Legislative findings and declarations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-29-301
in effectThe Legislature finds and declares as follows:
Mississippi’s public community and junior colleges are Mississippi’s best educational buy. An education at Mississippi’s community and junior colleges is affordable and accessible to all. Mississippians have an option to attend a community or junior college close to home, with smaller class sizes and at approximately one-half (1/2) the cost of tuition at a public four-year institution;
In recent fiscal years, appropriations for community and junior colleges have not kept pace with increases appropriated to Grades K-12 and the institutions of higher learning;
A need exists to provide adequate funding for Mississippi’s community and junior colleges; and
Adequate funding should be accomplished through appropriate funding on a full-time equivalency (FTE) basis.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.37.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
