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College & Careers

College and career readiness is a primary goal of all the major reforms in place in California. But now more than ever, as the pandemic has closed campuses and pushed schools and colleges to adopt distance learning, what are the state’s high schools and colleges doing to prepare students for the challenges that lie ahead?

This section explores how California’s K-12 system prepares its students for college and how colleges are preparing their students for the world beyond.

Dual enrollment: who’s in, who’s out?

March 23, 2023

Panel: Underrepresented students should be the target of California's dual enrollment

Even as dual enrollment programs have rapidly grown in California, the students most in need of that academic boost don’t always have access to it.

Emma Gallegos

California State University

March 23, 2023

CSU faculty salary study shows wide dissatisfaction despite pay being at national averages

Faculty feel they aren't paid fairly in CSU, despite study revealing wages are at national averages.

Ashley A. Smith

California State University

March 22, 2023

Cal State to debut new dual admission transfer program this fall

Cal State reveals details of the new dual admission program that will guarantee seats to community college transfers. The goal is to increase transfer enrollments.

Ashley A. Smith

College & Careers

March 16, 2023

UC approves housing projects but goals for new beds may be too ‘optimistic’

UC wants to add 22,000 beds by 2028, but a top official said that goal may be overly optimistic, given challenges such as lawsuits seeking to stop construction.

Michael Burke

Financial Aid

March 15, 2023

Expansion of college financial aid in California may be at risk

Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed last year to make major changes to Cal Grants, contingent on available revenue. But now the state faces a bleak budget forecast.

Michael Burke

Community Colleges

March 7, 2023

Students at rural community college can earn a bachelor’s and help prevent wildfires

Feather River College is the latest of California's community colleges to get approval for a bachelor's degree program.

Michael Burke

Immigration

March 6, 2023

Family reunited after four years separated by Trump-era immigration policy

José Luis Ruiz Arévalos thought he would be in Mexico for six days. Instead, he was forced to stay out of the country for almost four years, disrupting his kids' education.

Zaidee Stavely

Student voices

March 3, 2023

How are Christians received at a California public university?

Abbie Phillips

College & Careers

February 28, 2023

Biden’s plan to forgive student loans may be in jeopardy after Supreme Court arguments

Conservative majority on U.S. Supreme Court expressed doubts about canceling $400 billion in student loan debt.

Michael Burke

College & Careers

February 28, 2023

California reconsiders the potential of college work-study jobs

The state has invested $500 million for jobs that help a student's career, not just working at campus cafeterias and bookstores.

Emma Gallegos

Community Colleges

February 27, 2023

California community colleges rely too much on part-time faculty and misspend funds, audit finds

California's state auditor says community colleges are misspending money meant to hire full-time faculty and is calling on the chancellor's office to provide better oversight.

Michael Burke

Preparation

February 24, 2023

California sinks millions into teacher residency programs, but many can't afford to enroll

Teacher residency programs, which offer a year of clinical practice in the classroom and small stipends, are losing enrollment to internships with salaries and benefits.

Diana Lambert

Community Colleges

February 23, 2023

Sonya Christian named chancellor of California Community Colleges

Christian, chancellor of the Kern Community College District, will be the 11th chancellor in the system's history and the first woman in the role.

Michael Burke

Commentary

February 22, 2023

We need more community college bachelor's degrees to fuel our economy

Many community college students don't have the luxury of moving to attend a CSU or UC campus; enabling them to earn a bachelor's degree at their local college is a matter of equity.

Clemaus Tervalon

University of California

February 21, 2023

Key lawmaker endorses transfer admissions guarantee across University of California

Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, said during an Assembly subcommittee hearing Tuesday that UC should participate in the Associate Degree for Transfer program.