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SACRAMENTO – President Obama is expected to announce plans Tuesday that would make community college free to millions of qualified community college students, an initiative consistent with the many financial aid opportunities promoted by the California Community Colleges’ “I Can Afford College” campaign that makes higher education accessible to millions of students.
“Improving opportunities for all California residents to attend community college is critical to the wellbeing of our state and is an intense focus of ours,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris. “In fact, fees are waived for 45 percent of our students through the Board of Governors Fee Waiver. I urge anyone interested in attending community college to explore their options by visiting www.icanaffordcollege.com .”
The California Community Colleges has a long history of free higher education, and state residents did not pay any fees at California community colleges until 1984.
While California community colleges continue to be an affordable option for those seeking a higher education, there are a variety of financial aid opportunities to help those that need financial assistance.
Financial aid at the California Community Colleges comes in a few basic types. In addition to the Board of Governors (BOG) Fee Waiver, there are grants and scholarships which don't have to be paid back, work study programs which require work in exchange for money, and loans which students have to repay when they complete their educational goals. Financial aid can pay for college fees, books, supplies and sometimes even help with rent.
To explore the variety of financial aid opportunities today, current and prospective students should visit the “I Can Afford College” Web site, www.icanaffordcollege.com .
The site, available in both English and Spanish, features easy-to-understand financial aid information, new tools and helpful resources, as well as links to financial aid applications and a zip code locator where students can get connected with their local college financial aid office for more information and assistance completing the forms.
To get the most aid available for the fall 2015 semester, students and prospective students should apply for financial aid by the March 2 Cal Grant deadline.
Many colleges will be offering free financial aid workshops to provide one-on-one assistance to help with the financial aid forms as well as answer any questions. Upcoming workshops can be found at www.icanaffordcollege.com .
In addition to visiting the Web site, students and their families can also connect with the campaign through social media channels, at www.facebook.com/icanaffordcollege , www.twitter.com/icanafrdcollege and www.instagram.com/icanaffordcollege .
These tools provide tips, deadline reminders and other helpful information that students can use to navigate financial aid and enhance their college experience.
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/ .
The California Community Colleges “I Can Afford College” campaign is a statewide, financial aid awareness initiative sponsored by state of California.
The purpose of the campaign is to educate current and prospective students about the year-round availability of financial aid at California’s 112 community colleges to help pay for fees, books, supplies and sometimes even rent.
Since the campaign launched in April 2004, more than two million people have visited the www.icanaffordcollege.com Web site and the number of community college students receiving some type of financial aid has increased by 70 percent.
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Hi, my name is Doyle Conatser and myself and fellow student Danny Salvante will be the new writers for the Carlé Chronicle.
This week we are introducing three new students: Bruce Hamilton, Kevin Hazelwood and Kristin Melcher. We hope they have great success and reach their goals here in this wonderful school.
We also have announced the new gold level students from the third grading period: Jose Bendana, Rene Espinoza, Jasmine Heckard, Chris Nuzzo, Regina Perrin-Clanton, Daniel Salvante and Quintessa Strahl. Congratulations to them all. They will go on a gold level field trip, have off-campus privileges during lunch and also take part in the silver level movie.
Our special secretary Barbara Dye designed unique awards to become part of their portfolios. In addition our school put out sustainability awards to each and every student who held or bettered their levels from second to third grade periods.
Each of these students will be able to work with our media class designers to make themselves a special memento. Finally drawings were held for our perfect attendance students and student Gage Fowler who has had perfect attendance all year won both drawings.
This week’s student of the week is Jose Bendana. Jose is a wonderful student and a deep thinker who truly is an asset to our school. Jose is a gamer who plans on and already is designing his own games.
Our winner for CHILYs this week is Robert McGraw and he chose a basketball.
We would like to thank Dr. Barry Munitz for his $1,000 donation to our media program to make plaques for our graduating seniors.
We also have received a $200 donation from Dr. Howard Jaffe toward our much-needed van project.
We at Carlé understand that you can read about things or experience them and the van would go a long way to us being able to do more college visits and enrichment opportunities. So far we have had about $3,000 donated toward our goal.
We have hazmat classes going on and our very own science teacher Angie Siegel is teaching the class. Next week’s article will name the students and detail their activities.
Just announced is that the media class is sponsoring a mouse pad contest for all students. All students who submit a unique design that involves Carlé High School will have that put on a mouse pad and given to them as their prize. This is a popular contest that usually has about 25 submissions out of our 88 students.
Doyle Conatser is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba College Clear Lake Campus is offering a new Human Services course.
The Human Services 27 course meets the requirements for CAADAC certification in Personal and Professional Growth, but is a great course for any professional working in human services, education or public serving institutions.
“The class will be fun and interactive, and good for the working professional as it is held in the evenings on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m.,” said instructor Sissa Harris. “This is an excellent class for anyone facing issues of burnout and how to maintain wellness while working with others.”
“I’m glad we’re able to offer this class,” said counselor Pamela Bordisso. “Many of the situations our local educators, health care professionals and human service providers face are challenging. Having a class to learn coping and professional strategies will be a huge asset for the community.”
The course description reads, “The course will introduce students and professionals to attitudes, values, and methods that enhance communication skills in human relations, and will explore personal growth, values, and bias from both personal and professional perspectives with a focus on wellness and burn-out prevention.”
The course begins Jan. 15.
Students may enroll at www.clc.yccd.edu or call 707-995-7900 for assistance with the enrollment process.
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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.
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.
Further information can be obtained from scholarship co-chair Marsha Willard at