Rufus Glasper is looking for a way to keep funding the Maricopa Community Colleges, even if state leaders don’t think it’s a priority.

Glasper, chancellor of the 10-college system, said he has been searching for ways to get more money into the district’s coffers as he saw the state’s continued cutbacks in funding. State money began dwindling in 2008, just as the Great Recession was cranking up. The biggest drop occurred in 2012, when the district received just $6.8 million from the state — down from $45.3 million in 2011.

Maricopa Community Colleges go entrepreneurial to replace lost state funds.pdf

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https://chancellor.maricopa.edu/sites/default/files/PBJ%20Whole%20Article_LowRes.pdf

(with photos of AzAMI)