Despite some of the budget battles going on in Olympia, legislators have allocated a sizeable amount of funding for the state's community college programs.

  CBC to get funding for new projects

Columbia Basin College in Pasco will receive approximately $54 million in funds to build a new performing arts center, and more funding for student housing.

According to the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, legislators had requested the $54 million for the new center, and CBC will also get $18 million for new student housing.

The new housing is slated to be built at the corner of 20th Ave. and Argent, and will join a growing number of student housing options for the school.

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A number of other community colleges also got capital funding tor projects, 9 overall including CBC.

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