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<p>Keep your money and Keep Tri-C in check. Vote AGAINST Issue 61.</p>
<p>Tri-C wants to take out a $227.5 million* loan and have Cuyahoga County Taxpayers pay it back with interest over 25 years*. This is in addition to the current levy ($100+ million* property and $70+million* from the state annually) and outside of the 10 mil limitation*. Tri-C has over $600 million* in assets and already has over $400 million* in liabilities.</p>
<p>While Tri-C has been cutting expenses yearly, the savings are not going back to the students or the taxpayers.</p>
<p>Tri-C has 55,000+* students annually. 90%* seek Associate or transfer degrees. But less than 3,000* (6%) graduate each year. What about the other 50,000+ students who attend annually. Tri-C spends over $55,000 of taxpayers money per graduate and that does not include tuition, state funds, or grants.</p>
<p>85%* of graduates stay in NE Ohio. What about the other 50,000+ students who attend annually.</p>
<p>Of the 900,000+ students who have attended Tri-C since its inception, it has graduated less than 50,000.</p>
<p>Tri-C is not hurting, they have just spread themselves too thin and got off track from their original mission. Check out their website to see the hundreds of activities they have their hands in that have less to do with students and more to do with serving the well-heeled and their VIP’s.</p>
<p>Let’s encourage them to get back on track and serve their students. Vote AGAINST Issue 61.</p>
<p>*All of these numbers are from Tri-C’s website</p>
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<p>-JZ</p>
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