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Four East Bay colleges offering extra financial support for school year

Four East Bay community colleges are offering extra financial support to students amid rising inflation and the pandemic recovery, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Peralta Community College District is funding the additional support with federal CARES Act Covid relief funds, of which the district received $65 million.

Berkeley City College and Laney College are offering free tuition, while Merritt College and College of Alameda are providing $500 grants for the semester.

This move comes as Peralta Community College District continues to navigate declining enrollment and after fiscal and management issues placed the district on accreditation probation in 2020. Now, the community college district has moved up to a “warning” status from probation and could return to full accreditation by January.