By Associated Press
Mobile, AL – Officials at Bishop State Community College say they'll operate on a four-day work week at the school's four campuses to cut costs during the summer.
College President James Lowe says employees will work 40 hours, with extended schedules Monday through Thursday. He says pay rates won't change.
Lowe says the school hopes to see significant savings in utilities costs. He says other two-year colleges that cut back hours last year saved as much as $20,000.
The state school board last year gave presidents of schools in the Alabama Community College System the authority to set summer hours.