An Aug. 15 press conference highlighted the Sept. 3 deadline for community college students to apply for financial aid for the 2024-25 school year through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application.
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New and updated financial support for the state’s community college attendees, including changes to the Cal Grant and expanded aid for new and returning students, has been announced by California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales.
The Compton Community College District (CCCD) will hold a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. via the Zoom conferencing app.
Since its inception, Calbright has had distracters. Much of its opposition comes from the community college faculty union. Critics, including many Legislators argue that Calbright programs are duplicative of those offered at traditional community colleges and that the millions of dollars allocated to it would be better used by the state’s underfunded community colleges.
California State University junior outfielder Robert Ballard fell in love with baseball at an early age. That love led him to compete at the collegiate level. He mentions how his father played a major role in helping him become a baseball player.
“…while the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to “practice humanity” is one that will be heeded. It is, perhaps a sign of the times, that graduates have to be urged to practice humanity, but so much of our world is inhumane, placing profits over people, that the admonition is appropriate.”
Assembly Bill 1862, jointly authored by Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago, David Chiu, and Kevin McCarty, was introduced last week to take an important step towards guaranteeing a completely free community college experience for California students. The measure comes directly on the heels of the implementation of 2017’s Assembly Bill 19 (jointly authored by the same legislators) which made the first year of community college free for all first-time, full-time students. That first round of students will begin classes at schools across California in the coming weeks.
California’s community colleges offer hands-on career training programs in more than 200 fields.
AB 19 will expand the number of students eligible for a community college fee waiver
The California College Promise passed the State Legislature with bipartisan support.
Dove helps underserved college students soar academically and professionally in Los Angeles Community Colleges.
As of Tuesday, November 8, the 2016 Los Angeles County election has come to an end. Below are the election results. Janice Hahn Congresswoman Janice Hahn is the daughter of Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenny Hahn and the U.S. Representative of the 44th district of California. As of press time, Congresswoman Hahn wins against her opponent Steve Napolitano for the Board of Supervisors of the 4th district with Hahn receiving 55 percent of the vote and Napolitano receiving 44 percent. Karen Bass In 2014, Congress member Karen Bass was re-elected to her third term representing the 37th Congressional District. This
The Compton Community College District (CCCD) Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Nicole J. Jones as a provisional board of trustee member for Trustee Area 2.
Black and Latino students in the U.S. are far less likely than their peers of other races to attend elite public universities