Looking for the latest stories? We're now at cironline.org

MORE ON: california community colleges

Daily Report: Higher Ed

Task force unlikely to push new community college funding

September 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
A task force on California's community colleges – formed in part to study alternative funding options – appears highly unlikely to recommend drastic changes in the way the state funds its community colleges. Instead, the group’s draft recommendations aim to improve... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Community colleges seek more authority over student senate

June 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
Some California community college students and advocates are concerned that a proposed policy change would allow the chancellor's office to stifle dissent from the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. An amendment [PDF] to the Board of Governors' standing orders up... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed, K–12

Seismic series prompts review at community colleges, calls for change

April 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
Groups representing parents, teachers and state engineers are calling for reforms to the state's oversight of seismic safety in public schools. At the same time, the chief building official for the state’s community college system says districts are "working feverishly... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Community colleges struggle to meet demand for health classes

January 31, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new opinion survey of nearly three dozen deans from California community colleges suggests many colleges are turning away qualified applicants from health care programs at a time when demand is expected to soar. One official called the report's findings accurate and sobering but said... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Should community colleges cut off lingering students?

January 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
A proposal to cut off access to community college students who linger too long – loading up their transcripts with gym classes, poor grades and far more units than they need to transfer or graduate – has merit and should be explored, the system's chancellor says. A report [PDF... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Brown's radical change to community college funding

January 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to change a long-criticized method of funding community colleges based on the number of students in attendance on a single day near the beginning of the semester.  It is only one of several proposals relating to community colleges in his budget, including calling... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Report: Colleges should offer more online classes

October 26, 2010, 12:06 AM
A new report from the Legislative Analyst's Office is urging the state's public colleges and universities to expand online classes and degree programs – a concept the report says could boost efficiency and access to public higher education in California. The report comes as the... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Report: Students stumble over tricky financial aid verification process

July 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
A new report suggests that many California college students don't receive the federal financial aid they're eligible for in part because of the red tape they encounter after submitting their applications. The survey of 13 California Community Colleges, published this week by the... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

So far, community colleges snubbing for-profit Kaplan University

July 8, 2010, 12:05 AM
It's been about six months since California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott signed a controversial deal with Kaplan University that would allow students to take classes from the for-profit company for credit at a community college. Under the terms of a December 2009 memorandum of... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Does the Constitution protect invocations at Saddleback College?

July 1, 2010, 12:05 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State sued the South Orange County Community College District last fall over official prayers at public ceremonies. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on behalf of some faculty members and students, contends that officials at Saddleback College... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

$40 per unit community college fee gets some support

June 23, 2010, 12:05 AM
A move to increase the fees that California Community College students pay from $26 per unit to $40 per unit is getting some support in lawmakers' budget discussions. Unlike costs to attend UC and CSU campuses, the fees at California's 112 community colleges have managed to resist... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Eighteen community colleges face sanctions from accreditor

June 14, 2010, 12:25 AM
Some 18 California Community Colleges face sanctions from the system's accrediting agency, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The most frequently cited deficiencies were a lack of program review, inadequate use of assessment results to drive planning, financial... + read more
Legislative analyst Mac Taylor
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Legislative analyst recommends reducing college funding

May 19, 2010, 12:05 AM
In its analysis of the governor's May budget revision, the state Legislative Analyst's Office says the Legislature should reduce funding for colleges and universities in order to help spare state welfare and child care programs. The nonpartisan analyst's report recommends... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

For-profit Kaplan using state budget crisis in PR campaign

April 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
When Kaplan University announced a partnership with California community colleges to offer Kaplan courses at a discounted rate, the for-profit college giant made no reference to the state's fiscal crisis in its carefully worded press release. Flickr photo by Konstantin Sutyagin You had to... + read more
City College, foundation
Daily Report: Higher Ed

In wake of scandal, foundation severs ties with city college

March 2, 2010, 12:03 AM
Every college in the country has a foundation – a nonprofit set up to raise money for the alma mater. Typically, it works hand-in-glove with the college president, identifying worthy campus projects and stroking wealthy alumni to fund them. CCSF - Downtown Then there’s... + read more
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
© 2013 California Watch   /  development:  Happy Snowman Tech   /  design: