynolds, downtown campusProvides authorization to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College to exchange property adjacent to the downtown campus and interstate 95 for State Board for Community College property on the college's downtown campus.
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Construct walking and biking trail, WythevilleProvides nongeneral fund appropriation for the construction of a bike and walking trail around the campus of Wytheville Community College. This project is funded by Project HEART. For the biennium, $880,000 (NGF).
Budget Reduction Strategies
October Reduction Strategies
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Implement higher education savings strategies
Institutions of higher education will implement strategies to capture savings through administrative streamlining, implementing program efficiencies and realignment. When identifying areas of savings, consideration will be given to preserving the core mission of the institution to ensure the delivery of quality instruction and student services. Included in this recommendation are estimated position reductions and layoffs for the Virginia Community College System. The institution will identify specific position reductions and layoffs upon approval of a final reduction plan by the Board of Visitors.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (19,874,910) $ (39,745,194)
December Reduction Strategies
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Remove additional funding for pay practices
Removes the half-percent pay practices funding granted to Executive branch agencies in the 2006-08 biennium.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (420,607)