Dustin Hurst reports that, on Friday, members of the Idaho House of Representatives set the budget for the state’s community colleges and the College of Western Idaho (CWI) in Nampa will see extra money next year to deal with massive student growth.

On a 63-0 vote, lawmakers passed the $27.7 million community colleges budget, which has already cleared the Senate. It now heads to the governor’s desk.

The budget represents a $4.7 million funding hike over last year, though colleges are still well below the 2009 budget level. The new money is a 20 percent increase for 2013.