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- Written by: California Community Colleges
Last academic year, a record 142,026 students earned some type of college credential at a California community college, with 113,662 students earning an associate degree and 85 students earning a bachelor’s degree.
In addition 66,472 students earned certificates. Final tallies for the 2018-19 academic year are expected to surpass those figures.
“This is a testament to the tremendous talent of our diverse students and the hard work and dedication of faculty and staff at our colleges. This further demonstrates that the community college system is the most powerful force for social and economic mobility in California,” said Chancellor Oakley. “It has been a pleasure to participate in several commencement celebrations across the state this spring.”
Put in perspective, the number of students earning credentials this year is the largest of any system of higher education in the country and is roughly equivalent to the number of people who live in the city of Fullerton.
“Many California Community College students overcome huge obstacles to complete their degrees,” said California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Tom Epstein. “Our graduates will be skilled, reliable workers for any employer in California, as well as high achieving students if they transfer to a four-year college or university.”
Increasing the number of students who earn a credential is a key goal of the California Community Colleges’ Vision for Success.
The strategic guide lays out ambitious goals for increasing transfer to four-year colleges and universities, closing achievement gaps for historically underrepresented students, and increasing the number of students who gain jobs in their fields of study.
Students who complete an associate degree more than double their annual pre-degree earnings after two years in the workforce and nearly triple their pre-degree earnings after five years in the workforce, according to data from Salary Surfer, a California Community Colleges’ online wage tracking tool.
About 48 percent of students who graduated with an associate degree annually earned at least $56,000 five years after receiving their award.
Students who complete a certificate nearly double their pre-degree earnings after five years in the workforce. And, about 44 percent of students who graduated with a certificate annually earned at least $56,000 five years after graduating.
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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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The recipients are graduating seniors, one from Lower Lake and two from Middletown.
Michael Taliaferro from Lower Lake will enter the Environmental Science Program at Sacramento State University.
Abigail Elder from Middletown will attend the University of Hawaii, majoring in animal science.
Nash Field, also from Middletown, will enter the Fire Science Program at Santa Rosa Junior College.
The scholarship program was established to honor the late Frank Meisenbach, a longtime farmer and Lake County resident.
Meisenbach was a valued board member of the Resource Conservation District, a special district of the state of California that acts as a guardian of air, water, soil, wildlife and forests.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Women’s Civic Club is proud and pleased to announce the two recipients of this year’s $1,000 vocational scholarship awards.
Every year LWCC awards two $1,000 scholarships to students who are not looking to attend a four-year college but rather participating in vocational programs that provide the many services that are critical to our community right here in Lake County.
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 at which to study cosmetology and looks forward to becoming an aesthetician.
LWCC wishes to take this and every opportunity to thank the many businesses around the Lake that contribute to our fundraising efforts over the course of the year making scholarships and the many annual donations to Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team, Guard, Lake Family Resource Center, Northlake Adult Day Center and Tango Mike possible.
LWCC held its last meeting of the year on June 7, with the installation of new officers for the upcoming year which begins on Sept. 6.
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.
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 at the Riviera Hills Country Club Restaurant on Friday, Sept. 6, 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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These scholarships will cover the Woodland Community College enrollment and course material fees for eligible MAMA members.
"This is a great opportunity for our MAMA members and their employees to take advantage of first-rate business training programs available right here in our community," said MAMA president and Lake County Campus Business faculty member, Annette Lee.
Eligible classes start this summer with Beginning Microsoft Office (BCA 15) at the Lake County Campus.
This class runs from June 10 through July 18 and meets Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 to 11:45 a.m.
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