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. 12
  • By the Way . . . Council Holds Summer Workshop for Higher Education Accreditation
  • By the Way . . . Yuba College Forms Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee
  • By the Way . . . Community College Students Get Transfer Support
  • By the Way . . . Matching Employers with Graduates
  • By the Way . . . Sacramento Bee Columnist Writes Opinion on Community College Ballot Measure
  • Institution-Based Financial Aid and Enticing Students to Enroll
  • Helping to Sustain the Mission of Community Colleges is Achieving the Dream
  • Calling it Quits on the Nursing School Lottery
  • Can California Meet Workforce Needs?
  • California Prison Spending Will Start to Outpace Colleges
  • EdFund Goes Out to Bid
  • May Revision and Community Colleges - 5/25/07
  • By the Way . . . PERS Contribution Rate for School Employers Set for 2007-08
  • Legislative Analyst's Office Claims Error Made in Education Budget
  • Administration Acknowledges Equalization Budgeting Error
  • Ask SSC . . . What Do We Do About Retroactive Pay for a Former Employee?
  • By the Way . . . Budget Conference Committee Senate Members Named
  • Governor Sponsors Webcast on Lottery Proposal
Volume 20 No. 11
  • By the Way . . . Community Colleges Faced with Threats of Violence
  • By the Way . . . Texas to Revamp College Admissions
  • By the Way . . . Privatizing California’s Lottery
  • By the Way . . . Report on California Community Colleges
  • By the Way . . . U.S. Department of Education Prepares to Reopen Student Loan Database
  • By the Way . . . George T. Caplan Appointed to the California Postsecondary Education Commission
  • Colleges and Universities Help to Build K-12/Community College Administrators Pipeline
  • Should There Be So Much Focus on Advanced Placement Courses?
  • College Affordability: Assembly Member Proposes Free College for Civic Service
  • Take Home Exam Goes Wrong
  • Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative Goes on the Road
  • Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission Meets
  • Student Outcomes take Center Stage as Accreditation Negotiations Break Down
  • Admission Dean Resigns
  • Faculty Votes No Confidence in President Gonzalez
  • College of Marin President Gets Financial Incentive
  • State Revenues Jump in April
  • Administration Drops Controversial Home-to-School Transportation Funding Shift Proposal
  • Court of Appeal Rules Determination of Temporary" Cannot be Determined Solely by Credential"
  • FCMAT Broadcast on the Governor's May Revise
  • Despite Strong April Revenues, Administration Official Signals May Revision Cuts
  • Housing Affordability Impacts Declining Enrollment According to New Report by California Budget Project
Volume 20 No. 10
  • By the Way . . . ARCC Report
  • By the Way . . . Implementation Oversight Committee Meeting
  • By the Way . . . Governor Appoints New Vice Chancellor
  • Update on Community College Legislation - 4/27/09
  • Controversy Surrounding Student Loan Preferred Lender Lists
  • High School Seniors May have Unrealistic Career Goals
  • Compton Comprehensive Assessment Report Released
  • Basic Skills in California Community Colleges
  • Board of Governors to Implement SB 361 Permanent Regulations
  • Board of Governors to Make Changes to Title 5
  • System Office of the California Community Colleges Encourages Emergency Planning
  • Panel to Examine Virginia Tech Tragedy
  • Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer
  • By the Way . . . Second District Court of Appeal Rules on Los Angeles Unified School District Takeover Bill
  • Revenues Are Short As May Revise Approaches
  • By the Way . . . Scott Hill Named Undersecretary of Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Has the Window for Filing Mandate Claims Been Extended in View of the Recent Court Decision?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does GASB 45 Really Require a Two-Tier Rate for Insurance Premiums?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is It Permissible to Include Health Benefits as Part of the Salary Schedule?
  • Community College Initiative Qualifies for February Ballot