The Butler County Community College Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to adopt a revised $29 million budget to reflect an expected decline in enrollment.

The 2017-18 budget was approved in June, but the revised version includes adjustments to reflect enrollment and lower salaries that stem from the enrollment drop.

Income from tuition and student fees was reduced by $200,000 because the total number of student credits decreased by 996, or 3.46 percent from 28,802 in March 2017 semester to 27,806 as of March 20 this year.

Total student headcount decreased by 152, or 5.31 percent, from 2,864 in March 2017 to 2,712 in March this year.

Total credits at the end of the spring 2017 semester were 29,474 and total headcount was 3,215.

“Declining enrollment does affect our budget,” Scott McDowell, board treasurer, said.

The number of total credits is the more important figure and a 2 percent decline was anticipated, said Nick Neupauer, BC3 president.

He said students enroll throughout the semester and the number of total credits should reflect a 2 percent decline at the end of the semester.

“We’re on target for our projected enrollment,” Neupauer said after the meeting.

Student credit tuition was revised down from $11.3 million in the original budget to $11.1 million, and income from student fees went down from $4.46 million to $4.33 million, but non-credit tuition increased by $55,000 to $1.1 million. The result was a $200,000 drop in tuition and fee income, to $16.6 million.

Revenue from the Butler County commissioners’ appropriation was revised up by $100,000, from $3.8 million to $3.9 million.

The revision was made due to the county dedicating a certain amount of millage for the college’s allocation, Neupauer said.

Salaries and wages decreased by $267,000 to $16.7 million due to the use of part-time faculty.

Neupauer said the lower enrollment means fewer sections of classes and having fewer sections allows the college to use more part-time faculty.