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. 8
  • By the Way . . . Administrative Reorganizations Not Subject to Consultation with Faculty Senate
  • By the Way . . . Community Colleges—Not Courts—Define Full-Time Equivalency
  • San Francisco City College Comes Under Fire
  • Sacramento City College Takes on Early College High School
  • Freshmen at Four-Year Colleges
  • Student Loan Controversy Widens
  • Strategies for Readiness, Access, and Success
  • Are Community Colleges Receiving Their Fair Share of Lottery Funds?
  • More Focus is Needed on Adult Students in Colleges
  • Governing Board Accountability
  • Assessing Community College Performance
  • SSC Welcomes Angelo A. Williams to Legislative Staff
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Conflict Between STRS and IRS Regulations?
  • Public Employee Postemployment Benefits Commission Update
Volume 20 No. 6
  • Reinvesting in College Access and Success
  • By the Way . . . David Ward to Leave American Council on Education
  • By the Way . . . Administrators’ Pay Rises 4% for the Tenth Consecutive Year
  • By the Way . . . Board of Governors Extends SB 361 Emergency Regulations
  • By the Way . . . Commission Recommends Approaches for Improving Community Colleges Student Success
  • By the Way . . . Accountability Report for Community Colleges Submitted to Legislature
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Board of Governors Require That all Community Colleges Use One or More Standard Assessment Tests for Mandatory Placement?
  • Update on Community College Legislation - 3/16/07
  • History of Funding in the California Community Colleges
  • California Community Colleges are Unaffordable to Many Students
  • Colleges Look for Funding from Nontraditional Sources
  • Report Issued on Minors on Community College Campuses
  • Compton Community College Fraud Audit is Released
  • California Lottery Commission Lowers Projection
  • Researchers Say Money Alone Won't Fix Schools
Volume 20 No. 5
  • By the Way . . . Governor Appoints Ricardo Sarmiento
  • By the Way . . . Transfer Is the New Incentive For Virginia Students
  • By the Way . . . California Supreme Court Rules in Land Battle Between Public College and Private University
  • By the Way . . . Pell Grant Equity Act, H.R. 990
  • By the Way . . . Congress Holds Hearing on Student Financial Aid
  • By the Way . . . New Special Trustee for Compton Community College District
  • Commission of the Future of Higher Education to Hold Summit
  • Student Achievement Is Focus of Accreditation Talks
  • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  • Update on Community College Legislation
  • State Revenues Fall Short in January
  • Legislative Analyst Forecasts 2007-08 Budget Deficit
  • Legislative Analyst Proposes Mandate Reforms
  • GASB Takes a Look at Pension Disclosures
  • By the Way . . . Adequacy Research to be Released March 15
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the PERS Retiree Annual Working Hours Limitation In Force?
  • Appointees Announced for Governor's Postemployment Benefits Commission