Student-centric Practices
Recovery with Equity: A Roadmap for Higher Education After the Pandemic
So many people saw the trajectory of their lives altered and livelihoods uprooted by this pandemic. Even as we begin to bring the public health crisis under control, we face a long road to economic recovery. There is no question that higher education Read more >
New Report on Associate Degree for Transfer Shows Promising Results, Ways to Improve
Community College students earning the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), a program that aligns transfer requirements across California Community Colleges and California State University, are achieving their bachelor’s degrees at higher rates, and in fewer semesters, than other transfer students. This is one Read more >
Getting Students Through the Gate: New Study Focuses on How Higher Education Can Increase Transfer Success
Community colleges have long been a vital gateway to a bachelor’s degree, serving a majority of California high school graduates who enroll in higher education, particularly low-income students of color and first-generation college-goers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, even more students will likely Read more >
If the University of California drops the SAT, what would take its place? – CalMatters
By Felicia Mello The debate over whether to stop using the SAT in admissions at the sprawling and nationally influential University of California is approaching a turning point. Anti-testing groups filed two lawsuits Tuesday demanding that the university drop the requirement for students to submit Read more >
What one thing could make college more affordable? It’s not just lowering tuition – Sacramento Bee
Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee’s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth. College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano responds to the question, Read more >
Close California’s income gap with a clearer path from kindergarten to college degree
By Monica Lozano, Special to The Sacramento Bee California’s booming economy is the fifth-largest in the world—but residents experience some of the highest and fastest-growing income inequality in the nation, and our poverty rate tops all other states when cost of living Read more >
Norco: A Student-Centered College
From her first visit to campus, Maria Barragan says that Norco College “felt like home.” As a recent transplant from Los Angeles County, Maria had no friends or former classmates on campus. But when another student saw her looking for the room Read more >
What is Guided Pathways?
Community colleges are the primary gateway for California’s high school graduates to enter higher education. This is especially true for low-income and first-generation college students. Last year 246,000 students enrolled in California’s community colleges as first-time freshmen—compared to 66,000 at the California Read more >
