Tag: California Community Colleges

December 9, 2018

California community colleges reject state aid tied to allowing students to seek federal loans

Nine community colleges say they will reject state aid rather than be forced to offer federal loans to students out of fears that if students default on their loans, colleges may be hit with federal sanctions.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

November 30, 2018

California Student Aid Commission backs expansion of Cal Grant program

Advocates are pushing for the overhaul so more students receive Cal Grants and so the funds cover non-tuition expenses such as housing.

Nico Savidge

November 16, 2018

Survey's strong support for California colleges could guide action by new governor

California voters support guaranteeing minimum levels of state funding for public universities, survey finds.

Nico Savidge

October 10, 2018

Millions of Californians who started college could use help to finish it

Adults who start college but never finish face financial aid and scheduling roadblocks in returning, a new report explains. Without diplomas, their earnings and opportunities are less.

Larry Gordon

October 9, 2018

Walmart backs courses for retail workers at California's new online community college

The money will go toward developing courses for workers to advance to supervisors in the retail and service industries.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

October 8, 2018

California community colleges seek larger Cal Grants to cover students' living costs

California community college leaders want to remove restrictions that keep hundreds of thousands of students from receiving the Cal Grant by basing the size of the grant on the total cost of college attendance.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

September 18, 2018

California community colleges seek nearly half a billion dollars in more funding for next year

The request for the 2019-20 fiscal year, is the opening round in budget negotiations between the college system, the Legislature and the governor’s office, an annual process that ends with a new state budget in June, 2019.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 28, 2018

A California community college adopts a New York model that doubled graduation rates

California is betting that a $3 million investment to borrow a New York City model that doubled graduation rates will be the spark its community colleges need to dramatically improve student outcomes.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 20, 2018

California community colleges urged to plan now for fewer students in remedial courses

While an estimated 80 percent of students in 2016 were placed in remedial education, “a majority of students will be placed directly into transfer-level courses” under the recommendations from the chancellor’s office.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 20, 2018

Research backs California's push to reform remedial math education

Students do better in for-credit classes with extra support than when they are pushed into no-credit remedial algebra, studies show.

Alexandra W. Logue

August 14, 2018

Community colleges try new ‘pathway’ to student success

California colleges are pursuing a bold effort to improve graduation and transfer. Could its ambition be a stumbling block to success?

Karin Fischer

August 12, 2018

California student leaders focus on affordability

The voting student representatives on governing boards of UC, CSU and community colleges advocate for more housing and textbook aid.

Larry Gordon

August 8, 2018

Support builds to create longitudinal data system to track student progress in California

Educators and the public do not have data that "in my view greatly improve students' performance and their ultimate employment," said Sen. Steve Glazer (D – Orinda), chair of the select committee on student success in the Senate.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 6, 2018

Timeline for new California online college 'aggressive' but doable, says community college chancellor

The California Online College legally exists and is fully funded, but many details are not yet in place even as it is under a tight deadline to begin enrolling students by the final quarter of 2019.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 2, 2018

California’s online community college will break new ground in higher ed

There are plenty of online colleges but none are like what California is planning.

Nico Savidge