The NCGA released a report recommending the merger of certain community colleges. Affected would be community colleges within thirty miles of each other, provided at least one had a fulltime student population of less than 3000. No schools would close, but the larger would take over the administrative functions of the smaller. The report estimated the elimination of separate administrative bodies for twenty-two schools would save the state $5.1 million annually, or 0.5% of the amount currently budgeted for community colleges.