New Jersey’s private colleges chafe at potential state aid cuts

Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed reducing operating aid to New Jersey's 13 independent colleges by $4 million, to the lowest levels since 2021.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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New Jersey’s 13 private colleges are pushing to reverse a proposed $4 million cut to their operating aid, arguing the reduction singles out institutions that have already received less than their share of state aid.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s tentative $60.7 billion budget proposes $5.6 million in operating aid to New Jersey’s 13 independent colleges and universities and zeroes out a series of individual line items to supplement aid to those schools in …

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