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Just days after being sworn in, the governor proposed that the California budget provide for two years of community college tuition-free for first-time, full-time students by expanding the California College Promise program.
The Legislature approved the governor’s proposal over the summer, and the governor signed the legislation in June. The 2019-2020 state budget includes $42.6 million to support a second year of free tuition for approximately 33,000 students.
On his first stop, the governor made a surprise visit to a political science class at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento.
“This is real help for students trying to improve their lives and build their future,” said Gov. Newsom. “No one can argue with the fact that the full cost of attending institutions of higher learning is still far too high – both in California and across the country. But by offering two years of community college tuition-free, California is taking a meaningful step toward chipping away at the cost of higher learning for students and their families.”
The California Community Colleges, or CCCs, are the largest system of higher education in the nation, serving roughly one-quarter of the nation’s community college students, or approximately 2.1 million students, and therefore, the largest system of higher education to provide this support.
The CCCs provide basic skills, career education and undergraduate transfer education with 73 districts, 115 colleges and 78 educational centers. In 2017-18, the community colleges awarded more than 96,000 certificates and 160,000 degrees.
The state budget makes historic investments in areas that impact the student experience at community colleges, including $9 million for college students who are homeless or experiencing housing insecurity and $5 million to support veteran resource centers at community colleges.
Additionally, a one-time increase of $4.75 million will support workforce development programs at some community colleges.
Later this week, the governor will visit a community college in Los Angeles to continue promoting the state’s free community college option.
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“All students, regardless of their immigration status, are welcome in California’s 115 community colleges,” Oakley said. “We encourage students and prospective students to continue to apply for the financial aid that they may be eligible to receive and to pursue their educational goals at community college.”
The state Chancellor’s Office has received a number of inquiries regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s changes, set to go into effect Oct. 15, to the “public charge” rules governing a person’s admissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
A Chancellor’s Office legal advisory distributed to the system’s colleges notes that the department’s final rules include definitions of “public charge” and “public benefit” that significantly expand the impact of the public charge test, but do not reach educational benefits.
The advisory further notes that the department has stated, “Pell grants and student aid programs will not be considered in the public charge inadmissibility determination.”
Financial aid information, including information for undocumented students, is available at http://icanaffordcollege.com in English, Spanish and Chinese.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 73 districts and 115 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
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Katelind Brown of Kelseyville High School will be attending Mendocino College to study fire science and Patricia McCleery of Lower Lake High School will be selecting a school to study cosmetology and looks forward to becoming an aesthetician.
The Lakeport Women’s Civic Club held its last meeting of the year on June 7, with the installation of new officers for the upcoming year.
The new officers will be President Julie Hernaez, President-Elect Helen Finch, Vice President Gail Robello, Treasurer Audrey Powers, Recording Secretary Debbie Strickler, Financial Secretary Connie Conser, Corresponding Secretary Betty Martin, Parliamentarian Sandi Miller, Auditor Carol Jordan, Facility Coordinator Cheryl Robbins, Ways and Means Toni Stewart and Membership Mary Lee Hawkins.
Their first meeting of the new season will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, at Riviera Hills Country Club Restaurant.
If you have some time and energy that you would like to spend making a difference in your community, then you should join this very friendly and enthusiastic group of women as they gather at 11 a.m. for a meeting which begins at 11:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month except July and August. Lunch is only $15 and is always amazing.
Membership in the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club is by invitation only.
If you are interested, or for more information regarding membership, please call Julie Hernaez at 707-279-2625.
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This free hands-on workshop is a special opportunity that will allow participants to contribute smaller pieces to a large outdoor artwork installation that will be hung at Mendocino College during the Phoenix Project events.
The Phoenix Project is a multi-disciplined series of events that have been designed to recognize the devastation of the 2017 fires and how the community is moving forward in the face of a changing climate and environment.
Workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 7 and 8, and Oct. 5 and 6 in the CVPA building at the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus.
The Mendocino College Ukiah campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road.
For more information and to register for the workshop please email