In the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed three bills that would have allowed community colleges to award students more ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. California community college officials on ...

College students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. As the largest system of higher education in the country, CCC ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. To better help students access and ...

California Community Colleges are considering charging an application fee to offset financial aid fraud losses. Fraudulent applications increased significantly during the pandemic, with about ...

Financial aid fraud has been on the rise in California’s community colleges. Scammers stole roughly $8.4 million in federal financial aid and more than $2.7 million in state aid in 2024. California ...

To better help students access and complete college, California should consider a major — and highly controversial — overhaul of its Master Plan for Higher Education that merges the state’s three ...

California's community college board is considering charging an application fee to offset the losses from financial aid fraud. According to California Community Colleges, the shift to online learning ...