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Community colleges in North Texas will likely be shortchanged by millions of dollars in state funding in the upcoming fiscal year, after those colleges overperformed on a student success incentive program that Texas can no longer afford to pay.
Last week, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved changes to a program that financially rewards community colleges for getting low-income students and adult students to graduation day. Across the state, community colleges have exceeded expectations on those metrics, and the total amount due to the colleges is now millions of dollars more than the amount the board is allowed to distribute before the next legislative session. The incentive program, which was outlined in House Bill 8, went into effect in 2023…