Budget

The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Advisory Council on Finance, Personnel, and Development review the college budget each spring and then consider potential revenues and expenses for the following fiscal year.

These groups recommend a budget to the President (generally in February/March) and the budget is presented to the Trustees in April for their review and approval.

View Your Departmental Budget

Operating and/or Compensation

Departmental budgets are comprised of two components; the Operating Budget and the Compensation Budget.

The Compensation budget includes the salary and related benefits of permanent positions, paid with unrestricted college funds, and is created based on HR position records. Positions paid by restricted funds are not part of the college-wide compensation budget. The Operating Budget includes all other departmental expenses, including compensation that is not part of the compensation budget (i.e., temp/student employees) and is created by the Department and submitted for entry into Oracle.

Budget Reports are available in Oracle on the Davidson Reports tab.  

Departmental Operating Budget Submission Information

The Operating budget includes all expenses except the salary and benefits of permanent positions which are budgeted for as part of the Compensation Budget. For fiscal 2026 and future, budgets will be submitted using Oracle's Budgeting module. Additional information will be provided to budget managers by the Controller's Office.