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Emails reveal college officials knew they were overbilling state

December 18, 2012, 12:05 AM

Newly released emails and documents show which current and former senior administrators at the College of the Desert were aware that the district's enrollment figures were inaccurate and the college was overbilling the state – a deception that will cost the district $5.26 million in... + read more

Daily Report: Higher Ed

College of the Desert inflated enrollment, overbilled state

November 30, 2012, 12:35 AM

The College of the Desert in Palm Desert will have to pay back $5.2 million because the district knowingly overstated its enrollment and overbilled the state for seven years, a pattern that the state Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team characterized as potential fraud. The state... + read more

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More state oversight needed for community colleges, report finds

March 5, 2012, 12:05 AM

Several bills introduced in the last few years have tried – unsuccessfully – to reform the California Community Colleges system by changing its funding formula or its governance structure. Now, the Little Hoover Commission – an independent state oversight agency that... + read more

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Emails reveal college officials knew they were overbilling state

College of the Desert inflated enrollment, overbilled state

More state oversight needed for community colleges, report finds

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