SBCC Leadership Pay Amid Layoff Fears

Santa Barbara City College is in financial crisis, with plummeting enrollment and shaky state funding sparking heated debate over potential layoffs. Meanwhile, top earner Superintendent-President Erika Endrijonas just received a 7% pay bump, pushing her salary to nearly $360K — while faculty and staff haven’t seen a raise in two years and may go another two without one. Professors like Jamie Campbell call the leadership raise unjust during a budget crunch, fueling campus tension and distrust. Students even voiced their frustration in a newspaper editorial. The administration defends the moves as necessary for long-term stability amid years of turnover and declining numbers, pointing to recent community support for campus improvements and a shrinking budget shortfall as hopeful signs. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/47c067d0ab1bfbac