Category: Community Colleges
Streamlining college credit for veterans: A national imperative
Two students at Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus Credit: Nikki Ritcher / Long Beach City College Army 1st […]
December 21, 2025
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
Federal data shows Barstow Community College graduates earned less than the statewide median for high school-only graduates, but college officials […]
December 18, 2025
Shorter term, bigger gain? More colleges try eight-week calendar
Top Takeaways In eight-week terms, two courses are a full course load, rather than four or five in semesters. Supporters […]
October 29, 2025
Looking to enroll and retain more students, California colleges try shorter courses
Top Takeaways California colleges experimenting with short courses report promising results for adults, returners and Black students. A group of […]
October 29, 2025
Student support programs in peril after federal cuts at Hispanic-serving community colleges
Top Takeaways The Trump administration is eliminating $350 million in funding for minority-serving colleges nationwide. California community colleges rely on […]
October 8, 2025
How California community colleges are using AI to battle financial aid fraud
Top Takeaways California’s community colleges reported distributing $18 million in financial aid to scammers since 2021. Dozens of colleges have […]
September 2, 2025
Fear and resilience: Transgender students express concerns over Trump’s anti-trans policies
Since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, he has unleashed a barrage of policies aimed at erasing […]
July 23, 2025
Inland Empire confronts obstacles to sending students to college
Top Takeaways The region’s college-going rate is low, and only 31% of students who attend community college transfer to a […]
July 22, 2025
As feds plan new measures to prevent financial aid fraud, colleges hope real students still enroll
Top Takeaways California’s community colleges have disbursed $14 million and likely much more in financial aid to fraudsters. The U.S. […]
July 3, 2025