California's community college board is considering charging an application fee to offset the losses from financial aid fraud. According to California Community Colleges, the shift to online learning ...

Ricardo Alcaraz is taking three of his five courses online this semester at Santa Ana College: an anthropology class, business calculus and business law. It’s a course schedule that reflects a new ...

In April 2020, Alejandra Guerra, 23, started working at Amazon while finishing her associate degree in criminal justice at Sacramento City College. Working nights and weekends at the warehouse near ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, California’s community colleges are trying to crack down on financial ...

College students said the California Community Colleges system has allowed them to pursue higher education at an affordable cost. As the largest system of higher education in the country, CCC ...

EdSource · Some school lunches are getting a makeover. Will federal cuts set them back? Community colleges in California for years have been fighting a losing battle with fraudsters who have stolen ...

Financial aid fraud has been on the rise in California’s community colleges. Scammers stole roughly $8.4 million in federal financial aid and more than $2.7 million in state aid in 2024. California ...

A college degree is one of life’s most significant investments. Private or public, the price tag often runs into the tens of thousands, including tuition, housing, books, supplies, and more. That is ...

California Community Colleges are considering charging an application fee to offset financial aid fraud losses. Fraudulent applications increased significantly during the pandemic, with about ...

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