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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 >
Student Journalists’ Work and Voices Vital During Pandemic
Understanding challenges and opportunities in higher education requires understanding “the student experience”—which, in California, encompasses hundreds of campuses, multiple pathways toward a degree, and many diverse communities. Recognizing this and seeking to improve their coverage of higher education, news outlets CalMatters and EdSource Read more >
Responding to Student Needs During COVID-19: Thoughts from Foundation President & CEO Monica Lozano
Dear colleagues and friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it monumental challenges for California’s students. When the initial impacts began to hit campuses in March, we at College Futures Foundation knew we had to respond. In early April, we launched the California Read more >
College Futures on COVID-19 Response – Message to Partners
Dear partners, colleagues, and friends, We are thinking of you all during this challenging time. The rapidly shifting COVID-19 environment underscores the importance of the work you are doing to support students, families, and communities who would benefit most from college opportunity and Read more >
