Independence Community College pulls out of consolidation with Coffeyville Community College.

 

The announcement came during last night's (Monday's) ICC Board of Trustee's Meeting. Board President Dr. Cynthia Sherwood read the official statement following an executive session to discuss the issue. Sherwood says the consolidation will be postponed indefinitely.
 

Sherwood says this decision does not rule out consolidation completely.

 

The schools had agreed to begin talks earlier this year with the understanding that either side could back out. During that time, ICC has continued to focus on expanding its course offerings and recruiting efforts at area high schools in order to attract more students.

 

Also at last night's meeting, Trustees voted to publish the school's budget for the upcoming year, noting that next year's budget is about $1.1 million less than for the current year.