[anonymouskimmer]

Or less state funding: https://www.highereddive.com/news/state-funding-for-communit...

> States are giving four-year colleges $63 million less in fiscal 2021 than they did last year, a 0.1% decline. Meanwhile, they’re cutting funding to two-year institutions by $457 million, a 2% decline.

> Enrollment losses and pandemic-related expenses are buffeting community colleges’ budgets as these schools face cuts in state support.

[cvwright]

State funding doesn’t matter as much for many CCs because they have local taxing authority, just like K-12 education.

This is another reason why they are often significantly cheaper than a 4-yr school in the same state.

[anonymouskimmer]

It depends on the state. I know of at least one state community college system.