October 21, 2021

Few completions, more dropouts as Calbright College continues to struggle

President of California's online-only college, Calbright, says it needs more time to work out its problems.

Ashley A. Smith

October 12, 2021

Long wait for students to enroll in some community college nursing programs

As California faces a nursing shortage, students are pushing for changes in how candidates are selected for limited community college nursing slots.

Ashley A. Smith

October 8, 2021

Newsom vetoes bill that would have made major changes to Cal Grant program

AB 1456 would have expanded financial aid eligibility to 160,000 additional students, mostly community college students. It also would simplify the Cal Grant program.

Michael Burke

October 7, 2021

Equity in learning starts with equity for community college teachers

The majority of community college faculty are limited to working part time, often commuting from one district to another. A bill before the governor would allow colleges to increase the number of hours part-time faculty can work in a single district.

John Martin

October 6, 2021

Newsom signs bills to ease college transfer and improve student housing

Gov. Newsom signed additional bills Wednesday advancing college funding, transfers and affordability.

Ashley A. Smith

October 1, 2021

Trustees vote to reinstate chancellor of Contra Costa Community College District

Contra Costa Community College District trustees met behind closed doors Thursday on potential discipline or firing of unnamed employees.

Thomas Peele

September 21, 2021

California Community Colleges seek $100 million in tech upgrades, in part to tighten security after bot attacks

California's community college system is asking for money to overhaul its online application portal that fraudulent students were able to bypass in financial aid scam attempts.

Michael Burke

September 16, 2021

Newsom administration opposes major changes to Cal Grants, calling them too costly

AB 1456 would make major changes to California's main financial aid program, but it's unclear if Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign the bill.

Michael Burke

September 7, 2021

Bot attacks compound enrollment data problems at California Community Colleges

The California Community Colleges system has been unable to provide student enrollment totals for fall 2020 or spring 2021, even before bots enrolled fake students.

Thomas Peele, Daniel J. Willis, Larry Gordon, And Michael Burke

September 2, 2021

Feds alert colleges nationwide to financial aid scam under investigation at California Community Colleges

Financial aid offices at "thousands" of colleges told to be on alert for scammers.

Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith, And Larry Gordon

August 31, 2021

Union and health care provider join to offer training to fill worker gaps in California health care

A new approach to educating allied health care workers is helping to redefine higher education to quickly move and meet demand.

Ashley A. Smith

August 26, 2021

California community college adjuncts are pushing to get paid for time-consuming pandemic switch to online

California community college adjuncts who helped the system switch to online classes during the pandemic are getting differing amounts of federal Covid aid for the extra work.

Thomas Peele

August 25, 2021

California’s aspiring community college transfer students deserve pathways to success

Inefficiencies in the transfer process from community colleges to UC and CSU that cost California students time and money can be streamlined by proposed bill.

Eleni Kounalakis

August 25, 2021

Covid relief for California community college students depends on the school they attend

Across California's community colleges, students are receiving varying amounts of emergency financial aid grants.

Michael Burke

August 25, 2021

Community college students make the most of Covid-19 federal aid

Starting last spring, California community college students received federal Covid-19 relief funds to help them stay afloat.

By Mia Alva, Bella Arnold, Emily Chung, Taylor Helmes, Iman Palm and Briana Munoz