A bill that would direct similar community college courses across the state to carry the same number to reduce transfer problems faces opposition from faculty groups.
Without the change, students could have seen their Cal Grants cut by $1,028 a year. Enrollments at many private colleges in California already have declined in the pandemic.
Transportation challenges keep many community college students from going to college. Barstow commuter students face long, mountain drives to university.
The state is pushing UC campuses to widen access to undergraduate degrees by increasing the number of transfer students. UC Riverside's efforts seem to be working, avoiding possible state financial sanctions.
The University of California and California's Community Colleges announce an agreement that is expected to boost the number of students who can transfer to UC.
The new state budget requires CSU to develop by May new preferences for qualified applicants from the local regions around campuses. The action grows out of concerns that more CSU campuses and majors are becoming overcrowded and are turning away students.
