A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.
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Trump’s Vow To Revoke Chinese Student Visas Could Hurt California Colleges
A revocations of Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. San Jose State has the largest population of international students of any Cal State campus.
Financial Aid Fraud in CA Community Colleges Triggers Call for Trump to Investigate
California’s Republican representatives are calling for the U.S. Department of Education and Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate how California’s community colleges are handling financial aid fraud.
Fund to Build Student Housing Runs Dry — Leaving California Community Colleges in the Lurch
Many California community colleges have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.
New Law Bans ‘Legacy’ Admissions at CA Private Colleges in 2025
California will now ban legacy admissions at private colleges next year, even though few colleges admit students that way.
CSU Opposes Bills to Expand Ability of Community Colleges to Offer Nursing BA Degrees
Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing, but California State University already offers these degrees.
Legislature Considers Banning Legacy Admissions at CA Colleges
At Stanford University and the University of Southern California, 14%t of students who were admitted in the fall of 2022 had legacy or donor connections, while 13% of 2022 admissions at Santa Clara University were children or grandchildren of alumni.
Why are California Community Colleges Lagging Behind Their Transfer Goals?
Community college officials said that the UC and Cal State universities rejected nearly 30,000 eligible community college applicants in the fall of 2020 — more than enough transfers to meet the community colleges system’s goal.
Students, Colleges, Legislators at Odds over Whether to Share Revenues with Athletes
A California Legislature bill that would give as much as $25,000 from sports revenues each year to California student athletes has met stiff opposition from universities and the NCAA.
Special Audit Chides California Community Colleges for Using Faculty Funds to Hire Part-timers
The auditors say the chancellor's office should provide more oversight when it comes to how districts are spending state dollars allocated for full-time faculty.
UC Taking Steps to Boost Transfers from CA Community Colleges
UC leaders continue to resist a systemwide admission guarantee similar to the Associate Degree for Transfer program that offers community college students a guaranteed spot at the 23-campus California State University system.
Some CA Colleges Try ‘Restorative Justice’ in Sexual Assault Cases
Restorative justice is a controversial process that brings together the student who was harmed, the person who harmed them and the community to seek solutions.
CA Colleges Can No Longer Cut Aid for Low-income Students Who Get Private Scholarships
California colleges often reduce financial aid to students when they earn private grants, a practice known as scholarship displacement. A new state law bans the practice for low-income students starting next fall.
CA Community Colleges Will Miss Graduation Rate Goals
California’s community colleges say they aren’t going to close the gaps in graduation rates between racial and ethnic groups, missing goals set by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
As Enrollment Plummets, Who’s Missing from California Community Colleges?
California’s community college enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. Here are the stories of some of the students who left.
New Laws Expand Cal Grants, Improve Transfer Pathways from Community Colleges
California's new $47.1 billion higher education package is the highest level of state funding in history.
