Community College Update

A vital resource for community college clients, School Services of California Inc.'s Community College Update delivers timely and useful information on fiscal and policy issues. The Community College Update features in-depth articles on topics such as the State Budget, Proposition 98 allocations, capital outlay, Lottery estimates, bonds, student fee questions, and much more. The Community College Update contains summaries and analyses of all major legislation that has an impact on community colleges.

Volume 20 No. 21
  • By the Way . . . Solano Community College Branches Out to Vallejo
  • By the Way . . . House Approves Student Loan Extension for the Military
  • Update on Student Grade-Changing
  • Two Major Bills Affecting Textbook Publishers and Bookstores Await Governor’s Action
  • Increasing Federal Financial Aid for Community College Students
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Close Out a Fund?
  • By the Way . . . Updated FCMAT ASB Manual and Desk Reference Now Available
  • State Repays STRS $500 Million per Court Decision
  • August State Revenues Up, But Gain Is Likely Temporary
  • By the Way . . . STRS Increases Staff Hours for School Agency Audits
  • Attorney General Issues Opinion on Public Employees Attending or Speaking at Board Meetings
Volume 20 No. 20
  • Congress Approves College Cost Reduction Act of 2007
  • 2007 Community College Legislative Wrap Up
  • Increased Enrollment for Community Colleges
  • Hewlett Foundation Supports California Community Colleges
  • Saving Basic Skills
  • Term Limit Revision Barely Qualifies for the February 2008 Ballot
  • Mandate Reform This Year?
  • Transit Agencies Sue State on Funding Shift
  • Will Health Care Be Addressed This Year?
  • Governor Calls Special Session on Health Care Reform
Volume 20 No. 19
  • By the Way . . . Final Dartboard is Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Make the Auditing Process Go More Smoothly?
  • Elected Officials Can’t Be Hired at Alabama Community Colleges
  • Community Colleges and Department of Education Release Career-Technical Education Plan Review
  • California Community Colleges Set up New System for Transcripts
  • “Blue Pencil” Hits Community Colleges
  • State Budget and Community Colleges
  • The 2007 Budget Act and Community Colleges
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Prepare for Negotiating Items that May or May Not Have a Fiscal Impact?
  • GASB 45 Has Arrived
  • Ending Fund Balance
  • Secretary of Education Seeks Input Regarding Governor's Year of Education""
  • Senate Leader Proposes Bipartisan Budget Reform Panel
  • By the Way . . . $2.85 Million Settlement in SAT Lawsuit