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SACRAMENTO – California community college students aspiring to earn an associate degree guaranteeing admission to California State University (CSU) through a streamlined transfer program will have more than 1,600 degrees available starting this spring session, according to the California Community Colleges and CSU.
The California Community Colleges exceeded its goal of developing 1,600 Associate in Arts for Transfer and Associate in Science for Transfer degrees throughout the 112-college system by Jan. 1, 2015.
The Associate Degree for Transfer program, now in its third year, provides community college students with priority admission to a CSU campus. Once admitted, students complete an additional 60 units to earn a bachelor’s degree.
“The landscape of disciplines covered by the Associate Degree for Transfer program has expanded exponentially thanks to the work of the faculties of our two systems, and students now have a remarkable number of options available. This is a true success story in public higher education,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris.
“Students earning transfer associate degrees arrive at California State University campuses well-prepared for upper-division coursework and are on-track to graduate in two short years,” added CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White.
To support the Associate Degree for Transfer program, the CSU has undergone a system-wide effort to reduce the number of units required to earn a bachelor’s degree without compromising quality.
Ninety-four percent of all BA and BS degrees now require only 120 units, and at 10 campuses every BA/BS program requires only 120 units.
The two higher education systems have also made it easier for students to chart their path to a bachelor’s degree with a new search tool on the program’s website, www.adegreewithaguarantee.com .
The tool allows students to search degree disciplines offered at different community colleges and identify CSU campuses as potential transfer destinations for earning bachelor’s degrees in the same discipline.
The transfer program’s popularity soared in the 2013-14 academic year, with nearly 12,000 associate transfer degrees conferred by community colleges, more than twice as many as the previous year.
Of the 12,000 degrees conferred about 7,000 students enrolled in CSU campuses to complete bachelor’s degrees.
The degree program was designed to address the challenges faced by transfer students, including difficulties transferring outside their region, earning far more units than needed for transfer, and repeating classes at a California State University campus to meet lower-division prerequisites.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club is accepting applications from qualified Lake County high school seniors for its third annual allocation of scholarships totaling $1,500.
The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students who attend either a community college or a four-year college and major in one of the following certificate or degree programs: horticulture, landscape, botany, viticulture, plant science, crop or soil science, forestry, floristry, natural resource management, environmental science or agricultural production.
In order to qualify, students must plan to attend a community or four-year college in the 2015-16 school year and to be involved in one of the above certificate or degree programs; must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average; and must submit the application together with transcripts, three letters of recommendation and a recent photograph by the March 27 deadline.
Application requirements and materials are available from counselors or scholarship coordinators at the county high schools.
Further information can be obtained from scholarship co-chair Marsha Willard at
The selection process includes a paper screening and a possible interview for finalists.
The committee will look at the applicant’s high school classes, activities, and community service related to the planned field of study.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Last week was the halfway point in the fourth grading period.
Carlé High School might be one of the only schools that gives students full credit updates or report cards twelve times a year or every three weeks.
Halfway through the grading period students receive credit checks. The students go around class to class and find out how much credits they got in each three week period.
Most students really appreciate the opportunity to have constant feedback and appreciate how the school meets each time in advisory to make sure everyone is on task to meet their goals.
Students believe that it is useful for people trying to keep track of credits, it helps you set your own pace, it shows you how far away from graduating you are and how far you have come.
We have elected a new student council, and our principal, Mr. Strahl said, “Student council helps plan all the activities we do for the school year, they also go over the funds we have for all of our activities.”
Full updates on members and activities will be reported in the next article.
Carlé High School would like to thank students Quintessa Strahl and Blake VonRekowski for filling in for our secretary, Barbara Dye, a former KUSD Classified Employee of the Year, who was out sick with the flu. Barbara has never taken even a single sick day off before this for the last 17 years!
Next week 10th grade students will be taking the California High School Exit Exam, or C.A.H.S.E.E. Students are required to take the take the test in order to get their diploma.
Carlé High School is in the middle of a mouse pad contest. Last week Cole Wynn had his portfolio celebration. He did a great job and has been a truly wonderful student and role model during his time at the school.
Student of the week last week was Vanessa Leon. Carlé High School congratulates her. This is a well-deserved reward for a student who had been nominated multiple time before.
Carlé High School welcomed one new student last week, Richard Deurloo. He has already fit right in and is fast at work on his graduation.
Finally, teacher Alan Siegel – who already had the honor of being on this year's State Teacher of the Year selection committee and will help run all the audio visuals and host the winners, finalist and semifinalist during the State Teacher of the Year celebration in Sacramento on Feb. 16 – recently was selected to be a founding member of the new state Gold Ribbon Schools Committee which will replace the Distinguished Schools program while the state testing system is being perfected.
“I truly appreciate the Konocti Unified School District board for giving me the opportunity to make sure students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds have an opportunity to have access to programs and rewards like these,” he said. “I am proud to go and help give students and staff from our community a chance to have a voice and advocate on the state level.”
Doyle Conatser is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – East Lake School in Clearlake Oaks recently honored the fourth through eighth grade students who achieved academic excellence in the first trimester.
They each received a certificate recognizing their commitment to academics and hard work at a monthly Citizenship Assembly.
The school congratulated the students listed.
“The East Lake School community is so very proud of each of you for your commitment to excellence,” school officials said.
Principal’s Honor Roll: 3.5-4.0
Kylie Gillespie, Haydon Gonsalves, Camren King, Zach Denny, Emily Naja, Seth Smalley, Joahan Morales Camacho and David Burk.
It is noteworthy that the following students achieved a perfect 4.0 in all subjects: Delaney Souza, Emily Naja, Diya Patel, Cody Meltzer and Salatney Pannyasy.
Honor Roll: 3.0-3.49
Alana Allard, Caitlin Carnahan, Xavier Diaz, Tayler Ehrlich, Ethan Oxley, Alexya Ramirez-Williams, Kayla Wallace, Conner Mahan, Frank Guerrero, Raven Fowler, Nicole Klemish, Alex Johnson, Lethie Chadwick and Ashley Aubuchon.
Academic Achievement: GPA of 2.5-2.99
Trinten Batemon, Gilbert Prado, XiaoWen Zhang, Eris Van Schaick, Meadow Price, Jadyn Copas, Mia Bernal, Vann Wilkins, Parker Toney, Sammie Reed, Taylor Gerhard and Tanner Hill.