This morning the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee convened a work session focused on the ebb and flow of curriculum at Washington’s higher education institutions.

Academic leaders from the six, public baccalaureate institutions and the community and technical colleges shared with the committee the degrees and courses universities and colleges have eliminated, added, or modified over the last five years.

Evergreen shared the dynamic nature of the College’s curriculum. Specifically the College spoke to what degrees have been eliminated and the significant modifications of existing degree programs over the last five years. Evergreen has not added any degree programs.

Evergreen also spoke to the impact of state funding reductions on academics. Evergreen highlighted that though the College’s dynamic curriculum has allowed the institution to respond as best it could, access, quality, flexibility, and time to degree all have been impacted significantly.

The Senate Committee will convene again on Tuesday, December 13 for a work session focused on efficiencies in higher education.