'All the walls are falling.' Shoreline Community College plans layoffs Ann Dornfeld December 05, 2025 / 4:45 pm

Shoreline Community College is planning layoffs as it faces a $4 million three-year budget deficit.

Jack Kahn, the college president, said community and technical colleges are facing a combination of reduced state funding, federal pressure on international student enrollment, and the state clawback of funds it accidentally overpaid colleges — $1 million, in Shoreline’s case.

Community colleges have also seen lower local enrollment than before the pandemic.

“I've been in higher education for 30 years, and this is the worst experience I've had in my entire career,” Kahn said. “As one of my colleagues has said, all the walls are falling at the same time.”

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