Savannah Technical College to Furlough Three Days

SAVANNAH – Savannah Technical College will close for business and furlough employees this fall in keeping with Governor Perdue’s directive that state agencies implement budget saving measures. The College will be closed on September 4, November 25 and December 23.

          “As a state agency, we are doing our part to address the state’s budget woes,” says College President Kathy S. Love. “Our primary concern is that we minimize the impact on instruction as much as possible.” Only one date (November 25, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving) is a scheduled instructional day and faculty will issue out-of-class assignments as appropriate for that day.

          The furloughs are expected to save more than $104,000 from a budget that will continue to be cautiously managed. Savannah Technical College has been told to expect another 4% cut and is planning for cuts of 6% and 8% this fiscal year; last year’s budget cuts represented a $1.7M loss in state funding.   Despite the budget reductions, Savannah Technical College set an enrollment record this spring with 4,635 students attending, up from 16.3% from the previous year.