... launch a comprehensive higher education report card to keep us in the know about how well our colleges and universities are serving California: how affordable they are, and how many of their students are completing credentials and benefiting the state. If we are to ask more from our community colleges, we need clear measures to indicate when they are meeting those expectations. Scott, ...

... to The Condition of Education 2008 provides a descriptive profile of community colleges in the United States, examines the characteristics of students who entered community college directly from high school, and looks at rates of ... community-college students previously thought they would be going through four-year colleges, while others initially planned on earning two-year degrees but ...

... male students. The answer is obvious— because we are in an academic and community crisis. What with alarmingly low numbers of entering ... scholastically or crime-driven, and therefore inappropriate. Yet we forget why community colleges were created, in the first place which was to assist local ... offer male mentoringThe Center would support community serviceThe Center would promote campus and university ...

California's community colleges having a swell timeLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoRecent high school graduates and mid-career adults are flocking to community colleges this fall as California campuses report enrollment jumps tied to the …Valley High students to hit 'Road to College' bus tour Sacramento BeeReport: State, local juniors need more college prep [...]

AT&T today announced an agreement with Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) that gives students, faculty and staff members access to discounted wireless rate plans and devices. In addition, MCCF has earmarked a portion of the proceeds generated from the student sales for its scholarship fund. This is the third year running that the two organizations [...]

Previously, part 1 and part 2 of this thread of postings discussed SOCCCD's (Irvine and Saddleback Colleges') and Cerritos College's accreditation challenges; Orange Coast College (OCC) is another local institution recently receiving a "Warning" from the Commission (ACCJC/WASC). In a 2007 report, the visiting accreditation team of the time made several recommendations for OCC to act [...]