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California Community College Enrollment Drops 18 Percent Since Pandemic

November 30, 2022
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Enrollment in California’s community colleges is at its lowest in 30 years, after an 18 percent drop from pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The state’s 115 community colleges have lost about 340,000 students over the past three years, according to enrollment data released by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Both the Los Angeles and San…

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Returning Community College Students May Have Tuition Waived Under California Bill

August 8, 2022
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More Californians may soon go to community college for free under a bill introduced by a Los Angeles Assemblymember, which passed in the California Assembly in May and will be heard in the state Senate next week. Assembly Bill 2266, known as the “Free Community College for All” program, was introduced by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago…

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Eloy Oakley to Resign as California Community College Chancellor

June 20, 2022
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California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley announced his resignation June 16 and will be joining a private foundation. Oakley has been the Chancellor of the nation’s largest community college system since 2016. Prior to that, he served at the Long Beach Community College District as president and superintendent for nine years. The Board of Governors…

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Fake ‘Bot’ Students Enrolling in California’s Community Colleges | Kim Rich

April 16, 2022
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A scam is spreading through California colleges where fake students are registering for classes to receive financial aid money. As a result of this fraud, we could be losing billions of dollars. My guest is Kim Rich, professor of criminal justice at Pierce College. She explains how she discovered this fraud and her speculation on…

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California Community Colleges Consider Diversity Quotas in Hiring, Tenure Review

March 24, 2022
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The governing board that oversees the California Community Colleges (CCC) considered March 21 including diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the employee evaluation and tenure review process amid enrollment decline, and some have expressed concern, calling it a “divisive measure”. The proposal (pdf) was introduced as part of the enrollment management strategy by Deputy Chancellor…

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