AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AFTERNOON
EVERYONE WELCOME TO THE
OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, GRATEFUL TO ALL OF
YOU FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY.
AND REALLY, UH, GLAD THAT WE'RE
ALL ABLE TO JOIN US HERE AT EAST
LOS ANGELES COLLEGE HERE AND
SOMEONE TO SPEAK 49 LIKE TO WALK
IN THE ALTA BEFORE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT AS WELL AND WELCOME TO
OUR OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE,
WHETHER YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON OR
WATCHING VIRTUALLY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MATERIALS
FOR THE SYRIAN CAN BE ACCESSED
ONLINE AT HTTP COLON SLASH SLASH
A H E D THAT ASSEMBLY THAT
CA.GOV SLASH HEARINGS. I WILL
NOW GO OVER SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S
OVERSIGHT HEARING. WE'LL HAVE A
FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY HERE TODAY
IN THE HEARING ROOM ALSO THE
OPPORTUNITY SUBMIT WRITTEN
COMMENTS WHEN REACHED THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. I
WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC HERE IN THE ROOM,
PLEASE APPROACH THE MIC AND FORM
A LINE. YOU CAN EXIT THE HEARING
ROOM ONCE YOU FINISHED
TESTIFYING OR RETURN TO YOUR
SEAT WITNESSES WHO ARE UNABLE TO
PHYSICALLY ATTEND THE HEARING
TODAY CAN SUBMIT WRITTEN
COMMENTS VIA THE LEGISLATIVE
PORTAL. PLEASE DON'T GET ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY TRANSMITTED
IT'S CONSIDERED PUBLIC COMMENT
AND MAYBE READ INTO THE RECORD.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF
YOU FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY WE
HAVE A VICE CHAIR TREE TO THE
SEMI HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
AND THE MORE MEMBERS I BELIEVE
WE'RE JOINING US AS WELL,
PROBABLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
ISSUES IMPACTING CALIFORNIA'S
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE
O. THE HEARING THE TITLE OF
TODAY'S HEARING RELATES TO
ENROLLMENT DECLINE. WE KNOW THE
RECENT DATA LOOKS MORE PROMISING
AND REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK
AND EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES.
TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
OUT THERE, AND THAT'S THE WORD
THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
EACH AND EVERY DAY AND I'M SO
GRATEFUL TO THE EAST DELHI
COLLEGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DR
ROMAN AND HIS TEAM FOR HOSTING
US HERE TODAY, MR BELLOWS FROM
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND TO
THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR HAVING US
HERE AT THE EAST LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE HERE WHERE SO THERE'S A
TRUSTEE FOR THE LOS ANGELES
COMMITTEE. COLLEGES. LOOK FOR
NEARLY EIGHT YEARS BEFORE COMING
TO THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR. SO
THIS IS COMING HOME AND IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE OUR FIRST
OVERSIGHT HEARING HERE ON THE
CAMPUS. AND OTHER PERSONNEL THAT
I HAD A CHANCE TO ATTEND CLASSES
HERE IN THE EARLY NINETIES. SO
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO AND MY DAD
CAME HERE IN THE EARLY
SEVENTIES, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU STILL
LIKE COLLEGE HAS PROVIDED FOR MY
FAMILY FOR MANY FAMILIES HERE IN
THE SINGAPORE VALLEY AND
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. ON
SEPTEMBER 22ND. THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE RELEASED REMEMBER
DETAILING THAT SPRING 2023
ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY 8% FOR
SPRING 2022 FROM 1,173,645. TO
OVER 1.273 MILLION. AND THAT
OVERALL SYSTEM HEADCOUNT WAS UP
BY 5. BUT 94 COLLEGES EXHIBITING
HEADCOUNT GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR
ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AND I WAS
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS TODAY,
AND THE PRESENTATIONS AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING OUR
FROM OUR PANELISTS HERE TODAY.
WE KNOW THIS IS EXCITING
INFORMATION, AND I KNOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THIS TO
REALLY GET TO PREPARE THEM IQ
LEVELS TO LOOK AT JEWEL AND
ROMAN OPPORTUNITIES. SO LOOK AT
AREAS OF GROWTH IN OUR SYSTEM IN
THE SHARED BEST PRACTICES WITH
ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYONE
HERE, AND EVERYONE ONLINE, SOME
SO OKAY FOR LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING YOUR COMMENTS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR COMMENTS
, AND WE UNDERSTAND YOUR
EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS AND WHAT
TRENDS YOU'RE SEEING ON YOUR
LOCAL CAMPUSES ARE YOUR CAMPUSES
AND PROGRAMS GROWING? IF SO,
WHICH PROGRAMS ARE GROWING ARE
THE AREAS WHERE THE LEGISLATURE
CAN BE HELPFUL BOTH FROM A
POLICY AND THE FUNDING
PERSPECTIVE. CALIFORNIA'S CAN BE
COLLEGES OR ONE OF THE CROWN
JEWELS OF OUR STATE. AND WE KNOW
THAT OUR CAMPUSES EXCEPT THE TOP
100% HAVE PATHWAYS THAT LETTER
PHD A GREAT JOB IN THE TRADE AND
PUBLIC SERVICE AND EVERYTHING IN
BETWEEN. AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR
FROM A NUMBER OF PANELISTS THAT
THEY'RE SHARING BEST PRACTICES
ON WHAT'S HAPPENING. I SAID, CAN
YOU COLLEGE TRUSTEES, AN
AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE LAND
COLLEGE LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT
THE REGION. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US HERE TODAY AND THE
PRESIDENT ROMAN AND THE ENTIRE
TEAM AT EAST LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HOSPITALITY. WE KNOW THAT TO
MAKE COLLEGES ARE THE ENGINE OF
OPPORTUNITY, AND I REALLY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO
EXPAND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES,
PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE. HERE IN OUR
GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAINST MARIA
VILLAS AND HURTS HIM FROM THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR
THEIR ASSISTANCE, AND I'M
GRATEFUL TO MY STAFF AND TEAM AS
WELL FOR THEIR HARDWORKING
ASSISTANTS WORKING WITH GCC ON
THIS AMAZING OR FIRST OVERSIGHT
HEARING FOR NOW, I'D LIKE TO
WELCOME REMEMBERS VERSTRAETEN.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS, PLEASE? Ó THINGS MR
SHARE, AND I WOULD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE. I'M SO HONORED TO BE
HERE AND FIRST I WANT TO THANKS
CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE COLLEGE
FOR, UH, LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE
WAYS TO IMPROVE IN ENROLLMENT.
UH I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MYSELF. I
CAME FROM COMMITTEE COLLEGE. I
CAME HERE IN 1982 AT THE TIME.
IT WAS 19 YEARS OLD, SO I WENT
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SO I
BELIEVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HE'S
HE'S A REALLY GOOD EDUCATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT THAT GIVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. SO
THAT'S THE REASON WHY FOR THE
LAST, AH 10 MONTHS IN SACRAMENTO
AND AN HONOR TO WORK WITH A
CHAIR TO COME UP WITH MANY GOOD
BILL TO IMPROVE CALIFORNIA
COMMIE COLLEGE AND I'D LIKE TO
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ONE OF MY
BILL STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE
CHAIR A B 11 73 AND WAS AND THAT
HE WAS SIDE BY THE GOING UP.
THAT WOULD, UH, MAKE SURE THAT
ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL WHEN THEY
PLAN TO ORGANIZE, UH, COLLEGE
CAREER FAIR FOR CAREER DAY. YOU
KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL NEED TO INFORM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SO I THINK
THAT'S WHERE TO HELP AH, OR
COMMITTEE COLLEGE PROCESS STATE
TO IMPROVE THE ROMAN AND WE ALL
KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA IS A RED
STATE. WE HAVE AMAZING. AH
UNIVERSITY AH. HOWEVER I BELIEVE
AH, COMMITTEE HE STILL I THINK
IT'S STILL A REALLY GOOD
ENVIRONMENT TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY
TO EVERYONE. SO I'M SO HONORED
TO BE HERE. I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. I
DON'T WANT TO. THANKS AH, YOU
WHO HERE AND GIVE US ALL UPDATE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
VICE CHAIR, TRITA FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS AND FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AS WELL
AND TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU
TO DR MONICA HERE AS WELL FROM
THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE. AND
EVERYONE HERE IS A VERY SPECIAL
GUEST. GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND WITH
THAT WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME DR
MIGUEL DUENAS, VICE PRESIDENT OF
STUDENT SERVICES. AND DR NICOLE
ALBA LOPEZ, VICE CHANCELLOR OF
INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVE FOR
WELCOMING REMARKS AND TO SHARE
YOUR EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS. SOME
OF THE BROADER WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE BY THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF FONG AND
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE VICE PRESIDENT,
STUDENT SERVICES AT EAST LOS
ANGELES COLLEGE ON BEHALF OF
PRESIDENT BERTO ROMAN ARE NEARLY
25,000 STUDENTS, STAFF AND
FACULTY. WE ARE HONORED TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE LAND OF THE
HUSKIES EAST LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE. YOU LIKE IS, UH, IS
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY
AND INTEGRATION OF ITS COMMUNITY
THAT IT SERVES. IT IS THE HUB
FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE
CELEBRATIONS AND ONE MOST
IMPORTANTLY, EDUCATION.
ENRICHMENT FOR OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY ARE DIVERSE STUDENT
BODY REFLECTS IN THE SURROUNDING
EAST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY,
CREATING A WELCOMING AND
INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR
STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. WE
ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WIDE
RANGE OF ACADEMIC VOCATIONAL
TRANSFER PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE
OUR STUDENTS TO TRANSITION TO
FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES ARE DEDICATED STAFF
FACULTY AND COMMITTED TO OUR
STUDENTS. SUCCESS EVERY YEAR IS
COLLEGE GRADUATES OVER 2000
STUDENTS WITH TRANSFER
ACCEPTANCE RATES 91% TO SEE SUS
AND 76% TO èC. R R B OUR
BEAUTIFUL MODERN FACILITIES AND
A WIDE VARIETY OF STUDENT CLUBS,
STUDENT LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPMENT
AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES MAKE FOR A
WARM AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT
FOR OUR STUDENTS. NEXT FALL. WE
ARE SCHEDULED TO OPEN OUR DOORS
OF OUR NEW SOUTHGATE EDUCATIONAL
CENTER, WHICH WILL SERVE UP TO
10,000 STUDENTS AND EXPAND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN HEALTH
HEALTH SCIENCES, INCLUDING
CERTIFIED NURSING CERTIFICATION,
PHYSICAL AND RESPIRATORY
THERAPY. WE EDUCATE ONE OF THE
STATE'S LARGEST NUMBER OF LOW
INCOME UNDOCUMENTED AND FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS. 51.7 ELECT
PERCENT OF BLACK STUDENTS ARE ON
FINANCIAL AID. WE EDUCATED ABOUT
5% OF THE DISTRICTS,
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AND NEARLY
20% OF OUR FALL. 2023 CLASS ARE
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AT THE
HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WITH OUR
AND WITH FISCAL INVESTMENTS FROM
THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE PROVIDED OUR
STUDENTS THE SUPPORT SERVICES
THEY NEED TO SUCCEED FOLLOWING
THE WORLDWIDE HEALTH CRISIS. WE
HAVE BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE AND
NIMBLE. WE ARE MEETING THE
STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE WITH 45%
OF OUR OUR COURSES ONLINE OFFER
IN SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS
MODALITIES, ALLOWING OUR
STUDENTS TO ACCESS EDUCATION
THAT MEETS THEIR SCHEDULE AT
THEIR OWN PACE. UNFORTUNATELY
THE MICROPHONE OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE NICK ELAVIL, LOPEZ AND
DR LOPEZ. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
AND THANK CHAIR PHªN FOR THE
2020 TO $1 MILLION BUDGET
ALLOCATION FOR THE V P. M ART
COLLECTION DIGITIZATION
INITIATIVE, WHICH MAKES OUR
BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION ACCESSIBLE
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND HIS
AUTHORSHIP OF MAYBE 1096, WHICH
WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE
COURSES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE
WITHOUT A REQUIREMENT OF
COMPLETING A ROLLING IN SL
COURSES. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE
LEGISLATURE SUPPORT OF THE $2.5
MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED THIS
YEAR TO ESTABLISH THOSE
ESSENTIALS COLLEGE DISTRICT
SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEUR
CENTER FOR THAT WILL BE HOUSED
IN OUR CAMPUS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN HERE TODAY.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
VICE PRESIDENT. NEXT UP. WE HAVE
OUR VICE ANSWER. WELCOME. YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF FONG AND
HONORABLE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON
BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AND CHANCELLOR RODRIGUEZ.
WELCOME TO L. A. C C D AND ONE
OF OUR NINE COLLEGES EASTER LIKE
COLLEGE. OUR DISTRICT PRIDES
ITSELF IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
EDUCATION TO ALL WHO SEEK IT,
ELLIE CCD WILL REMAIN COMMITTED
TO FOSTERING DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE,
ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL
STUDENTS AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE
WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS,
NONPROFIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
OUR CIVIC AND PHILANTHROPIC
PARTNERS TO SERVE THIS REGION
WHILE PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY AND
ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE L.
A CCD, LIKE MOST OTHER COMMUNITY
COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE NATION,
EXPERIENCED A DECLINE IN
ENROLLMENT DURING THE EARLIER
PART OF THIS DECADE. DESPITE ME
FROM MY CHALLENGES, THE DISTRICT
REMAINS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING
ENROLLING NEW STUDENTS TO
EXPERIENCE THE LIFE CHANGING
BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA
ARE LEADING THE WAY NATIONALLY
THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND
LEADERSHIP OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE. WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY
THANKFUL FOR THE POLICIES THAT
THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED, SUCH
AS A B 19. WHICH ESTABLISHED THE
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PROMISE
PROGRAM, A B 2 88, WHICH
ESTABLISHED THE DUAL ENROLLMENT
PROGRAM AND A B 16 02, WHICH
ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STRONG WORKFORCE
PROGRAM. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF
THE LANDMARK BILLS THAT HAVE
HELPED OUR STUDENTS AND
INSTITUTIONS RECOVER FROM THE
UNPRECEDENTED DISRUPTION CAUSED
BY THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. IN
THE PAST FEW YEARS. OUR FEDERAL
AND STATE POLICYMAKERS PROVIDED
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL SUPPORT THAT
ENABLED OUR DISTRICT TO
STRENGTHEN STUDENT WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC NEEDS,
RETENTION AND COMPLETION AND
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
SUCH AS TUTORING AND MENTAL
HEALTH. AS A RESULT, THE
DISTRICT IS RESTORING ITS
ENROLLMENTS. I AM PROUD TO SHARE
THREE STRATEGIES WITH YOU TODAY,
INCREASED OUTREACH EFFORTS AND
DUAL ENROLLMENT THE L. A COLLEGE
PROMISE PROGRAM AND INCREASED
SUPPORT FOR ADDRESSING STUDENTS
BASIC NEEDS. WE HAVE UTILIZED
THESE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING TO
RECOVER THE ENROLMENT WE LOST
DURING THE PANDEMIC. MY
COLLEAGUE, VICE CHANCELLOR
LANCASTER WILL SHARE OUR
STRATEGIES RELATED TO ADULT
EDUCATION, INCREASING OUR
WORKFORCE BY GLORIA DEGREE
OFFERINGS AND STRONG WORKFORCE
PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE ALSO
EXPERIENCING GROWTH FROM OUR
STUDENTS AND BOOSTING
ENROLLMENT. THE DISTRICT REMAINS
FIRMLY FOCUSED ON PRIORITIZING
ENROLLMENTS AND PROVIDING AN
ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGHER
EDUCATION THROUGH OUR NINE
COLLEGES. WE CONTINUE TO SEE OUR
OUTSTANDING AND RESILIENT
STUDENTS, MOST OF WHOM ARE FIRST
GENERATION ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS.
THIS FALL, THE DISTRICT IS
EXPERIENCING ROBUST STUDENT
ENROLLMENT GROWTH WITH A STUDY
17% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST
YEAR, AND IT'S ESSENTIAL
INCREASE IN STUDENT UNIT LOAD OF
ABOUT 14. OUR COMMITMENT TO
STUDENT SUCCESS REMAINS OUR TOP
PRIORITY. WE ARE ACTIVELY
IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO
ENHANCE STUDENT RECRUITMENT,
RETENTION, PERSISTENCE AND
SUCCESS. OUR COLLEGES HAVE
EXPANDED OUTREACH EFFORTS TO
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF CONCURRENTLY
ENROLLED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WITHIN THE CD, FIVE MEMORANDUMS
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NEW K 12
DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS
WERE APPROVED THIS YEAR. THE
DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS 29 82 88
AGREEMENTS WITH HIGH SCHOOLS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITHIN
ITS SERVICE AREA. THESE M O. U S
ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6000
STUDENTS, DUALLY ENROLLED AN
INCREASE OF 7% COMPARED TO LAST
YEAR. THE LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
PROMISED PROGRAMS. FIRST COHORT
INVOLVED 2017 CONSISTED OF 4067
STUDENTS. LET ME SHARE THE
REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF OUR
COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM, THE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED
TRANSFER LEVEL ENGLISH AND MATH
DOUBLED FALL. THE FALL
PERSISTENCE RATES INCREASED BY
23. AND STUDENTS COMPLETING
THEIR PROGRAM WITHIN THREE YEARS
INCREASED BY 43. AND THE PROGRAM
. SECOND YEAR THERE WERE 33%
INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OF L. A
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
GRADUATES INTO COLLEGES FROM
2017 TO FALL 2022 OVER 30,000
STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE L.
A COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM. THIS
YEAR. THE ENROLLMENT IS
PROJECTED TO BE OVER 5500
STUDENTS. THE PANDEMIC UNVEILED
THE GREAT NEED FOR STUDENT BASIC
NEEDS IT WHICH INCLUDE FOOD
HOUSING, CHILDCARE, SCHOOL
SUPPLIES, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
AND TRANSPORTATION. OR THE
STUDENT POPULATION, OF WHICH
NEARLY 50% REPORT BEING LOW
INCOME. OUR DISTRICT RECOGNIZES
THE CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS
SPACE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM,
HAVING A SECURE PLACE TO SLEEP,
A GUARANTEED MEAL OR RELIABLE
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION CAN BE
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
COMPLETING A DEGREE OR DROPPING
OUT. AS SUCH, THE DISTRICT IS
COMMITTED TO FINDING SOLUTIONS
FOR OUR STUDENTS. BASIC NEEDS
THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON THEIR
EDUCATION AND MAKE UPWARD
PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR LIVES.
THROUGHOUT 2021 IS A PANDEMIC
CAUSED INCREASE IN CERTAINTY.
INCIDENTS OF HOUSING AND
SECURITY SURGED THAT YEAR L. A
CCD ADVOCATED FOR IN OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS HELPED US
SECURE 100 MILLION STATEWIDE
$100 MILLION STATEWIDE FOR
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THAT COULD
BE USED FOR HOUSING AND OTHER
BASIC NEEDS. WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ONE
STATE FUNDING WAS SECURED. WE
CREATED HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS
WITH NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO
PROVIDE SAFE AND CLEAN HOUSING
FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS. CURRENTLY
EL AKKAD IS PROVIDING HOUSING
FOR MORE THAN 100 HOUSING,
INSECURE STUDENTS. WE CONTINUE
TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDING HOUSING
. FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARE
UNDERWAY TO EXPLORE FEATURE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS
THROUGH THE GENEROUS CONFIDENCE
AND SUPPORT OF L. A COUNTY
VOTERS PASSED A $5.6 BILLION
BOND. INCLUDING RESOURCES
DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT AND
WORKFORCE HOUSING. THE DISTRICT
IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN
CONDUCTING ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND
SEEKING VOTER INPUT TO EXPLORE
THE HOUSING OPTIONS AND MODELS
THAT BENEFIT OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
ON OCTOBER 28TH. WE WILL HOLD
OUR FIRST COMMUNITY FORUM ON
HOUSING AT LOS ANGELES CITY
COLLEGE. THE L. A CCD COMMITTED
HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FOOD,
INSECURE STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES
ON THE CAMPUS AND IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. EACH OF THE NINE
CAMPUSES OPERATES ITS OWN
VERSION OF A FOOD PANTRY THAT
ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PICK A
VARIETY OF FRESH PRODUCE OR NON
PERISHABLE ITEMS FOR USE. THESE
SAME PANTRIES OFTEN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ITEMS, INCLUDING
PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, BOOKS
FOR VOUCHERS, GAS CARDS AND
CLOTHING TO HELP IMPLEMENT
WHETHER OR PROFESSIONAL JOB
INTERVIEWS. THESE PANTRIES ALSO
ACT AS A POINT OF CONTACT FOR
CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES,
INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE,
LEGAL IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE OR
COUNSELING. ADDITIONALLY THE
COLLEGE PEER NAVIGATORS AND
BASIC NEED CORNERS HELP STUDENTS
NAVIGATE MANY OF THE COUNTY AND
STATEWIDE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE.
EACH OF THE CAMPUSES SUPPORT
SIGNING STUDENTS UP FOR CAL
FRESH, WHICH HELPS TO PROVIDE
LOCAL LOW INCOME COMMUNITY
MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
THAT CAN BE USED AT THEIR LOCAL
GROCERY STORE OR SUPERMARKET.
TRANSPORTATION CAN BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRADUATING
WITH A COLLEGE DEGREE OR
DROPPING OUT. OVER THE YEARS L A
CCD ADVOCATED FOR PROVIDING A
FAIRLESS METRO PILOT FOR ALL
550,000 LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENT WRITERS ACROSS
21 COLLEGES IN THE COUNTY CHAIR.
PHªN WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT DURING
HIS TENURE ON THE BOARD. IN 2022
AND IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR
TRANSPORTATION L A CCD SECURED A
SENATE DIRECTED SPENDING
APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST. THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE STATES OF
DELAYED SENATOR DIANNE
FEINSTEIN. WHO SPONSORED A $1
MILLION ALLOCATION TO EXPAND THE
METRO FAIRLESS SYSTEM INITIATIVE
, PILOT PROGRAM GO PASS AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY TO ENSURE ALL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN
ACCESS RELIABLE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION. AS A RESULT
TODAY, 299,769 14 STUDENTS HAVE
REGISTERED FOR THE GO PAST
PROGRAM COUNTYWIDE. 20% OF THOSE
PARTICIPANTS OR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OVER 9% OF
THEM ARE LOCKED D STUDENTS IN
CLOSING. THESE ARE JUST A FEW
EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING OUR
ONGOING FOCUS ON OUR DISTRICTS,
ENROLLMENT RECOVERY AND MOST
IMPORTANT ON INCREASING STUDENT
SUCCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU DURING THIS
NEXT LEGISLATIVE YEAR TO
ADVOCATE FOR FINANCIAL AID
REFORM FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE WILL
CONTINUE EDUCATING OUR
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ON THE NEED
TO EXPAND THE BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO INCREASE BACHELOR'S
DEGREES AMONG THE MOST
UNDERSERVED STUDENTS ENROLLED
AND HELP CALIFORNIA MEET ITS
REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS AND
STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY. AND
FINALLY WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR
INCREASED BASED FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE ENGINES OF
OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTING SOCIAL
MOBILITY AND THE HEALTH OF THE
U. S ECONOMY. WE PLAY A CRITICAL
ROLE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND
OPERA CAREER AND VOCATIONAL
TRAINING FOR THOUSANDS OF
DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW INCOME
STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR.
YET OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED THE
LEAST EDUCATIONAL REVENUE
COMPARED TO ITS K 12 AND HIGHER
EDUCATION PARTNERS. THANK YOU
ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY ADVOCACY OF
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
AND FOR ALLOWING, L ASKED TO
SHARE A FEW OF OUR STRATEGIES AS
WE WORK TO RESTORE ENROLLMENTS
AND INCREASED STUDENT SUCCESS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE THANK YOU SO MUCH
DOCTOR AND DOCTOR ALBERT LOPEZ
FOR THOSE ROBUST PRESENTATIONS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THAT LED TO DOING AND IT'S STILL
A COLLEGE IS DOING UM, I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AROUND
BASIC NEEDS AND STUDENT HOUSING.
DOOLAN, ROMAN CANDLE AND ROMAN.
I SEE OUR FRIENDS AND THE HARBOR
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IN
THE BACK. WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER KEN TANG SUPERINTENDENT
DENISE ADAMIA PARTNERSHIP WITH
DR JONAS AND EASTERLY COLLEGE
TOOL AND ROMAN PROGRAMS, MAYBE
TO 80 TO REALLY SIGN THOSE
AGREEMENTS AND WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF EAST L, A
COLLEGE AND A UNIFIED SCHOOL
ISSUES. I THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT REST OF PCC TRUSTEE THOMAS
SILVER HERE TO YOU AND EVERYONE
HERE IS VERY IMPORTANT PERSON.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR
BEING HERE TODAY IN TERMS OF THE
AND THIS QUESTION. ANSWER THE
DOCTOR. 20 YEARS. UM YOU MET IN
A NUMBER PROGRAMS UNTIL
ENROLLMENT AND ENROLLMENT GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES OF A NUMBER OF
COURSES ARE ONLINE AND I KNOW
YOU HAVE ASYNCHRONOUS AND
SYNCHRONOUS COURSE WORK AS WELL.
AND IT WOULD CLASSES WHEN I WAS
PARKING IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT
NOW, JUST SEEING THE BILLBOARD
ON THERE. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
STRATEGIES THAT YOU THINK WE CAN
LEARN TO? TO REALLY LOOK AT
ENROLLMENT GROWTH FOR YOU SELL
LIKE COLLEGE BUT ACROSS THE
STATE. I THINK ONE OF ONE OF THE
AREAS THAT DR RAYMOND HAS REALLY
SHARE WITH US AND ADVOCATED ON
HIS STUDENT CONNECTION. HOW DO
WE CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS?
WHAT IS THAT WE'RE DOING IN A
ABOVE AND BEYOND, TO CONNECT
WITH OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THEM
WHERE THEY'RE AT. HAVING AN
ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE
WEEKENDS DURING THE DAY, HAVING
EFFORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHERE
STUDENTS COULD COME IN MEET WITH
SOMEONE CONNECT AND IDENTIFY
WHAT THEIR NEXT STEP WOULD BE
ALSO CHECKING IN WITH OUR
STUDENTS THEY HAD DISCONNECTED
WITH US. WHAT ARE WE DOING AS A
CAMPUS TO ENSURE THAT WE DO OUR
BEST TO CONNECT OUR STUDENTS AND
FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING? WE
HAVE WE DONE INITIATIVES WE HAVE
CALLING, UM, CALL BANKS, FOLKS
CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS
DIRECTLY, THEN THAT'S AN EFFORT
THAT IS CAMPUS-WIDE. THE CULTURE
HAS REALLY SHIFTED TO ONE WHERE
THEY EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT WITH STUDENTS AND IT'S.
IT'S VARIED. WE DO IT THROUGH
DIFFERENT MODALITIES AND EVEN
THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND
YOU'VE SEEN ALSO OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA ADS EVERYWHERE. OUR
EXTENSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ON
BUS ADS AND REALLY LOOKING AT
AND BILLBOARDS FINDING OUT WHAT
THE DATA SHOWS ON WHERE OUR
STUDENTS ARE AND HOW WE CAN
REACH THEM. WE'VE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS
WHERE THEY SHARED EMAILS JUST
DON'T WORK FOR US. HOW ELSE
COULD WE COMMUNICATE TEXT
MESSAGES? SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE
HAVE OUR STUDENT LEADERS HERE IN
THE ROOM AS WELL WHEN THEIR
EFFORTS AS WELL TO DOING
ACTIVITIES FOR A STUDENT TO
CONNECT. BECAUSE WHEN THEY SEE
DOCTOR YES, SIR. YES, SIR. BUT
WHEN THEY SEE APPEARED TELL ME
MORE. WHAT CAN I DO HAVE A
DIFFERENT DIFFERENT CONVERSATION
WITH HIM, SO REALLY GOING ABOVE
AND BEYOND THE EFFORTS OF JUST
THE BUSINESS IS HOW ELSE CAN WE
CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS?
BECAUSE OUR STUDENT POPULATION
HAS SHIFTED. THEY'RE NO LONGER
WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE
THEY'RE AT NOW HOW WE COULD
CONNECT WITH THEM AND THEN
SUPPORT THEM WHAT THEY NEED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH.
MONSIEUR CHAIR. YOU KNOW, I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION.
AND I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT
I'M A BIG FAN OF Dð ENROLLMENT.
SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM US IN
SACRAMENTO? WHAT CAN WE DO MORE
TO SUPPORT DO IT? ENROLLMENT? I
THINK WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING IN
POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN COMING
IN THE LAST. UH I WOULD SAY 5 TO
8 YEARS WE'VE SEEN A TRANSITION
HAPPENING WERE MORE EFFORTS ARE
DONE AND LOOKED AT THE STUDENT.
UH WE'RE LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO
BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR THEM TO
APPLY TO DO AROMA COURSES. WE
JUST SEEN THE NEWEST BUILDING,
LIKE FORGET THE NAME THE NUMBER
BUT AGAIN, THE BUILD TO HAVE
THAT PARENTS DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN
THE CONSENT FORM EVERY EVERY
SEMESTER ONE TIME UNTIL THEY
WITHDRAW. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
EFFORTS THAT POLICY COULD HELP
WITH STUDENTS TO GAIN ACCESS. TO
DO A ROMAN. OUR PARENTS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE A LOT ON
THEIR PLATE. WE WISH FOR THIS TO
BE AN EASIER PROCESS FOR THEM TO
ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
OUR CLASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND ONE QUESTION FOR ADVICE.
CHANCELLOR YOU MENTIONED THE
$5.5 BILLION BOND AND FIRST IN
THE WORKFORCE, HOUSING AND THE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE HAPPENING
IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SHOWER OF
HOPE. WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES
REALLY LOOK AT HOW EXPAND
OPTIONS FOR HOUSING INSECURE
STUDENTS AS YOU LOOK AT THE BOND
GOING FORWARD. WHAT ARE SOME
LESSONS? I KNOW IT'S STILL VERY
RECENT, BUT NOW YOU HAVE THE
HEARING COMING UP ON OCTOBER
20TH AS WELL. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE PROJECTIONS THAT YOU SEE
THAT CAN POSSIBLY COME OUT OF
THE, UM HOUSING PLANS ON THE
VARIOUS CAMPUSES. AND UH, I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT THE FACILITY CHANCES,
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT
OUT THERE IF YOU HAD ANY
INSIGHTS WITH THOUGHTS AS TO HOW
WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
HOUSING AND SECURE STUDENTS.
WITH HER HOUSING PILOT. WE
DEFINITELY LEARNED THAT WE HAVE
VARIOUS POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS
THAT WE SERVE. WE HAVE THE
HOUSING INSECURE. WE HAVE FOLKS
THAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO
PAY RENT IN HER HOUSE SHARING OR
LIVING IN MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOUSEHOLDS. WE HAVE THE
TRADITIONAL COLLEGE STUDENT, UM,
THAT IS ATTENDING OUR COLLEGES
AND HAS A WEALTH OF SUPPORT FROM
HOME. SO PART OF WHAT? WE'RE
HOPING TO LEARN THROUGH OUR
VARIOUS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
COMMUNITY IS WHAT SHOULD HOUSING
LOOK LIKE AND WE'VE DETERMINED
THAT IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS
ALL. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE
FUNDING THAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM
JUST SIGNED IN A PLACE WHERE OUR
FOSTER YOUTH IS A GREAT START
WHILE THEY'RE ATTENDING
COMMUNITY COLLEGE THERE,
REMEMBER BOARD IS COVERED
ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT. ARE
DEFINITELY HELPFUL IN HELPING US
FIND THE RESOURCES TO PUT
STUDENTS INTO A SECURE PLACE
WHILE THEY ATTEND COLLEGE. GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH AGAINST OUR PANELISTS
FROM EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
AND THE COLLEGE IS LIKE FOR YOUR
OPENING REMARKS AND REALLY
SHARING SYSTEM WIDE PERSPECTIVES
AS TO HOW WE'RE ADDRESSING AND
RUN WITH THE CLIENTS AND
STRATEGIES TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. EXCEPT I LIKE
TO WELCOME OUR PANELISTS FOR
SYSTEM WIDE AND REGIONAL PANEL.
OUR SPEAKERS. IF YOU CAN JOIN US
UP ON STAGE, PLEASE WILL BE DR
JOHNSTON KISS VICE CHANCELLOR OF
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUPPORT AT
THE CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. DR MIKE
PRESIDENT. OF LONG BEACH CITY
COLLEGE. DR ANJELICA GARCIA,
PRESIDENT OF SANTA ROSA JUNIOR
COLLEGE. AND DR BRENT CALVIN,
PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGES OF THE
SEQUOIAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL BEING HERE TODAY REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR
INSIGHTS ON THE REGIONAL SYSTEM
WIDE LEVEL. AND WITH THAT, I'D
LIKE TO WELCOME VICE CHANCELLOR
STANDS KIDS FOR TO BEGIN, PLEASE
. THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON.
SHERIFF FONG ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TODD'S NICE TO BE HERE. THANK
YOU FOR INVITING US. I AM JOHN
STANCE BECAUSE I'M THE VICE
CHANCELLOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
FOR THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. UM YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
ME. I'VE HAD OTHER ROLES AND MET
WITH YOU BEFORE. UM PART OF MY
PAST WAS AS THE ACADEMIC SENATE
PRESIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. UM.
AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR
CHANCELLOR, DR. SONJA CHRISTIAN.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR HOLDING A
HEARING ON THIS CRUCIAL TOPIC.
UM. TO MOVE THIS CLOSER. I HAVE
TO STOP LEANING ALRIGHT SO USING
FULL CENSUS DATA FROM SPRING
2023 HOUR, EXECUTIVE VICE
CHANCELLOR, DR JOHN HATS
RECENTLY SHARED A MEMO THAT'S
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU
IF YOU NEED IT, WE CAN SEND IT
TO YOU. THAT SHOWS OUR SYSTEM
ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2022 2023
YEAR, AND THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS
IN THAT IN THAT ENROLLMENT HAS
GONE UP. WE'VE SEEN POSITIVE
GROWTH FOR MULTIPLE SEMESTERS.
AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE ENROLLMENT
WAS SLOWLY DECLINING PRIOR TO
COVID AND THEN DROPPED
DRAMATICALLY. AS WE TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS IN A BRAND NEW
ENVIRONMENT AND IN A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC. IN PLAIN ENGLISH AS
THE LABOR MARKET HAS BEEN VERY
STRONG AS WE EXIT, UM COVID. WE
HAVE SEEN A SLOWER RETURN TO
NORMAL OF WHAT WE EXPECTED. AND
SO THIS IS POSITIVE NEWS IN
TERMS OF ENROLLMENT. UH, WE
INITIALLY SAW A 2% ENROLLMENT
GROWTH IN FALL OF 23, AND THAT
IMPROVED TO 8% FOR SPRING 23. UM
THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
ACROSS ALL ALMOST ALL STUDENT
POPULATIONS, BUT SPECIFICALLY
ARE BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS WAS UP 10. ARE LATIN X
OR HISPANIC STUDENTS WAS OF 11%
AND NATIVE AMERICAN ENROLLMENT
WAS UP 13. OVERALL SYSTEM
HEADCOUNT INCREASED BY 5% FROM
1.83 MILLION STUDENTS TO 1.92
MILLION STUDENTS. UM FROM
ACADEMIC YEAR. TWO ACADEMIC HERE
, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, UM, CERTAIN RACE, RACIAL
AND ETHNIC GROUPS REMAIN
DISPROPORTIONATELY UNDER
REPRESENTED, INCLUDING ASIAN,
FILIPINO AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
STUDENTS, WHO EITHER SAW
DECLINES OR SLOWER GROWTH THAN
IN OTHERS. AND SIMILARLY, WHILE
GROWTH AMONG STUDENTS UNDER 19
WAS STRONG AS WE CONTINUE TO
EXPAND DUAL ENROLLMENT, UM AND
ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS, 35 AND
OLDER SAW SIGNIFICANT INCREASES.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO
DO FOR THE 20 TO 34 YEAR OLDS
WHO CONTINUED TO DECLINE. AND
ENROLLMENT. SO I'M ANTICIPATING
YOUR NEXT QUESTION, AND I'LL
ANSWER IT. BUT YOU CAN JUST CUT
ME OFF IF YOU WANT TO, UM, WHAT
IS CONTRIBUTING TO ENROLLMENT
GROWTH IN THAT WAY? WE DON'T
HAVE A RELIABLE, PEER REVIEWED
SCIENTIFIC STUDY ABOUT THAT. IN
GENERAL, WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE
ARE ABLE TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE
THEY ARE AND SUPPORT THEIR BASIC
NEEDS. THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY
TO ENROLL, PERSIST AND SUCCEED.
UM. I ALSO THINK THAT AS THE
ECONOMY IS RELATIVELY STRONG, WE
SEE THOSE 20 TO 35 YEAR OLDS
ACTING TO WORK, UM, INSTEAD OF
GOING TO COLLEGE, AND WE DON'T
HAVE THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL AID
PROCESSES, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE
DONE A LOT OF WORK TO EXPAND
THAT, UM I DON'T THINK WE'RE
CONVINCING THEM THAT THIS IS THE
BEST CHOICE FOR THEM RIGHT NOW.
AND SO THERE IS WORK THAT WE CAN
DO THERE AS AS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WITH THAT IN MIND, I
DO WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
FOR RECENT INVESTMENTS AND
EXPANDING BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT
FOR OUR STUDENTS FUNDING EACH
CAMPUS TO HAVE A FULL TIME BASIC
NEEDS COORDINATOR AND A
CENTRALIZED ONE STOP SHOP. BASIC
NEEDS CENTER, FOR INSTANCE, AS
WELL AS ONGOING FUNDING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. I THINK
ALL OF US ARE, UM DEALING WITH
THE TRAUMA THAT WE ENDURED
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC IN OUR OWN
WAYS. AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO
HELP OUR STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH
THAT AND TRANSITION BACK TO
WHATEVER OUR NEW NORMAL WILL BE.
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. UH FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TWO
STUDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR
RETENTION AND SUCCESS IN THEIR
STUDIES. GOING FORWARD. WE HOPE
THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN MAKING COLLEGE
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR
ALL STUDENTS BY EXPANDING
FUNDING FOR ON CAMPUS CHILDCARE
AND BY FULLY FUNDING THE CAL
GRANT EQUITY FRAMEWORK TO MAKE
STATE FINANCIAL AID AND
ENTITLEMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. AYE. I DO
THINK THAT FOCUSING ON THAT 20
TO 35 YEAR OLD UM I RECENTLY WAS
AT A COLLEGE CAMPUS FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. AND CHILD CARE IS A HUGE
ISSUE. FOR OUR STUDENTS. WHAT?
HOW CAN I BRING MY CHILD TO
CLASS. WELL YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO. BUT HOW CAN I HAVE CHILDCARE
ACCESSIBLE WHILE I AM IN CLASS?
AND WHILE I AM STUDYING, THAT IS
A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF MANY OF
OUR STUDENTS IS TAKING CARE OF
THEIR FAMILIES BOTH EMOTIONALLY
AND FISCALLY. AS WELL AS IN
PRESENCE. IN THAT WAY, AND I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I CAN
TAKE A FEW MINUTES IF YOU
WOULDN'T MIND TO TALK ABOUT
VISION 2030 THE NEW FRAMEWORK OF
CHANCELLOR CHRISTIAN AND
OFFICIALLY ADOPTED BY OUR BOARD
OF GOVERNORS IN SEPTEMBER. UH
THIS IT IS CENTERED AROUND
EQUITY AND ACCESS, EQUITY AND
SUCCESS AND EQUITY AND SUPPORT
AND THINKING THROUGH. HOW ARE WE
TAKING COLLEGE TO THE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE THAT INDIVIDUAL SUGGESTS
THAT INDIVIDUAL CONNECTION. TO
OUR STUDENTS THAT WAS REFERENCED
BY THE EARLIER SPEAKER IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENT TO
FEEL IN GAUGED IN THE
INSTITUTION AND THAT THE
INSTITUTION CARES ABOUT THEIR
SUCCESS AND THEIR AND THEIR
FUTURE AS MUCH AS THEY DO. SO
VISION. 2030 IS DESIGNED TO TAKE
COLLEGE TO THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK
AT THREE BROAD GOALS AROUND
EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO
BACCALAUREATE ATTAINMENT THAT
INCLUDES THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES, WHICH I
KNOW YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT SOON AND
WE JUST COMPLETED AROUND THREE
ANALYSIS AND ARE GETTING READY
FOR ROUND FOUR. AS WELL AS
TRANSFERRED TO R C SUS RU CSR
INDEPENDENCE AND INSTITUTIONS
LIKE THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE, AND
AGREEMENTS WE HAVE WITH THE
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO MAKE MORE
AVAILABILITY TO TRANSFER FOR OUR
STUDENTS AND MORE SEATS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THEM. THERE'S ALSO
A WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. UM, OF COURSE AND
FINDING EQUITABLE PATHWAYS
THROUGH HEALTHCARE THROUGH STEM
THROUGH ENGAGING CLIMATE ACTION,
AH TO HAVE A WORLD FOR US TO
GROW INTO AND AS WELL AS THE
FUTURE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT. AH
INNOVATIONS IN GENERATIVE AI AND
HOW THAT WILL IMPACT HOW
STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH US AND HOW
WE ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND HOW
WE CAN USE THOSE TOOLS TO
ENHANCE BOTH THE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS STUDENTS,
READINESS FOR THE WORKFORCE AND
THE WORLD MOVING FORWARD. IN
CONCLUSION. WE'RE VERY
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
SYSTEM IS DYNAMIC AND FLEXIBLE,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER
WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR TO GET MORE DYNAMIC AND
FLEXIBLE. AS WE WORK TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR
COMMUNITIES AND OUR PLANET. UM
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH ADVICE
TO YOUR TIME, WE CAN GO TO THE
TELE PERSON IN THE WORLD LOOKING
PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE
CHAIR TO NEXT UP. WE HAVE DR
MUNOZ, FOLLOWED BY DR GARCIA BY
CONSEQUENCE. PRESIDENT DR CALVIN
WELCOME, DR WINDOWS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR FONG FOR HAVING
US TODAY AND I APPRECIATE THIS.
WELL, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MY NAME
IS MIKE MUNOZ AND I SERVE AS A
SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENT AT
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE AND TO
JUST AGAIN TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS
CONVERSATION WITH SOME REGIONAL
PERSPECTIVE, JUST TO KIND OF SET
THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT AT LONG
BEACH CITY COLLEGE WE ACTUALLY
EXPERIENCED WE WERE RANKED
NUMBER TWO IN TERMS OF MANAGING
ENROLLMENT LOSS IN THE STATE OF
LARGE COLLEGES. SO ESSENTIALLY
ONLY ONE COLLEGE LOST LESS THAN
WOMEN THAN US, AND I BELIEVE
THAT WAS BAKERSFIELD. AND SO
FROM THERE, WE'VE BEEN REALLY
BUILDING OUR STRATEGY ON. HOW DO
WE ENGAGE STUDENTS? THOSE THAT
HAVE BEEN MOST
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE PANDEMIC, SO THERE'S A FEW
STRATEGIES THAT I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT I THINK HAVE
WORKED TREMENDOUSLY WELL. AND
SPEAKING TO THAT ADULT LEARNER
POPULATION THAT I THINK WE'RE
ALL INTERESTED IN ENGAGING AND
RE ENGAGING WITH. WE SAW A 21%
INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT FOR
INDIRECT HIGH SCHOOL
MATRICULATION THIS PAST FALL
FROM THE PREVIOUS FALL. AND SO
WE DID SOME VERY TARGETED
OUTREACH. WE WERE ABLE TO DO
SOME DATA ANALYSIS AND RECOGNIZE
THAT IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
IN CERTAIN ZIP CODES AND CERTAIN
CENSUS TRACTS, YOU HAD HIGHER
PORTION OF STUDENTS WITHOUT HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, HIGHER
PERCENTAGE OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS
THAT WERE FULLY ENGAGED IN THE
WORK FORCE, SO WE USE THAT DATA
MINING TO TARGET ON SPECIAL
MEDDLERS AND ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGIES WITH THOSE
COMMUNITIES, AND SO WE SAW A
TRANSLATION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE IN TERMS OF OUR ENROLLMENT.
WE ALSO ENGAGED IN WHAT WE
CALLED OUR BELONG BEACH CITY
COLLEGE CAMPAIGN. IT HELPS TO
HAVE THE WORD LONG AND THE WORD
BELONG. AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT
MARKETING TECHNIQUE. AND SO ONE
OF THE THINGS WE DID THAT WAS
INTERESTING AS WE ENGAGED ON
LOCAL MOVIE THEATERS, AND SO THE
BARBA HEIMER WEEKEND, EVERYBODY
HEARD OF THE BAR BEHIND HER
WEEKEND. WELL WE MADE SURE THAT
WE HAD OUR BELONG BEACH CITY
COLLEGE VIDEO AND ALL THE MOVIE
THEATERS WITHIN A GENERAL.
VICINITY OF THE COLLEGE AND WE
SAW A SHARP INCREASE AFTER THAT
WEEKEND IN TERMS OF APPLICATIONS
AND MATRICULATION, ESPECIALLY
WITH THAT ADULT LEARNER
POPULATION, SO REALLY BEING
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT NOT JUST THE
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE TARGET
MAILERS, BUT THINKING ABOUT A
BROADER CAMPAIGN THAT WILL PULL
STUDENTS IN AND I THINK ANOTHER,
UM, FACT THAT WERE THERE ARE
EXTREMELY DATA POINT THAT WE'RE
VERY PROUD OF US. WE SAW A 10%
INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OVER
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. THAT
WAS A VERY IMPORTANT POPULATION
FOR US TO ENGAGE BECAUSE
HISTORICALLY, WE'VE SEEN
DECLINES IN THE NUMBER OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
ENROLLING ALONG THE CITY COLLEGE
DUE TO ALL SORTS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. AND SO
LEARNING FROM THAT, AND I THINK
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE
HAD ZERO NET LOSS OF ENROLLMENT
OF BLACK STUDENTS DURING THE
PANDEMIC. I THINK WE'RE ONE OF
THE FEW COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT
CAN SAY THAT AND SO BUILDING
UPON THAT KIND OF CONCEPT OF
MAKING SURE STUDENTS KNOW THAT
THEY BELONG. ATLANTIC CITY
COLLEGE, I THINK HAS REALLY
TRANSLATED INTO ENROLLMENT.
GAINS OTHER STRATEGIES THAT
WE'RE SEEING THAT ARE WORKING
VERY WELL IS OUR CASE MANAGEMENT
APPROACH AND OUR DATA MINING. SO
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE
DONE IS MANY OF US KNOW WE
TALKED ABOUT ON HOW STUDENTS
HOUSING INSECURE STUDENTS, OTHER
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. BUT HOW
DO YOU IDENTIFY THOSE STUDENTS?
MOST PEOPLE WILL SAY SURVEYS
SUGGEST 18% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE
HOUSING INSECURE ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AS
PART OF OUR REGISTRATION
PROCESSES PRIOR TO EVERY STUDENT
REGISTRY FOR THEIR CLASSES, THEY
HAVE TO COMPLETE A
PREREGISTRATION SURVEY. AND LETS
US KNOW IF THEIR HOUSING
INSECURE FOOD INSECURE IF
THEY'RE FORMERLY INCARCERATED IF
THEY'RE SINGLE PARENTS, AND SO
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WE
TRIAGED THEM AND WE CASE MANAGE
THEM. UM YOU MENTIONED THE NEED
FOR CHILDCARE. WE HEARD THAT
VERY LOUD FROM OUR STUDENTS AS A
BARRIER TO ENROLLING AND SOME
VERY PROUD TO SHARE THAT. WE
HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB. WE ENTERED INTO A
JOINT USE AGREEMENT. AND WE HOST
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ON OUR
CAMPUS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FROM TWO PM TO EIGHT PM AND IT'S
FREE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND THIS
HAS BEEN REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL
WHEN WE START TO LOOK AT THE
DATA OF THE STUDENTS WHOSE
CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. WE'RE
SEEING THAT THEY'RE TAKING MORE
UNITS EACH TERM, SO A SHORTENED
THEIR TIME TO COMPLETION AS WELL
AS THEIR FINDING SUCCESS. AND
THEN WE STRUCTURED IT IN A WAY
WHERE AS YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS WILL
REQUIRE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE
FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO MAINTAIN THE
FUNDING. AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S
NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE FOR OUR
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, SO WE
HAVE IT STRUCTURED BOTH AS A
FIVE DAY A WEEK PROGRAM AS WELL
AS DROP IN AND WE'VE SEEN THAT
MODEL REALLY SHOW PROMISING
RESULTS FOR OUR STUDENT PARENTS,
UM AND AGAIN, SO WHEN WE START
TO THINK HOLISTICALLY WE'VE
REALLY BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW
DO WE USE THE DATA TO IDENTIFY
THE DIFFERENT STUDENT
POPULATIONS TO REALLY CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVE IN A WAY THAT
UM, REALLY, I THINK IS DEEPLY
CONNECTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS AS
WELL AS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
LARGE STANDING BARRIERS FACING
STUDENTS. AND SO AS WE KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING HOUSING
AND WE'RE WORKING ON AN
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR OF LONG BEACH, REX
RICHARDSON AS WELL AS THE CITY
COUNCIL. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN AN
EXCLUSIVE. UM WE'VE THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION TO
ENTER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE
DISCUSSION. TO TRANSFER THREE
PARCELS OF THE LAND. THREE
PARCELS OF LAND. EXCUSE ME IN
NORTH LONG BEACH THAT ARE NORTH
OF JUST ADJACENT TO THE MICHELLE
OBAMA LIBRARY. WE'RE GOING TO BE
BUILDING NOT ONLY IN NORTH LONG
BEACH HI RED CENTER, WHICH, IF
YOU UNDERSTAND THE DEMOGRAPHICS
OF NORTH LONG BEACH, IT IS VERY
MUCH AN UNDERSTOOD PART OF THE
CITY. THEY VERY MUCH AS A
WALKING COMMUNITY CAN TAKE OVER
AN HOUR AND A BUS TO COME TO
LONDON CITY COLLEGE. SO IT
REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE A LOVELY
CITY COLLEGE NEEDS TO HAVE A
FOOTPRINT. BUT WHAT I'M MOST
PROUD OF IS WE ARE GOING TO ALSO
BUILD FAMILY HOUSING, BECAUSE AS
WE'VE EXPLORED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AT LUMBEE CITY COLLEGE,
AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF THOSE
PROJECTS ONLY SERVE STUDENTS
WITHOUT DEPENDENCE, AND THAT
CREATES A BARRIER FOR THOSE WITH
WITH CHILDREN. AND SO WE'RE
THINKING BOTH TWO PROJECTS ONE
THAT'S GOING TO SERVE OUR
STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPENDENCE AS
WELL AS ONE THAT'S GOING TO
SERVE STUDENTS WITH DEPENDANTS
AND SO BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT THAT, SO I WANT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S TIME FOR MY
COLLEAGUES, BUT JUST TO
SUMMARIZE RISE AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL. WE'RE REALLY USING DATA.
BOTH IN OUR ENROLLMENT
APPROACHES AS WELL AS HOW DO WE
RETAIN STUDENTS? BECAUSE YOU
KNOW PART OF THE WOMAN
MANAGEMENT IS NOT JUST ABOUT NEW
STUDENTS AND CHASING NEW
STUDENTS. IT'S ALSO HOLDING ONTO
THE ONES WE CURRENTLY SERVE. SO
WE'RE USING DATA TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THAT BETTER AS WELL AS
THINKING SOME OF THE LARGER
AROUND SOME OF THE LARGER
SYSTEMIC ISSUES AROUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS WELL AS
CHILDCARE AND FINDING REAL
SOLUTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH PRESIDENT WHO KNOWS?
PRESIDENT GARCIA WELCOME. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF
PHªN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S UM, MY
NAME IS ANGELICA GARCIA AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDENT AT
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, WHICH
SERVES SONOMA COUNTY. THE
COLLEGE HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE
FOR 106 YEARS. UM HAS A
TRADITION OF LONGSTANDING
PRESIDENT SO I BEGAN IN JULY 1ST
AND I AM THE SIXTH PRESIDENT
THAT THE COLLEGE HAS SEEN IN ITS
HISTORY. THE FIRST WOMAN, THE
FIRST LATINA AND OUT QUEER UM,
THE REASON I SHARE THAT IS
BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF CHANGE AND
A LOT OF CONNECTION IN WITH THE
COMMUNITY. SO UM, CENTERS ARE
JUNIOR COLLEGE AND YOU ONLY
ENROLLS 26,000 STUDENTS. IT'S A
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION
WITH A GROWING LATINO
POPULATION, AND THAT IS THE
LARGEST POPULATION IN THE
COUNTY. A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
THE COLLEGES DOING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY, UM
PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS AND
INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS IS REALLY
LOOKING AT HOW TO DISRUPT
INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY. UM
AND IN DOING SO, LOOKING AT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, SO WE'RE ALL
TAKING OUR PART TO SEE WHAT IS
IT THAT EACH OF OUR INDUSTRIES
CAN DO TO ADDRESS INCREASING
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND
DECREASING UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
THAT MAKES THE ENROLLMENT
MANAGEMENT ISSUE A COUNTY WHITE
ISSUE AND NOT JUST A SONOMA?
EXCUSE ME, SANTA ROSA JUNIOR
COLLEGE OR SONOMA STATE
UNIVERSITY ISSUE. SO IN ADDITION
TO WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD
FROM MY COLLEAGUE, I HEARD DR
MUNOZ OUTREACH IN SONOMA COUNTY
HAS BEEN, UM, GREATLY IMPACTED.
SO IT WAS DECLINING ENROLLMENT
PRE PANDEMIC, BUT WE ALSO HAD AN
OCTOBER 2017 TUBBS FIRE. UM AND
THAT FIRE BURNED OVER 5600
STRUCTURES. WE HAD A NUMBER OF
STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT LOST THEIR HOME
OVER 36,000 ACRES WERE BURNED
DURING THAT FIRE. AND SO IN A
LOT OF WAYS, OUR COMMUNITY IN
SONOMA COUNTY IS STILL
RECOVERING FROM THAT. UM I
MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE ONE OF
THE PROGRAMS THAT GREW FROM THAT
I WOULD SAY TWO ELEMENTS. ONE
WAS ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
SO SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE HAS
TWO CAMPUSES, ONE IN SANTA ROSA
AND ONE IN PETALUMA AND THREE
SITES. ONE IS THE SANTA ROSA
JUNIOR COLLEGE PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING CENTER IN WINDSOR,
WHICH HAS, UM BASIC POLICE
ACADEMY. UM FIRE AND E M T
TRAINING. WE ALSO HAVE 365 ACRES
OUT FOR SHOWN FARM. SO THAT'S
WHERE EGGS, SCIENCE AND VINTNER
WINE PROGRAM IS, AND WE ALSO
HAVE NEWLY INCORPORATED UM SANTA
ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, ROSALYNN,
WHICH IS IN SOUTHWEST SANTA
ROSA. PREDOMINANTLY FOR UM, THE
ESSENTIALLY THE LOWEST INCOME
NON NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING
COMMUNITIES. SO THAT IS THE
EXPANSIVENESS OF IT. AND SO WITH
THE HOUSING ISSUES, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME UP
ONE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, SO
WE'RE JUST BUILDING A
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BUILDING
THAT WE ARE DOING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE E. D. A UM IT IS A
FIRST BUILDING OF ITS KIND IN
THE STATE. IT IS AN OPEN
LEARNING LAB TO BRING FORTH ALL
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR QUICK
BUILDING OF HOUSES. UM WE ARE.
WE ARE SHORT IN THE INDUSTRY OF
THE WORKFORCE THAT IS TRAINED TO
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT. WE
ALSO HAVE OUR WELDING PROGRAM
THAT HAS EXPERIENCED EXPONENTIAL
GROWTH BECAUSE THAT IS A SKILL
SET THAT IS MUCH NEEDED IN THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY. SO
WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT OUR
WELDING PROGRAM JUST TERM OVER
TERM IS INCREDIBLY IMPACTED. AND
WITH MORE SPACE WE CAN TAKE IN
MORE STUDENTS. THE OTHER IS THAT
WE JUST OPENED IN AUGUST OF THIS
YEAR 352 BEDS FOR THE POLY
O'MEARA DOYLE HALL. IT IS A
PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP THAT
SANTA ROSA HAS, UM WITH A
COMPANY. WE PRIORITIZED, UM
STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED BEING
HOMELESS. FOSTER YOUTH. FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH VETERANS, UM E. O.
P S STUDENTS WERE AMONGST OUR
TOP PRIORITY. AND SO THAT
PARTICULAR PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN
A MULTIFACETED EFFORTS SO THAT
WE COULD OFFER BELOW MARKET
HOUSING, AND OUR DATA SHOWS THAT
ABOUT 25% OF THE RESIDENTS
INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE
ENROLLED IN OUR COLLEGE IF THEY
DID NOT HAVE HOUSING. SOME
EXAMPLES OF STUDENTS COME FROM
THE FAR NORTHWEST COASTAL REGION
IN SOME OF OUR TRIBAL NATIVE
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AND SO
THEY'RE ABLE TO COME AND BE
HERE. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WENT
FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME
BECAUSE NOW THEY COULD WORK ON
CAMPUS, LIVE ON CAMPUS AND NOT
HAVE TO LOSE TIME IN THE COMMUTE
. SO THAT HAS BEEN A LEARNING
LESSON FOR US THAT WE'RE HAPPY
TO SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES, UM,
EXCITED TO HEAR THAT LONG BEACH
IS PURSUING THE PARENT HOUSING
BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THAT
DEPENDENTS ARE NOT WITHIN OUR
AREA. AND ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT I
WANT TO SHARE IS DUAL ENROLLMENT
. SO I THINK YOU'RE HEARING A
THEME. SO WE HAVE SEEN AN
INCREASE OF 17% JUSTIN DUAL
ENROLLMENT, SO CERTAINLY THE
COLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS
PATHWAY ALLOWS FOR US TO ENGAGE
IN PARTNERSHIPS. UM AND IT'S
TRULY AS AS WE ARE GETTING A
DECLINING POPULATION IN SONOMA
COUNTY. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO NOT
BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. WITH
STUDENTS IN THE K THROUGH 12
SYSTEM, SO WE CONTINUE THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR HIGH
SCHOOL COUNSELORS,
SUPERINTENDENTS. UM THE
SUPERINTENDENTS ACROSS NOVA
COUNTY WOULD JUST AGREED TO COME
TOGETHER AND CONVENE AND
LITERALLY LOOK FROM TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SONOMA STATE. SO HAVING ALL OF
THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN THE
ROOM SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT
THAT PATHWAY IN OUR COUNTY LOOKS
LIKE UM AND LASTLY JUST WANT TO
SHARE THAT THE EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE STUDENTS SUPPORT SO WE
SAW 25% GROWTH IN ARSALA BONUS
CENTER, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.
THAT'S INCREDIBLY HIGH BECAUSE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOWER AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENT POPULATION. UM
AND SO WHAT? THAT'S LETTING US
KNOW THAT WHEN WE CREATE SPACES
ON OUR CAMPUSES WHERE STUDENTS
CAN FIND SUPPORTS CULTURALLY
RELEVANT PROGRAMMING, THEY ARE
FINDING THEIR WAY THERE. THEY
ARE STUDYING THERE. ARE THEY ARE
COMPLETING, AND THEY'RE WORKING
THERE. UM AND I WILL END WITH MY
COMMENTS THERE TO ALLOW FOR
COLLEAGUES AND QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SUPERSONIC GARCIA. WELCOME
PRESIDENT CALVIN. YOU CAN CALL.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. BUT ALSO LIKE
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL
AS EVERYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE
FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF A BUSY
FALL SEMESTER AFTERNOON TO COME
OUT AND SUPPORT HIGHER, ED I'M
BRENT CALVIN, LUCKY ENOUGH TO
SERVE AS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
PRESIDENT AT THE COLLEGE OF THE
SCHOOL IS MY ALMA MATER AND
LOCATED IN MY HOMETOWN OF
VISALIA, CALIFORNIA WE SERVE
ABOUT 15,000 STUDENTS HEAD COUNT
10,000 OR SO F T. E S. UM ONE
COLLEGE TO EDUCATIONAL CENTERS,
ONE IN TILLERY AND ONE IN
HANFORD. BUT I DO MY BEST NOT TO
BE TOO REDUNDANT, BUT IT'S HARD
WHEN YOU'RE BAD AND CLEAN UP
AFTER SUCH A SUCCESSFUL AND
ACCOMPLISHED COLLEAGUES, UM, BUT
WE TOO HAVE SEEN OUR ENROLLMENTS
SNAP BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC
LEVELS. WE WERE DOWN AT 1.14 15.
UM FROM PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS, AND
, UM, LAST YEAR, WE JUST ABOUT
CLAUDE ALL THAT BACK, AND THIS
YEAR WE EXPECT TO GO OVER PRE
PANDEMIC. LEVELS AND SOME OF THE
WAYS WE'VE DONE THAT ALL KIND OF
LIST OUT HERE. BUT WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT IT. I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS WITH K 12
PARTNERS. AND THAT TAKES
DIFFERENT FORMS. FOR US. IT'S ME
PERSONALLY GOING OUT AND
PRESENTING TO OUR ARE 13 OR 14.
K 12 BOARDS AND THEIR
SUPERINTENDENTS ONCE EACH
SEMESTER AND YES, IT'S A PAIN TO
GET THOSE SCHEDULED. TRUST ME.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO
SEE MY FACE. UM AND THEY'RE
GREAT TO FIT ME IN AS WELL. WE
FOLLOW THAT EFFORT UP WITH
OUTREACH AND FINANCIAL AID
SPECIALISTS THAT ARE ALL
ASSIGNED DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS
ON EACH OF THOSE AND EACH OF
THOSE DISTRICTS. UM THAT'S A
WEEKLY THING WHERE OUR FOLKS ARE
ON THEIR ON THEIR CAMPUSES. AND
THEN WE DO. UM QUITE A NUMBER OF
REGISTRATION EVENTS AND DUAL AND
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT EVENTS TO
BOOST UP OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT. SO
WHEN IT IS TIME TO REGISTER
STUDENTS EVERY SPRING, THEY'RE
NOT HEARING FROM US FOR THE
FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN HEARING
FROM US. THROUGHOUT THEIR JUNIOR
AND SENIOR YEARS, AND THIS IS
JUST KIND OF THE CULMINATING
EVENT, BUT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT
IT'S NOT JUST RECRUITING
STUDENTS. IT'S RETAINING
STUDENTS AND I THINK OUR ENTIRE
SYSTEM UM COULD DO ITSELF A
FAVOR BY CLOSING THAT BACK DOOR
AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT THAT
WE'RE NOT LOSING STUDENTS AFTER
A SEMESTER OR OR TWO AND HOW DO
WE DO THAT? I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE STUDENTS.
FIRST OF ALL SUPPORT THEM IN THE
LEGISLATORS HAVE HAVE BEEN GREAT
TO GIVE US THE TOOLS WE NEED TO
SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S TUTORIAL
CENTERS, MATH LABS WRITING
CENTERS. FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES.
WE NEEDED TO BE DOING ALL THAT
THE COLLEGE OF SQUEEZE JUST
OPENED UP A BASIC SKILLS,
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
BUILDING. UM THAT WAS THAT WAS
FUNDED THROUGH PROP 51. IF WE
REMEMBER THAT, AS WELL AS SOME
LOCAL FUNDS, AND IT'S JUST
FABULOUS, PACKED EVERY SINGLE
DAY. WE ALSO HOST A NUMBER OF
EVENTS. SOMETIMES WE THINK OF CO
CURRICULAR THINGS AS BEING
SECONDARY TO OUR MAIN MISSION,
BUT THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR
MAIN MISSION AND SO WHETHER IT'S
THEATER CHOIR BAND ATHLETICS.
WE'VE GOT SOME SCIENCE STUDENTS
ON OUR CAMPUS UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON
FRIDAY NIGHTS AND SOMETHING WE
CALL FRIDAY NIGHT LABS AND WE
HAD ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF
TESLA. NO, NOT THAT FOUNDER. BUT
A DIFFERENT FOUNDER OF TESLA.
THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN QUITE A COUP TO GET ELON
MUSK THERE, BUT BUT WE HAD ONE
OF THE FOUNDERS OF TESLA COME
AND SPEAK TO THAT GROUP OF
STUDENTS TWO YEARS AGO JUST THAT
A FABULOUS EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE
STUDENTS. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT. TO OFFER STUDENTS ALL
KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
IN THE COLLEGE OUTSIDE OF THE
CLASSROOM. UM WE'VE ALSO
INVESTED HEAVILY IN CAREER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. AND I THINK
OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM IS RECOGNIZING
THE VALUE. IN HIGH DEMAND HIGH
PAYING JOBS. I THINK FOR TOO
LONG. HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY COLLEGES GOT
GOT MAYBE TOO ENAMORED WITH THE
GLAMOUR AND THE SEXINESS OF
SENDING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO
FOR YOUR UNIVERSITIES, AND I'LL
ADMIT IT'S A FEATHER IN OUR CAP.
WHEN OUR STUDENTS GO TO UC
BERKELEY, OR èC L. A BUT THERE
ARE FABULOUS JOBS IN INDUSTRY
AND HOW I COULD JUST MENTION HER
WELDING PROGRAM. WE HAVE A
FABULOUS WELDING PROGRAM THAT
THAT IT'S JUST AMAZING HOW MANY
STUDENTS ENROLLING THOSE
PROGRAMS WERE OPENING UP WEEKEND
PROGRAMS NIGHT PROGRAMS JUST TO
TRY TO MEET DEMAND. WE'VE ALSO
JUST BROKEN GROUND ON A $40
MILLION FUNDED LOCALLY BUT
AUTHORITY MILLION DOLLAR CTE
COMPLEX ON THE TILLERY CAMPUS TO
COMPLEMENT THAT WELDING FACILITY
. AND UM, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT
THAT YES TRANSFER IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. BUT BUT SO IS
INDUSTRY AND SUPPORTING THE
INDUSTRY UNTIL ARYAN KINGS
COUNTY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO
US. AND THEN MANY OF YOU ARE
PROBABLY HERE FOR THE DISCUSSION
ON BACCALAUREATE DEGREES, AND
THAT IS A FANTASTIC EFFORT. AND
I COMMEND DR CAROL FOR
EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE TO
ADVANCE OUR SYSTEM IN THAT
REGARD, AND WE'RE 100% IN IN
SUPPORT OF THAT EFFORT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING OUR OWN. UH UH
, AT BAT ON THAT IF IT WERE, BUT
BUT WE'VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH
FRESNO STATE WERE THE SECOND
LARGEST COUNTY AMOUNT OF 58 IN
THE STATE WITHOUT A PUBLICLY
FUNDED FOR YOUR UNIVERSITY AND
NOT COINCIDENTALLY, WERE ALSO
THE SECOND LOWEST IN TERMS OF
BACHELOR DEGREE ATTAINMENT. AND
I GOT TIRED OF LISTENING TO THE
COUNTY AND CITY LEADERS COMPLAIN
ABOUT IT OVER THE LAST TWO
DECADES, AND SO WE JUST DECIDED
AS A COLLEGE THAT WE WERE GOING
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND WE
INVESTED INITIALLY JUST $2
MILLION TO SPRUCE UP AN OLD
BUILDING TO LURE FRESNO STATE
DOWN TO OUR CAMPUS. THEY NOW
OFFER FIVE BACHELOR DEGREE
PROGRAMS AND TWO MASTERS ON OUR
CAMPUS. WITH THAT TRACK RECORD,
WE INVESTED ANOTHER 5 MILLION TO
BUY THE LAND. ADJACENT TO THEIR
CURRENT CENTER. IN ORDER TO UM
UH, SHOW OUR VOTERS THAT WE WERE
SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. NO WE DON'T
GET AN EXTRA DIME. IN FACT,
IT'LL PROBABLY ADD A MILLION
DOLLARS OF OPERATING COST TO OUR
BUDGET. WE DON'T GET A DIME. BUT
IF I'M NOT GOING TO CARE ABOUT
HIGHER ED IN THE REGION WHO IS
AND SO WITH THAT TRACK RECORD
FIVE OR SIX YEARS PARTNERSHIP
WITH FRESNO STATE AND IN A $5
MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE LAND,
WE WENT TO OUR VOTERS MEASURE C
AND WE ASKED THEM TO SUPPORT A
$95 MILLION BOND MEASURE TO
BUILD A NEW UNIVERSITY CENTER
AND ADJOINING STUDENT UNION, AND
THEY PASSED IT. AND SO GIVE US
THREE YEARS AND WE'LL HAVE OUR
OWN UNIVERSITY RIGHT ON THE
COLLEGE OF SQUEEZE CAMPUS, AND
WE JUST FELT LIKE THAT WAS
IMPORTANT. WE LOST ADAM, THE UC
MERCED SWEEPSTAKES 20 YEARS AGO.
AND BELIEVE ME, THE REGION IS
STILL SMARTING OVER THAT, AND WE
WEREN'T GOING TO GET ANOTHER CSU
HALFWAY BETWEEN FRESNO AND
BAKERSFIELD. SO WE'VE DONE IT
OURSELVES, AND WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP AND
REALLY THANKFUL THAT THAT LOCAL,
REGIONAL AND STATE LEADERS HAVE
BEEN BEHIND US ALL THE WAY AND
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IN AND
THIS IS KIND OF COME OUT TODAY.
EVERY ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS HAS
TALKED ABOUT TELLING OUR STORY
BETTER. GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
ALMOST HALF OF CSU GRADUATES
EVERY YEAR GOT THEIR START IN
OUR SYSTEM. AND ABOUT A THIRD OF
UC GRADUATES GOT THEIR START IN
OUR SYSTEM. BUT THE GENERAL
PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW THAT THEY
DON'T KNOW WHAT A HIDDEN GEM THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IS, AND
I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON ALL OF
US AS LEADERS IN THIS SYSTEM TO
TELL OUR STORY BETTER SO WHETHER
IT'S BILLBOARDS OR BUS WRAPS,
SOCIAL MEDIA RADIO TV, WHATEVER.
WE JUST NEED TO DO OUR BEST TO
TELL OUR STORY. SO THAT OUR
STUDENTS NO, IT'S NOT JUST
ATTENDING A LACK. I'M NOT JUST
GOING TO GO TO LONG BEACH CITY
COLLEGE OR CENTER, WROTE A
COLLEGE OR COLLEGES. KUWAITIS
THAT'S PART OF MY EDUCATIONAL
JOURNEY. AND I'M EXCITED TO GO
THERE. BECAUSE BELIEVE ME, WE
ALL KNOW ONCE THEY'RE ON OUR
CAMPUS, THEY HAVE A FABULOUS
TIME. IT'S JUST KIND OF GETTING
OVER THAT INITIAL STIGMA OF NOT
GOING TO HARVARD STRAIGHT OUT OF
HIGH SCHOOL, SO I THINK WE CAN
CHANGE THAT AND TURN IT INTO A
POSITIVE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE COMMENTS FROM ALL OUR
PANELISTS HERE AND REALLY FOR
SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS AND THE
WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. AND WITH
THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR
QUESTIONS. VICE CHAIR TO YEAH, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I AM
REALLY PLEASED AND REALLY
IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE BRAND OR
UP YOUR PRESENTATION. THAT
AMAZING THAT REALLY HELPED ME TO
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE
SERVICES AND ALL THE GOOD
STRATEGY FORM COMMITTEE COLLEGE
SYSTEM. REALLY REALLY ASK YOU A
FEW QUESTIONS THAT BECAUSE SOME
OF YOU MENTIONED ABOUT LIKE THE
HOW TO ENGAGE COMMITTEE COLLEGE
TO THE COMMUNITY AND. AND
CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHILDCARE
SERVICES AND OFFERING. AH
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL THAT
AMAZING AND YOU KNOW WHEN WE WAS
IN SECOND MEMENTO, I THINK WE I
WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND IN MY
DISTRICT UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF
BEING AMIS COMMUNITY. SO ENGLISH
IS, UH, SECOND LANGUAGE. SO HOW
CAN YOU ENGAGE? COLLEGE. IN THE
AREA IN THE DISTRICT THAT
ENGLISH IS NOT A FIRST LANGUAGE
AND YOU ASKING, AND YOU
MENTIONING ABOUT HOW CAN WE HAVE
CAN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE? WHAT
WITH UH ARE ARE THE UNIVERSITY
TO OFFERING LIKE BACHELOR. THE
RATE, I THINK UH, SOMETHING LIKE
THAT I BELIEVE COULD ABLE TO
ENGAGE WITH COMMITTEE. MORE
EFFICIENT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION BY STRATA. UH SO IN
, UM IN SONOMA COUNTY IN OUR
AREA, THE SPANISH SPEAKING
POPULATION IS THE LARGEST. SO
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS
HAPPENED OVER THE LAST DECADE OR
SO HAS BEEN OFFERING COURSES IN
SPANISH IN THE DISCIPLINE, SO IT
STARTED OUT WITH SOME FACULTY IN
PARTICULAR DEPARTMENTS AND
CERTAINLY BECAUSE OUR GROWTH
WITH, UM GED PREP SL NON CREDIT.
THEN CAME THE QUESTION. UM, IT'S
GUIDED PATHWAYS. WELL, WHAT'S
THE NEXT STEP? AND HOW CAN WE
CONNECT? AND SO, UM, I THINK
THAT THAT HAS BEEN, UM, A WORTHY
ENDEAVOR, AND I THINK WE'RE
GETTING MORE REQUESTS TO OFFER
COURSES IN AND AT LEAST IN OUR
COMMUNITY IN SPANISH. AND SO I
WOULD SAY THAT WE TEND TO START
AGAIN FROM THE ADULT LEARNERS
THAN THE NON CREDIT INTO THE
PATHWAY AND TRYING TO CONNECT IT
RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN
PREDOMINANTLY IN EDUCATION.
HAITIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. AND IF I COULD
EXPAND, UM LONG BEACH IS HOME TO
THE LARGEST CAMBODIAN POPULATION
OUTSIDE OF CAMBODIA, AND SO
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE NOT. I
BELIEVE FULLY ENGAGED WITH THE
CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT
I THINK HAVE TRANSLATED TO
MEANINGFUL REGISTRATIONS AND
ENROLLMENTS AT THE COLLEGE. SO
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE, WE
DID A COUPLE OF THINGS. I THINK
THAT WE'VE SEEN TRANSLATE. SO
ONE IS WE MADE SURE THAT WE
STARTED TRANSLATING MUCH OF OUR
BROCHURES BEYOND JUST ENGLISH
AND SPANISH, BUT INTO COMMITTEE
AS WELL. UM UP UNTIL LAST YEAR.
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY FULL TIME
TENURE TRACK FACULTY THAT
REPRESENT THE CAMBODIAN
COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE TO NOW
THAT HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH THE
COMMUNITY THAT CAN SPEAK TO MY
AND ENGAGE WITH FAMILIES. AND
THEN THE THIRD THING THAT WE DID
THAT WE SAW HELP REACH. THIS
POPULATION IS HISTORICALLY THE
CITY HAS HAD A VERY LARGE
CAMBODIAN FESTIVAL, AND I
APPROACHED THE ORGANIZERS AND
THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO UM,
REPRESENTS THAT COMMUNITY AND
OFFERED OUR CAMPUS AND SO WE
ACTUALLY MOVED THIS LAST YEAR,
THE CAMBODIAN FESTIVAL TO OUR
CAMPUS, AND IT WAS A BIG GAME
CHANGER BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THESE
ARE FAMILIES THAT OFTENTIMES
HAVE NEVER ACCESSED OUR CAMPUS
AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE YOU KNOW,
SEVERAL 1000 MEMBERS OF THE
CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS
FOR THE FESTIVAL. WE WERE THEN
ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOME OF OUR
OUTREACH SUPPORTS. AND OR NON
CREDIT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS THAT BECAME ALSO AN
EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT TO THIS
FESTIVAL. SO THESE WERE SOME OF
THE KIND OF WAYS THAT WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT. HOW DO WE GET
DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE
COMMUNITIES? UM, BECAUSE, AS YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN OFFER ALL THE
COURSES YOU WANT. BUT IF YOU'RE
NOT DOING IT IN A WAY THAT'S
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND
ENGAGING. MANY FAMILIES DON'T
PARTICIPATE. UM, ONE OF THE
OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE ARE
DOING ON THAT, I THINK IS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN
PREVIOUS YEARS IS WITH
RECOGNIZING THAT TRANSPORTATION
CAN BE A BARRIER FOR SOME FOLKS,
SO WE WORK WITH THE CITY OF LONG
BEACH TO ENTER INTO A JOINT USE
AGREEMENT MOU THAT WE HAVE
ACCESS TO ALL THE PARKS AND RECS
FACILITIES. SO WE CAN NOW TAKE
SOME OF OUR COURSES OUT INTO THE
LOCAL PARKS THAT ARE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT.
UM LET'S JUST SAY CLASSROOM
SPACE THAT WE COULD THEN UTILIZE
. SO THAT WAY, IT'S NOT THE
BARRIER OF YOU HAVE TO COME TO
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE IN THE
MIDDLE OF PEAK TRAFFIC WHEN
YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS, BUT WE'RE
TAKING THE COURSES TO THEM IN
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY LIVE
IN. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
THAT I THINK HAS MADE AN IMPACT
AND REACHING SOME OF OUR NON
NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS. I WOULD
AGREE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION IS
A IS A BIG BARRIER FOR MANY OF
OUR STUDENTS AND OFFERING
OFFERING THOSE THOSE PROGRAMS IN
OTHER COMMUNITIES IS A FABULOUS
STRATEGY, AND I ALSO BELIEVE
THAT ALL COMMUNITY CARS ITS
SYSTEMS DISTRICTS SHOULD HAVE
AGREEMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL BUS
PROVIDERS AND OUR STUDENTS, ALL
15,000 OF THEM WITH THEIR
STUDENT ID CARD CAN TRAVEL
ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT TILLERY AND
KINGS COUNTY UNLIMITED RIGHTS.
AND WE'VE HAD THAT SYSTEM IN
PLACE SINCE 2007 AND IT WAS A
GAME CHANGER, AND WE MODELED IT
AFTER CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO.
SOME OF OUR FACULTY HAD HAD GONE
TO SCHOOL THERE AND KNEW THAT
WITH THEIR STUDENT BODY CARD,
THEY COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE ON
THE CENTRAL COAST, AND WE
DUPLICATED THAT PROGRAM, AND I
THINK A LOT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS HAVE HAVE DONE THAT. I
WOULD I WOULD ADVISE THEY ALL
DO. I WOULD ALSO SAY ON MY
ADVICE TO YOU, TODD TO YOUR
QUESTION. I THINK THESE ARE ALL
FABULOUS PROGRAMS, BUT WE ALSO
NEED TO JUST CELEBRATE THE HECK
OUT OF THEM. AND IN ADDITION TO
OUR BIG GRADUATION CEREMONIES IN
THE SPRING, WE PROBABLY HAVE
ANOTHER 25 THAT CELEBRATES
SMALLER POCKETS OF STUDENTS, AND
THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR MOST AND
BEST ATTENDED. UM CELEBRATIONS
RAS EL PROGRAM. I TELL OUR
FACULTY AND STAFF IF YOU'RE ONLY
GOING TO COME TO ONE OUT OF THE
25 COME TO THE E S L GRADUATION
CEREMONY BECAUSE YOU SEE YOU SEE
THE JOY OF EDUCATION IN ITS
RAWEST FORM. AND SOMETIMES IT'S
JUST A CERTIFICATE FOR GETTING
THROUGH THE KIND OF THE FIRST
LEVEL OF DSL AND JUST THE SHEER
EXUBERANCE OVER THAT. IT'S
FABULOUS. IT'S FABULOUS. IT'S
REALLY WHAT KIND OF FUELS THE
TANK FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS
JUST TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE THAT
WE CAN MAKE AND IN COMMUNITIES
THAT REALLY NEED OUR SYSTEM. SO
I WOULD SAY IN ADDITION TO MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, CELEBRATE
THE HECK OUT OF THESE PROGRAMS
AND, UM, AND YOU'LL SEE HIM GROW
EXPONENTIALLY. THANK YOU. COULD
I JUST ADD YOUR HEARING
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT COLLEGES
ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITY AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
EXAMPLES HERE. FROM THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE PERSPECTIVE.
WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE THAT
FLEXIBILITIES SO COLLEGES CAN
TAILOR THEIR OUTREACH AND THEIR
COMMUNICATION AND IN REACH TO
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES BASED ON
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE
COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. UM, TO
THAT END, WE ARE TRYING TO BE
PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY AROUND
THINGS LIKE THE ATTENDANCE
ACCOUNTING MANUAL SO THAT
COLLEGES CAN CHOOSE DIFFERENT,
MORE FLEXIBLE WAYS TO MEET ADULT
LEARNERS AND ALL POPULATIONS BY
OFFERING COURSES IN A MODALITY
AND IN A TIGHT TERM LENGTH THAT
WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT
SPECIFIC POPULATION, AS WELL AS
THE REGULATIONS THAT ARE MOVING
THROUGH ABOUT CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING AND
INSTRUCTION. SO ONCE WE HAVE THE
STUDENTS THAT THEY FEEL
CONNECTED AND VALUED AND HEARD
IN OUR IN OUR COLLEGES. THANK
YOU SO MUCH ADVICE. SHARE TALK
FOR THAT VERY THOUGHTFUL
QUESTIONS ALL OVER, UM PANELISTS
AS WELL AND JUST WANT TO PUT OUT
THERE AS WELL AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER BY VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY
IS SOMEWHERE ABOUT 1096. WE'RE
SO GRATEFUL THAT THE GOVERNOR
SIGNED OUR BILL AND 1096 THAT
ALLOWS FOR TO MAKE COLLEGE
DESTRUCTION IN LANGUAGE. AND
HERE IN L, A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, MISS WILLOWS AND TEAM
THEY'VE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK TO
ADVOCATE ON THIS ISSUE. I
REACHED OUT TO YOUR RESPECTIVE
INSTITUTIONS, AND IT WAS GREAT
THAT WERE PRESENTED COMMITTEE
THAT THERE ARE OVER 30 COMMITTEE
COLLEGE DISTRICTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING IN
LANGUAGE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE.
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE
GONNA BE DOING A BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS THURSDAY HERE
TO CELEBRATE THAT. BUT AS
MENTIONED BY THE PANELISTS, WE
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SHARE OUR
STORIES UNTIL AMPLIFY THOSE
EFFORTS AND PROVIDE THOSE
SUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
REALLY LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES
IN LANGUAGE AS WELL HERE AT THE
L. A COMMITTEE COLLEGE HISTORY.
PROCESS 7000 STUDENTS, I THINK
COURSES IN LANGUAGE IN KOREAN
AND RUSSIAN IN SPANISH AND TOOK
ALL LUCK AND MANY DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES AND THIS IS GOING TO
BE JUST THE FIRST STEP AND
CONTINUE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
PUTS ALL OUR PANELISTS AND THE
VICE CHAIR FOR BRINGING IT UP
THAT QUESTION. AND SECONDLY,
I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF COMMENTS
AROUND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION AS
WELL. CRITICAL PARTNERSHIPS.
THEY'RE SIMILAR BILL 6 10
AUTHORED BY SIMILAR CHRIS HOLDEN
. IT'S A TWO YEAR BILL, BUT IT'S
SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO DO TO
PUSH VERY PROUD OF YOUR
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR ON THAT AS
WELL AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
ADVOCATE ON THOSE ISSUES AND AT
THE ELECTION ECOLOGIST WHEN WE
SERVED, THEY'RE NOT TO BRING IT
BACK THERE. BUT WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH METRO ON BUILDING UP THE
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP HERE IN L.
A COUNTY TRULY HAVE THOSE
EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS IN LONG BEACH INCIDENTS
THROUGHOUT L. A COUNTY, SO WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE EXPANDERS
OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL ACROSS OUR
STATE. ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS
FOR PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT
GARCIA. YOU MENTIONED THE 352
BEDS, TOIL HARD PROJECT AND
THAT'S AMAZING. I WANTED TO HEAR
MORE ABOUT CIVIC DETAILS AS TO
HOW YOU FINANCE THAT PROJECT.
THE LONG TERM LEASE AGREEMENT
WITH THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP LOOKED LIKE
ABSOLUTELY, UM, SO SANTA ROSA
JUNIOR COLLEGE WAS PART OF THE
FIRST COHORT OF COLLEGES THAT
RECEIVE THE AFFORDABLE STUDENT
HOUSING GRANTS. SO FOR US, THAT
WAS $15 MILLION, THE WAY THAT
THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
WORKS IS THAT WE LEASE THE LAND
SURVEY TOSSES THE PUBLIC. YEAH,
THE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT
OWNS THE BUILDING. UM SO THEY
PUT INTO THE ELEMENT WE
CONTRIBUTED. $15 MILLION TO THAT
. WHAT WE UTILIZE. THE GRANT
FUND, HOWEVER, WAS TO HELP US
SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF RENTS. SO
UM, WITH THE 352 BEDS WE WERE
ABLE TO IN COMBINATION SO
FINANCIAL AID AND THE FOUNDATION
OF SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
WERE RIGHT NUMBER ONE ACROSS THE
ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE HAVE A
VERY PRESTIGIOUS AND WE'RE LUCKY
TO HAVE THE DOYLE TRUST THE
FRANK P AND POLLY O'MEARA DOYLE
TRUST, WHICH GRANTS FINANCIAL
SUPPORT TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES AND SONOMA COUNTY WHO
WANT TO COME TO SANTA ROSA
JUNIOR COLLEGE. SO WHAT WE DID
WAS LEVERAGED THE HOUSING GRANT
WITH OUR FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES
AND THE DOYLE TRUST SO THAT ARE
MOST IMPACTED. STUDENTS ARE
HOMELESS STUDENTS ARE FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH FOSTER YOUTH
VETERANS. GOP S FIRST GEN HAVE
THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF RENT TO PAY
. AND SO WITH THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO GET RENTS DOWN TO 375 A MONTH
FOR VERY SPECIFIC POPULATION.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THE WAY
RANGING TO FULL PAY. UM SO WE
BENEFITED FROM THE STATEWIDE
GRANT BECAUSE WE WERE MOVING
AHEAD ON THIS. WE HAD ALREADY
BROKEN GROUND, AND I KNOW THERE
WAS SOME MOVEMENT THIS PAST
SUMMER WITH THE LANGUAGE ON THE
ON THE LEASE, AND SO WE'RE
GRATEFUL TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR
THE ADJUSTED AND REVISED
LANGUAGE TO ALLOW FOR THOSE
FIRST COHORTS TO GIVE US A
LITTLE BIT MORE. UM FLEXIBILITY
BECAUSE AT THE TIME WHEN THERE
WERE CHANGES, WE HAD SAID LOOK,
THE MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN
SPENT. AND I ALREADY HAVE
STUDENTS IN 352 BEDS. UM SO
GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP,
AND CERTAINLY OUR LOCAL, UM
LEGISLATORS IN SONOMA COUNTY,
WHERE FIERCE ADVOCATES TO
SUPPORT US AND IT'S A COMMUNITY
EFFORT. THERE'S A LOT OF PRIVATE
DOLLARS FROM SONOMA COUNTY
RESIDENTS THAT WENT INTO IT. UM
INDUSTRY PARTNERS. SO KAISER
PERMANENTE HAD ONE OF THE
LARGEST DONATIONS THAT WENT IN
AND FUNDED THE NAMING OF THE
GREAT KIND OF MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
THAT EXISTS IN THE IN THE
BUILDING. AND SO IT WAS. IF
THERE'S EVER A PHRASE ALL HANDS
ON DECK. IT WAS DEFINITELY THE
CASE TO GET THIS BUILDING NOT
JUST BUILT BUT ALSO STAFFED AND
READY TO SUPPORT AND SO WE DID
HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. AS A RESULT,
AMAZING THAT'S A TREMENDOUS WORK
YOU'RE DOING AND IT'S A MY
COLLEAGUES. WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE PERSONAL ADVOCATE FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AROUND THIS
ISSUE. I KNOW IN THE HIGHER ED
COMMITTEE. WE BROUGHT THIS UP
AND ALSO IN BUDGETS UP TO AS
WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
AMPLIFIER, OTHERS ISSUES I THANK
YOU FOR SHARING THAT TO
PRESIDENT MENUS. THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
ALSO WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB. REALLY THAT'S AN
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP THAT
YOU'VE HAD WITH THE CITY ALONE
BEACH AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB THERE REALLY BEEN IN THE
HIGHER EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM. HOW
DO YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
BEING REPLICATED ACROSS THE
STATE? THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION. UM I THINK IT ACTUALLY
IS A MODEL THAT CAN BE VERY
EASILY REPLICATED ACROSS. UM THE
STATE AND MY HAIR IS HELL
ESSENTIALLY THE WAY THAT THE
PROJECT IS STRUCTURED. IT'S
REALLY AN MOU AS A JOINT USE
AGREEMENT. SO MANY OF US KNOW
THAT MANY OF OUR CLASSROOM
SPACES ARE NOT FULLY OCCUPIED
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASED
DEMAND AND ONLINE COURSES. SO
WHAT WE DO IS YOU ESSENTIALLY
JUST HAVE TO FIND THE DEDICATED
SPACE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE
PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE EXCLUSIVELY THE BOYS GIRLS
CLUB. YOU KNOW, THERE'S Y M C A
FROM TOGETHER OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS AND REALLY JUST
ESTABLISHED THAT MOU AND AS YOU
KNOW, THE STATE PROVIDES ELOPED
FUNDING, WHICH IS EXTENDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
FUNDING THAT OFTENTIMES MANY K
12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS STRUGGLE TO
FULLY EXPAND THEIR FUNDS AND SO
BY PARTNERING WITH YOUR LOCAL K
12 SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU COULD
THEN LEVERAGE SOME OF THOSE
ELOPED FUNDS, WHICH WILL
PROBABLY ENTICE AN AFTER SCHOOL
CARE PROVIDER TO COME AND WORK
MORE CLOSELY WITH YOU AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE DID AT LONDON
CITY COLLEGES. WE WERE LOOKING
AT OUR UNSPENT FEDERAL WORK
STUDY, AND SO WE ALLOCATED A
PORTION OF OUR FEDERAL WORK
STUDY BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE
STUDENTS WHO WERE HIRING TO WORK
IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. SO
IT'S OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE
TYPICALLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MAJORS OR EARLY CHILD EDUCATION,
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS, AND
THEY'RE GETTING PAID TO WORK
INSIDE OUR PROGRAM. SO WE'RE
ACTUALLY SPENDING ZERO GENERAL
FUND DOLLARS. IMPLEMENTING THIS
PROGRAM. IT'S ALL THROUGH THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LONG BEACH
UNIFIED BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AS
WELL AS ARE LEVERAGING OUR OWN
EXISTING FEDERAL WORK STUDY.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF IN
KIND SUPPORT, BUT HERE'S THE ASK
THAT I HAVE FOR THE LEGISLATURE
CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW THE AFTER
SCHOOL CARE DOLLARS. YOU ARE
ONLY ELIGIBLE TO ELIA. SO ONLY
YOU KNOW, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES CAN APPLY. COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY. I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO EXPAND THE ELEGY
BARREL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
EXCUSE NEED TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. AND THIS IS WHY MORE
THAN 50% OF OUR STUDENTS THAT
ARE ENROLLING AT LOBBY CITY
COLLEGE. DON'T LIVE WITHIN OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND
SO WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR
THOSE FAMILIES THAT AREN'T
ATTENDING LONG BETWEEN A FIGHT
SCHOOLS. THEY MAY BE COMING FROM
PARAMOUNT OR DOWNY OR COMPTON,
JUST THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
AND SO OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
DIRECTLY FOR THESE FUNDS. THAT
WILL REDUCE THAT BARRIER OF OH,
YOU'RE AN OUT OF DISTRICT
STUDENT. THEREFORE YOUR CHILD
DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THESE
AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM, UM,
IN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. YOU
KNOW, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE ALONG
BEACH THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY
LINEAR PIPELINE. IT'S LONG BEACH
UNIFIED COLUMBIA CITY COLLEGE,
CALCIUM, LONG BEACH, BUT WE KNOW
MANY COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE
FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX K 12
DISTRICTS IN THEIR BOUNDARIES,
AND IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE
COMPLICATED FOR THEM TO
IMPLEMENT A MODEL LIKE THIS
WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT, SO I THINK
THAT'S ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS I WOULD MAKE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESIDENT
WHEN YOU'RE FOR PUTTING THAT OUT
THERE AND THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY
TAKE A LOOK. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU AMPLIFYING THOSE
EFFORTS AND LOOKING ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR CHECK YOUR PROGRAMS
AND MY FATHER. QUESTION I WOULD
HAVE IS FOR OUR PRESIDENT CALVIN
. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE
PARTNERSHIPS. UH, WITH HIGHER
EDUCATION AND LOOKING AT THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UC AND CSU
SYSTEM AND REALLY TAKING THE
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BALL AND
REALLY MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE
ADVOCATING FAIR COMMUNITIES. AND
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT
PARTNERSHIP WITH FRESNO STATE
AND REALLY ADVOCATED FOR THOSE
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS AND
LOCATION AND A CAMPUS. WAS THAT
A IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD
BE REPLICABLE ACROSS THE STATE
IN OTHER AREAS, BUT REALLY,
TOWARDS THAT MORE, UH,
INITIATIVE YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH
IN MANY RESPECTS OF COMMUNITIES.
THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED
BEFORE. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR
CHAIRMAN, UM WE WERE ABLE TO DO
IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LONG
STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH
FRESNO STATE, MUCH LIKE, UM,
WHAT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
ENJOYS WITH WITH LONG BEACH
STATE. AND I THINK IT IS
REPLICABLE. UM ACROSS THE STATE.
I THINK THERE ARE FEW PLACES
WHERE UM, SIMILAR AGREEMENTS ARE
HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW THAT
IT'S THE RIGHT STRATEGY FOR ALL
COMMUNITIES, BUT CERTAIN
CERTAINLY FOR RURAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGES LIKE OUR OWN. WHERE
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF FOUR YEAR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. IT
CERTAINLY WORKS AND THAT'S WHY
WE WERE WILLING TO MAKE THE
INVESTMENT BECAUSE WITHOUT IT
OUR OUR STUDENTS ARE CERTAINLY
NOT ONLY THE WHERE THEY NOT
GOING ON, THEY WERE TAPPING OUT
AFTER TWO YEARS, BUT BUT THERE
WAS A SERIOUS BRAIN DRAIN ISSUE
AND THERE CONTINUES TO BE IN OUR
REGION. BECAUSE WHEN CEO S
DENT'S DON'T STAY HOME FOR THEIR
FOUR YEAR DEGREE, THEY GO THEY
COME TO THE L. A BASIN OR THE
BAY AREA. WHAT DO THEY DO THEIR
INTERNSHIPS? WHAT DO THEY DO
THEIR STUDENT TEACHING OBVIOUSLY
IN THOSE PLACES, AND THEY GET
HIRED THERE AND THEY GET ON THAT
PAY SCALE AND WE DON'T GET THEM
BACK TO OUR REGION FOR TWO
DECADES, AND SO NOT ONLY ARE WE
DOING THIS FOR STUDENTS, BUT
WE'RE DOING IT FOR THE REGION AS
AS AS WELL. EMPLOYERS LIKE
TRADER JOE'S LOOK AT OUR REGION
AND THEY DON'T GET PAST THAT 1ST
14% BACHELOR DEGREE ATTAINMENT
STATS. GO TAKE A PEEK, AND
THEY'LL MOVE ON. SO LARGE
EMPLOYERS WANT TO HAVE AN
EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND A LOT OF
TIMES WERE JUDGED JUST ON THE
BACHELOR DEGREE ATTAINMENT
NUMBER SO THE STRATEGY WAS KIND
OF A THREE PRONGED APPROACH
HELPED THE STUDENTS HELP THE
REGION AND GET GET MORE
EMPLOYERS INTO OUR REGION. SO
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
THERE AND TO REALLY EXPAND THE
SPECIAL DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES AND
TO ALL OUR PANELISTS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR THING TO EXPANDING
OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN HIGHER
EDUCATION HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND
RESPECTIVE REGIONS, AND IT'S
GREAT TO HEAR ALL THE DIFFERENT
SYSTEM WIDE PERSPECTIVES EVOLVED
FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AS
WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR
PANELISTS. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE
WORKFORCE PANEL. JOINING US IS
RISING SCHOLARS NETWORK REGIONAL
COORDINATOR JAVIER RODRIGUEZ OF
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. ALSO
JOINING US IS RIO HONDO COLLEGE
FIRE ACADEMY DIRECTOR CHIEF KURT
NORWOOD. AND ALSO JOINING US IS
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT VICE CHANCELLOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. DR JAMES
LANCASTER. WELCOME PANELISTS.
SO WE'LL START WITH MR RODRIGUEZ
FOLLOWED BY MR NOR WITH FOLLOWED
BY DR LANCASTER. WELCOME. YEAH.
MY APOLOGIES. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBER. IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME
IS JAVIER RODRIGUEZ. AND I AM
ONE OF THE THREE REGIONAL
COORDINATORS FOR THE RISING
SCHOLARS NETWORK. ON BEHALF OF
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE CURRENT
WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE WITHIN
THE WRITINGS COLORS NETWORK. AH!
BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE PROGRAM.
MORE REVIEW. I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE REPRESENTATION THAT WE
CENTER AND THE RISING SCHOLARS
THAT WORK. NOT ONLY AM I THE
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT I AM ALSO
THE SUBJECT AFTER EXPERIENCING
INCARCERATION AS A YOUTH CROP
GROWING UP IN LOS ANGELES. THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEM SERVED AS A VEHICLE FOR
SOCIAL MOBILITY, NOT ONLY FOR ME
BUT HER. MY PEERS WHO SHARED
SIMILAR LIVED EXPERIENCES. AS A
PROUD ALUMNI OF LOS ANGELES,
SOUTHWEST COLLEGE. I TRANSFERRED
TO USE THE LANTERN AND EARN MY
BACHELOR'S IN ANTHROPOLOGY, MY
MESSAGE IN SOCIAL WORK, AND I
APPARENTLY WROTE AND IN THE
DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION PROGRAM
AT U. C L. A MY RESEARCH AND
PERSONAL TESTIMONY DEMONSTRATES
THAT MORE ADVANCED THAT THE MORE
ADVANCED DEGREE A FORMERLY
INCARCERATED PERCENT OBTAINS.
THE FAR LESS LIKELY THEY ARE TO
RESISTIVE EIGHT. THE COMMITMENT
FROM OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TO
DIRECTLY AND FISCALLY EXPAND
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
ALL FORMERLY AND CURRENTLY
INCARCERATED PEOPLE IS NOT ONLY
PROFOUND BUT MONUMENTAL IN THE
LIVES OF ALL JUSTICE INVOLVED.
CALIFORNIANS. AS A FORMER
LICCARDO PROFESSION. I WANT TO
SEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR
STATE LEGISLATORS FOR CREATING
FOR CREATING POLICIES. UM. THAT
YOU KNOW THAT PRETTY MUCH
DEMONSTRATE TO OUR JUSTICE
INVOLVED CALIFORNIANS THAT WE
MATTER. SO NOW, AS I START WITH
THE PROGRAM OVERVIEW, THE RISING
SCHOLARS NETWORK IS A NETWORK OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMMITTED TO SERVING,
INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY
INCARCERATED STUDENTS BY
PROVIDING DEGREE GRANTING
PROGRAMS AND CORRECTIONAL
FACILITIES AND ON CAMPUS SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. JUST IMPACT THE STUDENTS
CAN BE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO
ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS. THE
RACES, COLOR COLLEGES ELEVATE
OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS,
COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES
IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION,
LEVERAGING INSTRUCTION,
COUNSELING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES
AND MORE TO BUILD GENERATION OF
GRADUATES AND LEADERS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. THE RISING SCHOLARS
, TEAM ADVOCATES FOR THE
COLLEGES AND WORKS WITH
CORRECTION. CORRECTIONAL
PARTNERS TO REACH SOLUTIONS
BUILD RESOURCES FOR PROSPECTIVE
STUDENTS AND FOSTER THEY SHARED
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND A JOINT
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AMONG
MEMBERS OF THE WRITING SCHOLARS
NETWORK. WRITING COLOR NETWORK
IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
BRINGING THE COLLEGE TO THE
COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY TO ALL
ARE INCARCERATED AND DETAINED.
CALIFORNIA'S AT SCALE. WE HAVE
BEEN 89 COLLEGE PROGRAMS. WHERE
WE KNOW WHERE 78 OF THEM ARE ON
CAMPUS 25 ARE SERVING STATE
PRISONS. 28 COLLEGES ARE SERVING
COUNTY JAILS. 43 WILL BE SERVING
YOUTH FACILITIES AND SEVEN ARE
CURRENTLY IN FEDERAL PRISONS. WE
HAVE WHAT WE HAVE OVER 15,000
STUDENTS SERVED. MHM. IN 2021.
WE RECEIVED 10 MILLION OF
ONGOING FINANCE, WHICH WE
AWARDED 59. COLLEGES WITH
EXISTING PROGRAMS 15 COLLEGES
WERE AWARDED WITH IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS AND SIX WERE AWARDED WITH
PLANNING GRANTS. IN 2022. WE
WERE AWARDED 15 MILLION TO SERVE
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WE AWARDED
44 COLLEGES. YOU KNOW, CURRENT
UPDATES THAT WE HAVE IN THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. UM ONE NOW
INCLUDES ARISING SCHOLARS AND
TITLE FIVE AS A CATEGORICAL
PROGRAMS. THINK TO A BEFORE 17.
THIS GIVES COLLEGES INCREASED
FLEXIBILITY TO MATRICULATE
INCARCERATED STUDENTS AND
IDENTIFY RISING SCHOLARS AS A
PRIORITY REGISTRATION
POPULATION. WE ALSO HAVE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
REGIONAL COORDINATORS CONTINUE
TO HOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS FOR THE RISING SCHOLARS.
COLLEGES AND FOR FORMERLY
INCARCERATED STUDENTS. STUDENT
EQUITY AND ACHIEVEMENT. RISING
SCHOLARS IS IDENTIFIED AS A
STUDENT ECHOING ACHIEVEMENT
POPULATION. ORIGEN FOR SUCCESS
IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH
COUNSELOR'S OFFICE FROM JOB
PREPARATION COUNSELING SUPPORT.
RELEVANT ON CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVING
TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS. AND IN EFFORTS TO
REDUCING THE REGIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. AND ONE
SPECIFIC WAY AS THE EXPANSION OF
THE ENROLLMENT INTO JUNE OF THE
CHANGING FACILITIES, THINGS FOR
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM. VISION
2030 IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH
THE RISING SCHOLARS. THE WAY WE
ACHIEVED EQUITY AND SUCCESS IS
BY INCREASING COMPLETION OF
DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR FOCUS ON
REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT TO
TRANSFER OR TRUE. COMMUNITY
COLLEGE BACK YOUR PROGRAMS.
THROUGH WORKFORCE AND
ESSENTIALLY EARNING A LIVING
WAGE. THE SECOND PILLAR IN OUR
VISION FOR 2030 YEARS, EQUITY
AND ACCESS AND THE WAY THAT WE
WOULD WE ACHIEVE IT IS BY
INCREASING ACCESS PARTICIPATION.
ENROLLMENT FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALS. AND 30 EQUITY AND
SUPPORT WHERE WE ARE INCREASING
THE NUMBER OF PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
AND IN THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE PROMISE GRANT RECIPIENTS
AND THEN REDUCING UNITS, TWO
ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER
COMPLETION. ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PROGRAM OUTCOMES THAT WE HAVE I
ACTUALLY BELIEVE IS THE HEART
AND SOUL OF THE RISING SCHOLARS
IS THE PEER SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT
ARE GOING TO BE HAS CREATED, YOU
KNOW, BY HAVING THE TOOLS WE
NEED TO CREATE THE SENSE OF
BELONGING ON CAMPUS ANNIVERSARY
INDIVIDUALS BACK THERE WHO I
BELIEVE ARE WRITING SCHOLARS,
STUDENTS AND JUST TO SHOW YOU
JUST THE POWER AND HAVING THAT
PEER SUPPORT ON CAMPUS. WE ARE
IN 2021 2020 TO OUR SUCCESS RATE
WAS 83% OR RETENTION RATES FOR
93. WE AWARDED OVER 2500 DEGREES
AND CERTIFICATES. WE FELT
REGIONAL CONSORTIUM OF THE FREE
RECORD CLEARANCES AND EXPERIMENT
SERVICES. AND BE ESTABLISHED
TRANSFER PATHWAYS WITH OUR
PARTNERS, PROJECT REBOUND AND
UNDERGROUND SCHOLARS. AND
LASTLY, THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
ISN'T CONSULTATION AND
COORDINATION WITH INDEPENDENT
THIRD PARTY EVALUATOR, WHICH WE
WILL CONDUCT RIGOROUS PROGRAM
AND EVALUATION. FOR YOUTH
JUSTICE GRANT AND ARE OUR
GENERAL PROGRAM BUTTONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
RODRIGUEZ. EXCEPT WE HAVE
CURTNER WOOD FROM THE RIO HONDO
COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY WELCOME.
THANK YOU, CHAIR FONG AND VICE
CHAIR TONGUE. I APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION TODAY TO SPEAK, UM,
INTRODUCE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT. I
AM A PRODUCT OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. UM MY BOTH MY
DAUGHTERS. UH, CAL STATE
GRADUATES AND èC GRADUATES ARE
ALSO PRODUCTS OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE FED IN
INTO THOSE PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS.
SO I'M A ADVOCATE OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. I AM
I'M A 35 YEAR. VETERAN OF THE
FIRE SERVICE. UH I WORKED FOR
THE CITY OF ARCADIA FOR 30 YEARS
AND I HAVE BEEN AN ADJUNCT
EMPLOYEE OR FACULTY MEMBER WITH
REAL HONDA COLLEGE FOR THE LAST
21 YEARS. WAS APPOINTED AS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE FIRE ACADEMY AND
FIRE TECHNOLOGY FOR REAL HANO
COLLEGE ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO. AH
OVERSEEING THE FIRE TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM, THE FIRE ACADEMY. WE
HAVE A WILD LAND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM. WE HAVE A WILD LINE
ACADEMY. WE HAVE M T WE HAVE A
PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR FIRE
TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE WE RUN
PHYSICAL FITNESS EXAMS FOR THE
REGION AS FAR AS THE HIRING
PROCESS. OUR CAMPUS IS SIX ACRES
LOCATED IN SANTA FE SPRINGS.
THAT'S AN OFF SITE FACILITY FROM
ROANOKE COLLEGE, WHICH IS IN
WHITTIER. UM ON THOSE SIX ACRES,
WE HAVE NUMEROUS PROPS THAT HAVE
BEEN FUNDED BY FEDERAL
GRANDDAUGHTERS WHO THROUGH
HOMELAND SECURITY AND HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS. SEARCH AND RESCUE
ROPE RESCUE UH HUH. AND WHETHER
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS UM. BUT THE
BULK OF WHAT WE DO AT THE FIRE
ACADEMY IS WE WANT FULL TO FULL.
EXCUSE ME TWO FULL TIME FIRE
ACADEMIES PER YEAR THAT, UH,
THAT CORRESPOND WITH THE
SEMESTERS. AH WE RUN SEVEN E M T
CLASSES THROUGH THEIR YEAR UH,
AND THE. PROGRAMS. ALMOST 100%
VOCATIONAL JOB GUARANTEED ONCE A
PASSIONATE NATIONAL REGISTRY,
AND THEY GET THEIR. LICENSE WE
HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
AMBULANCE COMPANIES THAT HIRE
ARE, MTS WRITES AS SOON AS WE'RE
DONE AH, THE WALL AND ACADEMY,
ALSO TWO IS ALMOST 100% JOB
PLACEMENT WITH OUR WE HAVE A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOREST
SERVICE. UH THE ANGELES NATIONAL
FOREST AND OTHER FEDERAL LAND
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE, SO THAT'S ALMOST 100%
JOB PLACEMENT FOR THOSE
STUDENTS. FOR ACADEMY A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THEY COME IN AND OUR
STUDENTS ARE WELL, LET ME START
HERE. THAT RIHANNA COLLEGES OF
ENROLLMENT HAS NOT QUITE
REBOUNDED AS A WHOLE FOR THE
COLLEGE FROM THE PANDEMIC. UH,
NUMBERS. WE WERE AVERAGING
AROUND 13,000 TOTAL FTE EASE FOR
YOU KNOW, LIKE PHYSICALLY YOU'RE
18 19, AND WE'RE AROUND 11,000
FTS RIGHT NOW FOR THE COLLEGE
AND ACADEMIC YEAR 21 2022 23. UH
HUH. BUT THE FIRE ACADEMY ITSELF
DOES NOT HAVE THOSE SAME ISSUES.
WE'VE ACTUALLY INCREASED OUR
ENROLLMENT FROM PANDEMIC NUMBERS
. UM WE HAVE MAINTAINED OUR
ENROLLMENT LEVELS AND ACTUALLY
SURPASSED WHAT THEY WERE FIVE
YEARS AGO. UH AND IT'S MOSTLY
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STILL LOOKING
AT THOSE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND
TRYING TO GET OUT INTO THE FIRE
SERVICE AND COMPETE FOR THOSE
MUNICIPAL FIRE JOBS, AND THAT'S
WHAT THE FIRE ACADEMY HAS
PROVIDED HIM WITH THE BASELINE
TO COMPETE FOR MUNICIPAL JOBS,
COUNTY JOBS, LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN OUR LAND
MANAGEMENT PARTNERS WHEN IT
COMES TO WILDLAND FIRE
ACADEMIES. UM. OUR OUTREACH
PROGRAMS. WE CONTINUE TO REACH
OUT TO OUR FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS
WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AND
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE IN THEIR
JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS AND WE
GO OUT THERE AND MEET WITH THEM
ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, BOTH IN
PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION ON
THE E M T PROGRAMS, THE FIRE
ACADEMIES AND IN THE WILD LAND
FIRE ACADEMIES. AH, SO. THE
COLLEGE ALSO, TOO, IS IN THE IN
THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. RIHANNA
COLLEGES THE PROCESSING OF
REBRANDING AH PROGRAM TO ALSO
INCREASE THE ENROLLMENT IN SOME
OF THE GENERAL OTHER EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS AT THE COLLEGE. AND THE
LAST THING I'LL SAY ABOUT THE
REAL HONDA FIRE ACADEMY. WE HAVE
THOSE SIX ACRES WE SIT IN THE
MIDDLE OF ABOUT SANTA FE SPRINGS
WERE ALSO THE MAIN REGIONAL
TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE LOCAL
FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN NORTHERN
ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES.
AREA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE L. A
AREA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.
AND SO WE'RE RUNNING LAST YEAR
WE RAN ABOUT 20 AGENCIES THROUGH
OUR ALLOWING THEM TO USE OUR
FACILITIES IN TERMS OF BURN
CONTAINERS. ROPE RESCUE
CONTAINERS, FLASHOVER CONTAINERS
, VEHICLE EXTRICATION, AND SO
WE'VE HAD NOT TO MENTION WE'VE
HAD NUMEROUS AH LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES COME IN AND WANT TO USE
OUR FORCIBLE ENTRY, SO IT'S A
VERY VERY WE ESTIMATED OVER 2500
STUDENTS EITHER IN THE IN THE IN
THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR
AND STUDENTS OF RIO HONDO
COLLEGE CAME THROUGH OUR
FACILITY LAST YEAR, AND, UH, SO
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT THE FIRE
ACADEMY IN GENERAL, UH, IS DOING
WELL IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT AND
JOB PLACEMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR
THE M T AND WILD LAND FIRE
ACADEMIES. AND SO THE FIRE
ACADEMY. THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AND
START COMPETING AGAINST OTHER
CANDIDATES FOR SOME OF THE OTHER
JOBS THAT ARE OUT IN THE REGION.
UM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHIEF REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. NEXT
UP. WE HAVE OUR VICE CHANCELLOR
OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
L. A KINGS COLLEGE DISTRICT. DR
JAMES LANCASTER WELCOME. THANK
YOU, SHERIFF FONG VICE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME TO
THIS AFTERNOON. AH HE SAID, I'M
JIM LANCASTER, VICE CHANCER OF
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES STRICTER AS L
REFER AFTER THIS L A CCD JUST TO
SHORTEN IT UP. A LONGSTANDING
PRIMARY MISSION OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS
TO ADVANCE CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC
GROWTH. AND GLOBAL COMPETITORS
THROUGH EDUCATION TRAINING
SERVICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
CONTINUOUS WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT
. THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE AD CODE
. THIS MISSION HAS ENABLED
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROVIDE THE CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE,
UM, AND SKILLS THAT EMPLOYERS
SEEK PROVIDING DEMAND TRAINING
AND COMPETENCIES THAT CLOSE
SKILLS GAPS AND PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO
ENGAGE AND THRIVE IN THE
ECONOMY. THIS IS DONE THROUGH
THE 116, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES THAT WORK THROUGH A
REGIONAL CONSORTIUM MODEL WITHIN
REGIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
AH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH
MULTIPLE CURRICULAR MODALITIES
AND DELIVERY MODELS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE DEPENDING ON HOW THE
WORKFORCE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
OR WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS. IF
YOU WILL. AH THE MOST POPULAR
ONE, OF COURSE, IS CREDIT
CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES, WHICH
IS THE ONE THAT'S MORE
COMMONPLACE. AH A LITTLE LESSER
KNOWN TO SOME FOLKS IS NON
CREDIT CERTIFICATES, WHICH OFTEN
WE'VE REFERRED TO AS ADULT ED
AND THEN ONES THAT ARE LESSER
KNOWN, BUT WE LIKE TO USE FOR
WORKFORCE AS WELL AS FEED BASED
PROGRAMS OR EXTENSION AND THEN
CONTRACT EDUCATION, WHICH IS
PAID FOR BY AN AGENCY. SO ALL
THOSE ARE UTILIZED AT CCD. WE
OFFER OVER TO 2000 DIFFERENT
CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES ACROSS
OUR NINE COLLEGES, AND THAT
INCLUDES NON CREDIT OPTIONS.
WE'RE VERY PROUD TO INCLUDE THE
ONLY STATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN
L. A TRADE TECH COLLEGE. WE ALSO
HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF ADULT
EDUCATION AND COMMITTED TO
INCREASING THOSE PROGRAMS AND
GROWING THAT STUDENT POPULATION
AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IT'S
ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR FASTEST
GROWING POPULATIONS RIGHT NOW IS
OUR ADULT HEAD POPULATION. WE
PARTNER WITH K 12 PARTNERS
THROUGH A LOCAL CONSORTIUM
DEVELOPED REGIONAL PLANS THAT
EXPAND AND IMPROVE ADULT
EDUCATION SERVICES, AND THOSE
PLANS INCLUDE ELEMENTARY BASIC
SKILLS. CLASSES FOR IMMIGRANTS
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES. SHORT TERM CAREER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION HAS HIGH
EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL. PROGRAMS
FOR APPRENTICES. AND THEN A
GROWING NUMBER OF CLASSES.
THANKS TO YOUR BILL, THEY'RE
TAUGHT NATIVE LANGUAGES OF
STUDENTS OF THE STUDENTS. THESE
ARE EXCITING TIMES FOR THOSE IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER
EDUCATION, THE RENEWED FOCUS ON
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW
STATEWIDE INITIATIVES TO BOLSTER
AND FEEL THAT FOCUSES WELCOME
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE VISION.
2030 LED BAR STATE CHANCELLOR
AND THE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING
STATE PLAN FOR C T E WILL
PROVIDE AN EQUITY RECALIBRATION
ACROSS THE SYSTEM. WHEN THESE
ARE COUPLED WITH THE STRONG
WORKFORCE PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA
BUILT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND
OTHER STATEWIDE ECONOMIC
PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE WHICH BEING
RENAMED TO THE NEW CALIFORNIA
JOBS. FIRST, THE STATE'S
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL LEAD THE
WAY IN ENSURING THE ECONOMIC
VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AS
WELL AS ACHIEVING CALIFORNIA'S
2045 GOAL OF NET ZERO. CARBON
EMISSIONS AND 100% CLEAN ENERGY
OR BY SUPPLYING A HIGHLY SKILLED
WORKFORCE TO THE SECTOR. SO
NEXT. I JUST WANT TO SORT OF GO
THROUGH A FEW ITEMS OF POTENTIAL
WHERE WE CAN DO SOME IMPROVEMENT
YOU SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
ONE IS LEVERAGING OUR HIDDEN
WORKFORCE, SO THE HIDDEN
WORKFORCE INCLUDES CAREGIVERS.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,
REFUGEES, VETERANS, RETIREES AND
THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED THESE
GROUPS ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO
WORK BUT OFTEN REMAIN UNEMPLOYED
OR UNDEREMPLOYED. DESPITE GLOBAL
TALENT SHORTAGES, ENSURING THIS
PART OF THE WORKFORCE IS ENGAGED
TO MEET THE TALENT NEEDS IN
CALIFORNIA IS CRITICAL AS WE
LOOK AT THE AT THE LABOR MARKET
RIGHT NOW, TRENDS AND FUTURE
DIRECTION, LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S
POPULATION HAS DECLINED BY 3.4%
FROM 2017 TO 2022. FOLLOWING BY
343,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE
POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE ANOTHER HALF A MILLION
BETWEEN 2022 AND 2027. THE
POPULATION DECREASE OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED IN
ALL AGE COHORTS FROM BIRTH TO 59
YEARS WITH THE ONLY INCREASES IN
AGE COURT 60 TO 84. CONTRARY TO
THE POPULATION DECLINE IN L. A
COUNTY JOBS INCREASED FROM 2017
TO 2022 BY 1.1% ADDING 58,000
JOBS AND ANOTHER 326,000 JOBS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE ADDED IN THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS. RECENT LABOR
PARTICIPATION RATE WAS MINIMAL,
WITH ONLY A 0.1% INCREASE THAT
HAPPENED THIS UNIVERSE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION
AND JOB GROWTH MAY BE PARTIALLY
DUE TO THE GREATER AVAILABILITY
OF REMOTE WORK. AS WE SEE
CURRENTLY RIGHT HERE IN L. A
WITH THE INCREASE IN OFFICE
MARKET VACANCIES THAT ARE
STRETCHY THAT ARE DRASTICALLY
GOING UP. HOWEVER THE NEED FOR
WORKFORCE SUPPLY IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND WILL BE
AN ISSUE IF WE DON'T LEVERAGE
THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE, INCLUDING
THE HIDDEN WORKFORCE. LOOKING AT
BACHELOR'S DEGREES, HEALTH CARE
AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IS THE
LARGEST AND TOP GROWING INDUSTRY
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WITH
ELLA'S HEALTHCARE SECTOR BEING A
REGIONALLY TRADED INDUSTRY,
MEANING IT'S AN EXPORT ENSURING
THIS INDUSTRY HAS AN ADEQUATE
WORKFORCE IS PARAMOUNT FOR THE
L. A ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO THE
LADY, SEE THE LOSS AND IS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
, THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY HAD
THE MOST ROBUST POST PANDEMIC
RECOVERY IN L. A. ADDING 81,000
JOBS, HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS
AND TECHNICAL HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONS ARE CURRENTLY THE
TOP POSTED OCCUPATIONS NOW IN
THE COUNTY. 22% OF LAWCENTER
COUNTY RESIDENTS POSSESS A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND 7% HOLDING
ASSOCIATE DEGREE WHEN DEVELOPING
A WORKFORCE TRAINING RESPONSE.
WE MUST ANALYZE AND INCLUDE THE
OCCUPATION EXPECTED DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS
HAVE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
WHEN THEY LEAVE US AND THEY
ENTER THE WORKFORCE. IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. WE ARE MEETING
THE NUMBER OF COUNTYWIDE
ASSOCIATE DEGREES BUT FALL SHORT
OF MEETING THE DEMAND FOR
BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED JOBS
AS MORE JOBS SHIFT TO REQUIRE
THE BACHELOR DEGREE FOR
EMPLOYMENT. THIS GAP WILL WIDEN.
SHOULD WE NOT INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF BACHELOR DEGREE
COMPLETAR? THIS CAP WILL BE
PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FOR
ELLA'S ECONOMY IN AREAS LIKE
HEALTH CARE. PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
WELL POSITIONED TO FILL THIS
DEMAND GAP ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
IN LOS ANGELES. FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. WE NEED TO FOCUS
MORE ON THE OCCUPATIONAL SUPPLY
DEMAND GAPS AS WE DEVELOP,
DEVELOP AND IMPROVE BATCH DEGREE
PROGRAMS AND LESS ON WHETHER A
PROGRAM IS BEING DUPLICATED AT
ANOTHER PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO PLAY A
KEY FACTOR HERE AS WELL.
EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT IN LOS
ANGELES AND ACROSS THE STATE IS
VITAL FOR CAREER EDUCATION
PROGRAMMING. EMPLOYER PARTNERS
ARE CRITICAL FOR WORK BASED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
DEVELOPING AND REFINING THE
CURRICULUM, IDENTIFYING SECURING
FACULTY AND EQUIPMENT AND
ENSURING STUDENTS THAT WILL
DEVELOPED AIN'T THE SKILL
PROFICIENCY NEEDED TO SURVIVE
AND THRIVE IN THE OCCUPATION. IN
LOS ANGELES, ONE THIRD OF ALL
BUSINESSES HAVE 1 TO 4 EMPLOYEES
ANOTHER ONE THIRD HALF 5 TO 9
EMPLOYEES. AND 20% HAVE 10 TO 19
EMPLOYEES. 85% OF ELLA'S
BUSINESSES HAVE LESS THAN 20
EMPLOYEES. ONLY 0.1% OF ELLA'S
BUSINESS HAVE 500 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
MUST DO A BETTER JOB OF ENGAGING
IN PARTNERING WITH THESE SMALLER
EMPLOYERS, THEIR CRITICAL THEY
ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS, BUT
OFTEN THEY NEED MORE RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT AND ADVISER COLLEGES.
UM AS WE LOOK TO CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT, ONE AREA FOCUS
SHOULD BE HELPING OUR SMALLER
BUSINESS PARTNERS TO BETTER
PARTICIPATE IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. LOOKING AT CREDIT
FOR PRIOR LEARNING. STUDENTS CAN
NOW EARN CREDIT FOR PRIOR
LEARNING TO JUMPSTART CAREER
EDUCATION, COURSEWORK, EARNING
COLLEGE CREDITS VERSUS FOR
SPECIFIC COLLEGE LEVEL SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED OUTSIDE OF
COLLEGE CLASSROOM. THIS OPTION
ALLOWS STUDENTS TO OFTEN SHAVE
OFF 6 TO 10 MONTHS, OF COURSE,
WORK OF TIME GETTING INTO THE
WORKFORCE EARLIER AND INCREASING
LIFETIME EARNINGS. I CAN SPEAK
FROM EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
THROUGH THE SWAN BILL, WHICH IS
NOW LONG SUNSET. I WAS AWARDED
34 UPPER DIVISION UNITS TOWARDS
MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THE UNITS
WERE AWARDED BASED UPON MY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TRANSCRIPT FROM MY EMPLOYERS,
INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND
OTHER OCCUPATION, SPECIFIC
LEARNING AND SKILL ASSESSMENTS
COMPLETED WHILE THE OPTION FOR
CREDIT BY EXAM AS EXISTED IN OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR YEARS TO
AWARD CREDIT REQUIRE LEARNING
THE UMBRELLA ACTIVE PRIOR
LEARNING ASSESSMENT, WHICH MAY
OR NOT MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE
EXAMINATION. NEWER AND FOR
CAREER EDUCATION. WE BELIEVE A
GAME CHANGER. AS WE LOOK TO
BUILD THIS PROGRAM OUT FOR
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES,
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WILL BE
NEEDED TO ENSURE THE FULL SCOPE
CAN BE ACHIEVED AND CO EDUCATION
. I CAN IMAGINE A FUTURE COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPT, INCLUDING ILLICIT
COMPETENCIES AND OCCUPATIONAL
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES MET IN
ADDITION TO THIS, THE COURSEWORK
LOOKING AT THE HIDDEN COSTS OF
CAREER EDUCATION RECENTLY,
STRONG WORKFORCE MODIFIED
ALLOWABLE EXPENSES PERMITTING
COLLEGES THE PAPER THIRD PARTY
CREDENTIAL E. AND LICENSING
OFTEN REQUIRED FOR INDUSTRY BY
INDUSTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT. THIS
CHANGE IS A BIG WIN FOR
STUDENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE SUPPORT ON THAT.
HOWEVER THE PATH OF PROSPERITY
IN MANY OCCUPATIONS REQUIRES THE
EMPLOYEES TO BE SELF EQUIPPED,
RELYING ON THE EMPLOYER FOR
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT,
PARTICULARLY IN THE TRADES.
OFTEN RESULTS IN LOWER WAGES,
COSMETOLOGY CONSTRUCTION,
PLUMBING, HVAC AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE, AVIATION TECHNOLOGY,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANY
OTHER OCCUPATIONS REQUIRE THE
EMPLOYEE TO HAVE TOOLS. OWNING
YOUR TOOLS AND SUBCONTRACT
ACTIVE PATIENTS AND FOR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
IS EVEN MORE CRITICAL. I CAN
ATTEST TO THIS, HAVING GRADUATED
OVER 30 YEARS AGO WITH AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGY FROM CERRITOS COLLEGE
. FOR ME TO MOVE FROM HELPER TO
MASTER TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ONLY
DEPENDENT UPON MY ACQUISITION OF
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, BUT ALSO
ON MY PROCUREMENT OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS IN TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT. WITH SO MANY OF OUR
STUDENTS BEING HOUSING AND FOOD
INSECURE, WE MUST RECOGNIZE THE
VERY REAL AND ADDITIONAL BARRIER
THAT GOES UNSEEN AND OFTEN
UNADDRESSED WHEN TALKING ABOUT
CAREER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
TRAINING, WITHOUT PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO FULLY EQUIP OUR
CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE EARNERS
BEYOND THE TRAINING THE FULL
REALIZATION OF THE HIGH WAGES
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
OCCUPATIONS MAY NOT OCCUR OR BE
SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED. AGAIN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
SUPPORT FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION TO
GUARANTEE CONTINUED SUCCESS. I
WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ENGAGING
THE HIDDEN WORKFORCE. FUNNY
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
ASSESSMENT, INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF BACHELOR AGREES TO
BEING OFFERED AT COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, PARTICULARLY IN ALLIED
HEALTH AREAS, EQUIPPING CAREER
PROGRAM COMPLETED WITH THE TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO FULLY
REALIZE THE HIGH WAGES
ASSOCIATED THE OCCUPATION. AND
HELPING TO BRING MORE BUSINESS
OWNERS. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
INTO PARTNERING WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE
CHANCELLOR LANCASTER FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS ON AROUND
WORKFORCE FROM HERE AT THE L. A
COLLEGE DISTRICT AND THINK IT'S
ALL OUR PANELISTS FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND INSIGHTS REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. BYE SHIRT ON ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES.
THANK YOU REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. AND I REALLY ONCE AGAIN
REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WITH
YOUR PRESENTATION. THAT'S
AMAZING. SO I HAVE A QUESTION
THAT HOW CAN YOU RECRUIT
STUDENTS? TO THE HEALTH CARE UH,
TECH PROGRAM BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW
THAT RIGHT NOW IT'S A HANDYMAN
IN THE COMMUNITY. SEE YOU LATER.
HEALTHCARE IS ONE OF THE IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPACTED ACROSS THE
BOARD. SO ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS I
MEAN, THAT'S RAD TECH OR NURSING
OR WHATEVER, AND THEY OFTEN, OF
COURSE, HAVE A LONGER TERM
ENTRANCE INTO THAT, BECAUSE OF
THE PRE RECS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IT WE'VE
TALKED TO SOME SOME OTHER
EMPLOYERS ABOUT IT IS WHAT IS
THERE A BETTER PATHWAY? UH NOT
REALLY APPRENTICESHIP. BUT BUT,
I MEAN, IDEALLY, IT WOULD BE
GREAT IF YOU COULD DO
APPRENTICESHIP IN HEALTHCARE.
RIGHT UM, WHERE YOU CAN GET
SOMEBODY IN AND GET THEM
ACTUALLY WORKING IN A LIVABLE
WAGE JOB, A SAFE TRANSITION
THROUGH AND BECOME A NURSE OR
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN, WHICH
IS A MUCH SHORTER AND MUCH
SHORTER TRANSITION, SO SOMETHING
THAT'S MUCH QUICKER AND FASTER
RELATED. BE ABLE TO LADDER THEM
UP AND THEN MOVE THEM IN,
ESPECIALLY OR TO BRING FOLKS IN
FROM THE OUTSIDE. THAT'S WHY
CREDIT ARE I SHOULD SAY. ARE
LEARNING ASSESSMENT IS SO
CRITICAL IS BECAUSE AS WE LOOK
TO ALL THESE JOBS THAT ARE
BEGINNING TO CHANGE, FOLKS ARE
NOT GOING TO NEED TO BE 100% RE
SKILLED. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED
TO BE PARTIALLY RE SKILLED AND
SO BEING ABLE TO DO PRIOR
LEARNING ASSESSMENT AT THE
MAXIMUM LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO
ENSURE THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM THE
CREDIT THEY DESERVE FOR THE WORK
THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED WILL BE CRITICAL,
AND THAT'S NO DIFFERENT IN
HEALTHCARE. AND CLEAN ENERGY OR
WHATEVER IT IS THAT COMPONENT AS
WE WORK TO BUILD THAT OUT, IS
CRITICAL FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE
DON'T PROLONG THE TRAINING THAT
SOMEBODY NEEDS IN ORDER TO GET A
JOB. I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
LIFETIME EARNINGS. I DO NOT LIKE
TO DIP INTO SOMEBODY'S LIFETIME
EARNINGS, GET THEM THROUGH AND
GET THEM OUT WORKING AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE. I THINK THAT'S
CRITICAL. SO WE GOTTA WE GOTTA
CONTINUE TO BUILD THOSE
PIPELINES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
VICE CHAIR TO QUICK QUESTION FOR
CHIEF NORWOOD. UM IN TERMS OF
THE FIRE PROGRAM, SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AT THE CITY
OF ARCADIA AS WELL IN TERMS OF
THE FIRE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
AT RIO HONDO AND ACROSS OUR
STATE. WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT WE
NEED TO DO MORE FOR OUR CAMPUSES
TO REALLY SUPPORT THE TRAINING
IN THE FIRE ACADEMY TO MAKE SURE
THAT CONTINUE TO BE RELEVANT AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT MEETS ALL THE
REQUIREMENTS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE. I KNOW THAT WITH
EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING ON
CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVERYTHING WE
WOULD HAVE MUCH STRONGER
WILDFIRES OUT THERE. AND SO WHEN
YOU WORK SO CRITICAL, DEVELOPING
THE NEXT GENERATION, WORKFORCE
AND FIREFIGHTING WHAT DO YOU SEE
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ACROSS
OUR DATA? WELL, THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMIES
ARE ARE ARE BASICALLY A
FOUNDATION AND BECAUSE ONCE THEY
ONCE THEY GET HIRED FULL TIME IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OR A COUNTY
AGENCY. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
GOING TO GET THE BULK OF THEIR
HANDS ON TRAINING. AH AND IF
THERE'S CERTAIN AGENCIES THAT
ARE MORE URBAN AND CERTAIN
AGENCIES ARE MORE RURAL,
ALTHOUGH ALL THE AGENCIES IN THE
L. A COUNTY REGIONS CONTINUALLY
SENT EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE
STATE, SO WHEN IT COMES TO
WILDFIRES, AH THE THING THAT'S
MOST IMPORTANT IS RECOGNITION
GETTING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO
SEE AND VISUALIZE HOW SOMETHING
COULD GO SIDEWAYS. UM AND THAT
CAN BE SAID TRUE FOR THE FOR THE
STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING ALSO, AS
FAR AS THE STRUCTURAL
FIREFIGHTING GOES THE SOME OF
THE EQUIPMENT AND LIKE THE BERN,
THE BERN CONTAINERS AND SOME OF
THE CONTAINERS WE USE. THEY
BECOME OUTDATED. THEY'RE NO
LONGER THEY NO LONGER MEET AND N
F P A STANDARDS OR OSHA
STANDARDS. AND SO THE WE HAVE TO
CONSTANTLY LOOK FOR REVENUE AND
HELP FROM THE COLLEGE. THE SAFER
BUDGETARY TO PURCHASE AND THESE
THINGS. THESE CONTAINERS ARE
EXPENSIVE. THEY CAN RUN AND YOU
KNOW HALF A MILLION TO $2
MILLION, DEPENDING ON THE TYPES
OF, UH, EQUIPMENT YOU WANT IN
THEM? UM SO OBVIOUSLY REVENUE. I
MEAN, BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS ARE
ALWAYS A CONCERN FOR US AND THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIHANNA
ECOLOGIST LIKE ANY COLLEGE THAT
HAS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. IT'S
JUST PART OF THE PIE. THEY STILL
HAVE TO DISTRIBUTE THEIR FUNDS.
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
COLLEGE TO FUND ALL THE OTHER
PROGRAMS, SO ARE JUST HAPPENS TO
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE
IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW THE
BECAUSE OF HOW THEY'RE
MANUFACTURED AND BUILD, SO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THANK YOU, MR RODRIGUEZ, UH, IN
TERMS OF THE RISE OF SCHOLARS
NETWORK AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING WITH JUSTICE OF BOB
STUDENTS WHEN WE LOOK AT
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE
NONPROFITS THAT ARE WORKING WITH
JUSTICE, INVOLVE YOUTH, FAMILY
FOUNDATION OR OTHER GROUPS AND
THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH ELECTRIC
ATTACK. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
DO TO SUPPORT JUSTICE INVOLVED
STUDENTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING
PERCENT COLLEGE DEGREES OR TO
WORKFORCE EDUCATION ON THE
CAMPUSES. HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT
PROCESS MORE SMOOTH FOR OUR
JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH? HAD, UM.
ONE THING TO THE TWO AREAS THAT
I SEE THE FIRST STARTS WITH THIS
AND AS THEY USED IS ENCOUNTERED
WITH THE PROVISION SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHEN THE REENTRY PROCESS
STARTS SO BEING ABLE TO MAKE
THAT TOUCH POINT WITH THE
COLLEGE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT
THEY USE IS EXPOSED TO THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE COLLEGE
HAS TO OFFER AND THE SECOND
PIECE IS GOING TO BE. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE A
FAMILY STRUCTURE. SO FOR THE
COLLEGES WHO ALSO AND THROUGH
THE RISING SCHOLARS NETWORK TO
EMBED THAT FAMILY SUPPORT AS WE
KNOW THE YOUTH IS GOING TO GO
BACK HOME AND KNOWING HOW IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THE COLLEGE TO
ALSO AND COMMUNICATION AND IN
SUPPORT OF THAT FAMILY. EXT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR RODRIGUEZ.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS. UNLESS YOU'RE FOR
ADVICE, CHANCER. JAMES LYMAN.
JAMES LANCASTER THAT YOU
MENTIONED THE WORKING AROUND
ALEX ECOLOGISTS. CANDLELIGHT
TRADE TECH. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S
A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ON
CARPENTRY AROUND WELDING AROUND
THE BUILDING TRADES. HOW CAN WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY AND
THEN WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE
WITH THE L. A WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE STATE
AS WELL. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A
LONG WAIT. JUST A QUICK ANSWER.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THE ON YOUR
RADAR WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE
DOING HERE. SORRY. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK REGIONALLY. I
THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS WE DON'T
WANT TO GET PROGRAMS THAT ARE
OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND SO MAKING
SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING
REGIONALLY THAT WE'RE BRINGING,
YOU KNOW LARGER GROUPS OF
EMPLOYERS TOGETHER TO ACTUALLY
ADVISED ON SKILL SETS AND
COMPETENCIES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT IS CRITICAL BECAUSE WHAT
GETS CONFUSING THE INDUSTRY IS
WHEN WE HAVE A COLLEGE THAT'S
YOU KNOW HERE, AND IT'S GOT A 20
UNITS OR TO FORGET THAT LEADS TO
THE SAME OCCUPATIONAL OUTCOME.
AND ANOTHER COLLEGE OVER HERE,
RIGHT NEXT TO IT. THAT'S GOT ONE
FOR 40 SAME OCCUPATIONAL
OUTCOME, AND IT'S CONFUSING FOR
STUDENTS IS CONFUSING OUR
INDUSTRY AND SO THAT THAT WORKS
SORT OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER
TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION AND
CREATING COMPETENCY PANELS. UM,
AND SOMETIMES YOU KNOW WHAT WE
MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT. YOU KNOW,
HOW DO WE COMPENSATE AND
EMPLOYER TO ACTUALLY SEND THEIR
EMPLOYEES TO ONE OF THESE
COMPOSITE PANELS THAT GIVE THAT
INFORMATION? I MEAN, BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE THE REAL
INFORMATION COMES FROM, SO I
THINK THOSE ARE CRITICAL AND
MAKING SURE THAT THE RESPONSES
RIGHT SIZE LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO
OVER RESPOND. WE DON'T WANT TO
UNDER RESPONDED SO THAT REGIONAL
MODEL STRENGTHENING THOSE
REGIONAL COLLABORATION I THINK
IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WITH
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHANCELLOR
AS WELL, AND CHANCELLOR
RODRIGUEZ AND LSE CITY, THE
ORANGE COUNTY RESORT OF
CONSORTIUM AND REALLY LOOKING AT
THOSE WORDS OF PARTS OF THIS IS
SO CRITICAL SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN TO OUR PANELISTS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS AROUND
FOSTERING PRODUCTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKFORCE
TRAINING WITH OUR COMMITTEE
COLLEGES. THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAINST MR RODRIGUEZ, MR NORWOOD
AND DR LANCASTER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND NOW
WE'RE ON TO OUR LAST PANEL LIKE
TO INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKERS FOR
THE BACHELOR DEGREE PANEL AND
VERY HONORED TO BE JOINED TODAY
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENTS WERE HONORABLY JOINED
TODAY BY OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE COLLEGE
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO DR
CONSTANCE CAROL. AND CAL STATE
UNIVERSITY FULLERTON SCHOOL OF
NURSING DIRECTOR THAT THERE,
PENNY WHAT'S MILLER OF THE TRI
COUNTY NURSING CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT PATHWAY? WARM WELCOME
TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WE'LL
KICK IT OFF WITH DR CONSTANCE
CAROL. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, UM THE PURPOSE OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE.
BY THE WAY, I DID BRING A
HANDOUT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
MAY NOT HAVE IT. UM IS TO
PROVIDE BACHELOR'S LEVEL
TRAINING IN AN APPLIED MANNER
LEADING TO JOBS. THIS PRO. THESE
PROGRAMS ARE ALL ABOUT JOB
ATTAINMENT, WHICH IS WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. THE REASON FOR THIS.
UM IS BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA AS WE ALL KNOW IS NO
LONGER THE ENTRY POINT FOR JOBS
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN MANY CASES
, THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE IS NO
LONGER THE ENTRY POINT FOR MANY
JOBS, UM, SINCE MANY EMPLOYERS
AND FIELDS NOW NOW REQUIRE OR
PREFER A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. SO
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OUR
STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ARE COMPETITIVE, WE HAVE WE HAVE
DEVELOPED THE BACHELOR'S
PATHWAY. NATIONALLY RIGHT NOW,
25 STATES. UH OFFER, UH, EMPOWER
THEIR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
OFFER BACHELOR'S DEGREES, MY
REPORT SAYS 24, BUT
MASSACHUSETTS WAS WAS RECENTLY
ADDED, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT
CALIFORNIA IS PART OF THAT
NUMBER. THANK YOU, THANKS TO THE
LEGISLATURE. OVER 150 COMMUNITY
COLLEGES NATIONALLY OFFER
DEGREES, UM, AND THEY'RE OVER
600 DEGREES. WE ARE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE
LEGISLATURE FOR PASSING UH,
SENATE BILL 8 50 IN 2014,
AUTHORED BY SENATOR MARTY BLOCK
AND THAT AUTHORIZED THE PILOT
PROGRAM FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREES.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SENATOR JERRY
HILL FOR SEEING THAT THE PILOT
PROGRAM WAS EXTENDED IN 2018 AND
I SEE A TYPO AND THAT THAT
SHOULD BE SENATE BILL 14 60. UM
AND THEN RECENTLY IN 2021
ASSEMBLYMAN JOSE MEDINA WAS THE
AUTHOR OF ASSEMBLY BILL 9 27,
WHICH EXPANDED THE BACHELOR'S
OPPORTUNITY TO ALL COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA WITH SOME
STIPULATIONS. UM. NUMBER ONE
THAT THERE WOULD BE A CAP ON HOW
MANY BACHELORS DEGREES WOULD BE,
UH, APPROVED EACH YEAR, AND THAT
CAP IS 30 ALSO, UM, UNDERSCORED
THAT THERE SHOULD BE A STRONGER
COMMUNICATION COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE. CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THE
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE
STATE. UM THE COST OF THE
PROGRAMS. REMARKABLY AFFORDABLE
ALL FOUR YEARS COST $10,560 THAT
IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF, BUT BUT
THOSE ARE THE BASIC TUITION
COST. THE PROGRAMS ARE
ACCREDITED IN EXACTLY THE SAME
WAY AS ALL BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS
ARE ACCREDITED. THE TOTAL OF 120
UNITS 36 UNITS OF GENERAL
EDUCATION AND THE LIKE, SO
THERE'S NO NO DIFFERENCE. UM IN
TERMS OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE,
HOWEVER, ARE SOME, UH,
STATISTICS THAT I PROVIDED ON
PAGE THREE AND FOUR OF MY
REPORT. FIRST OF ALL IN THESE
PROGRAMS FROM THE PILOT PROGRAMS
AND THE PILOT PROGRAMS OR THE
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE COMPLETED AND
SO WE'VE GOT INFORMATION FROM
THEM. 63% OF THE STUDENTS ARE
STUDENTS OF COLOR. UM. AND 66%
OF FEMALE 33% MALE, UM. AND 75%
OF THE STUDENTS BELONG TO ONE OF
THE IMPACTED GROUP CATEGORIES.
FIRST GENERATION RECEIVING PATH
SER LOW INCOME EXPERIENCING
HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY,
INDICATING SOME SORT OF
DISABILITY OR A VETERAN. SO
THESE ARE EXACTLY THE KINDS OF
PEOPLE THAT THE BROAD RANGE THAT
THE LEGISLATURE UM, ENVISIONED
SHOULD BE SUPPORTED IN THESE
PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE
THIS. IN ADDITION, 72% OF THE
STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THE LOW COST
FOUND NO NEED TO TAKE OUT A
STUDENT LOAN. UM, WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT. 83% OF THE STUDENTS
WERE EMPLOYED IN A JOB. AND, UM,
HERE'S SOME INTERESTING
STATISTICS. 80% NOTED IN THE
REPORT WAS FOUND A JOB OR WERE
PROMOTED WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF
GRADUATION. AND WE JUST GOT WORD
THIS MORNING FROM THE UC DAVIS
WHEELHOUSE PROGRAM THAT THAT IS
UP TO 98. UM 94% ARE ARE NOW
EMPLOYED IN THE SAME FIELD OF
STUDY THAT THEY GRADUATED FROM
AND VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL
. 94% WERE EMPLOYED IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES STUDENTS
WHO MOVE AWAY FROM HOME TO, UM
UH, OBTAINED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
, LEAVE THE STATE AND DON'T
RETURN. SO THIS IS A INVESTMENT
IN CALIFORNIA. AND THE AVERAGE
INCOME, UH, IMPACT FOR THE
STUDENT GRADUATES WAS ROUGHLY
$25,000, SO THE STUDENTS ARE
GETTING JOBS. THE STUDENTS ARE
REMAINING IN THE STATE AS
TAXPAYERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN
LABOR AND, UH AND ALL AT A VERY,
VERY LOW COST. IN A SURVEY BY
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
. WE NOTED THAT HEARD FROM THE
STUDENTS THEMSELVES. 51% SAID
THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A HAVE
PURSUED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT
ALL. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE
AVAILABILITY OF A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
87% SAID THAT THE VALUE OF THE
PROGRAM WAS WORTH THE TUITION
COST AND THAT THIS COST WAS
AFFORDABLE FOR THEM. AND 92%
SAID THAT THEY HOPED THAT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES SHOULD
CONTINUE OFFERING BACHELOR'S
DEGREES IN THE FUTURE. SO THE
BENEFITS ARE, UM, NUMBER ONE
THAT THESE PROGRAMS ADDRESS
LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS. UM AND IN
ALL OF THE APPLICATION MATERIALS
THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES NEED
TO, UH, DEMONSTRATE WHAT THOSE
WORKFORCE NEEDS ARE, UM, SECOND.
THE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDE AT
ACCESS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE
PLACED BOUND OUR COMMUNITY.
COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO
TRAVEL IN ORDER TO PURSUE THEIR
GRANT THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREES,
SO HAVING THEM IN THEIR HOME, UH
, COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND FINALLY, THEY PROVIDE WELL.
THEY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY
EDUCATION. UM SINCE MANY OF THE
COLLEGES OFTEN ALREADY OFFER AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN THE SAME
FIELD, SO IT'S REALLY IN MANY
CASES. UM UH, AN INSTANCE OF
RAMPING UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL. UM
AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL. HIGH QUALITY WITH
TALENTED AND QUALIFIED FACULTY
MEMBERS AS WELL AS STATE OF THE
ART FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
BECAUSE MOST OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
PURSUED SUCCESSFUL BOND MEASURES
AND HAVE BRAND NEW FACILITIES
AND STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT.
AND OF COURSE, AFFORDABILITY IS
VERY IMPORTANT. AT $10,560 ALL
FOUR YEARS. NOW THERE'S SOME
CHALLENGES AND WAYS IN WHICH WE
FEEL THE LEGISLATURE COULD BE OF
SUPPORT GREATER SUPPORT. FIRST
OF ALL THESE PROGRAMS ARE
OFFERED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES. THEY
RECEIVED NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING
AND AT SOME POINT UM WE FEEL
THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME STATE
INVESTMENT IN THESE PROGRAMS,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TRACK
RECORD AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO
THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY. UM
SECOND, WE HOPE THE LEGISLATURE
WILL WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORT TO
CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF
RESOLVING INTER SEGMENTAL
DIFFERENCES. WE HAVE A COMMITTEE
THAT'S BEEN WORKING VERY HARD
AND SUCCESSFULLY TO, UM RESOLVE
THESE DIFFERENCES. UM AND LAST
THE CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION DOES NEED TO BE
REVISED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT
ADDRESS THE BACHELOR'S DEGREES
OFFERED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND ALSO DOESN'T ADDRESS THE
STANDALONE DOCTORATES THAT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY UM,
HAS BEEN A PURSUING. I'VE ALSO
ATTACHED A LIST OF THE 33. I'M
SORRY. THE 33 PROGRAMS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY OPERATIVE AND THE 29
COLLEGES THAT OFFER THEM SO WE
WERE VERY PROUD TO SEE THIS
DOCTOR STANDS BECAUSE INDICATED
THAT CYCLE THREE IS ABOUT TO
HAPPEN. AND I BELIEVE THAT
ANOTHER 12 PROGRAMS AND CYCLE
THREE YES. UM. AND SO THIS IS
REALLY A GREAT MOVEMENT. FOR US.
IT'S A GREAT MOVEMENT NATIONALLY
, AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PLEASED
BY ALL OF THE SUCCESS OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
YOU WILL SEE AS WELL ATTACHED.
OUR ASSOCIATION, WHICH INCLUDES
SOME OF THE STATE LEADERS, THE
LEADERS OF THE STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE, MANY OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT, PRESIDENTS AND
CHANCELLORS IN THE STATE,
INCLUDING MY DEAR COLLEAGUE AND
FRIEND, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ. WHO
IS A VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE
ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY,
COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE IN
CALIFORNIA AND FOR THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. UM SO LET ME STOP
HERE, AND YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS
LATER AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO
ADDRESS THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHANCELLOR CAROL AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
ON THE PROGRAMS AND PATRICK
PROGRAMS NEXT STEP WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE UP OUR NEXT PANELIST. ANY
WAS MILLER. WELCOME, DR WEST
FULLER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
UM APPRECIATE THE INVITATION
CHAIR, FALLING AND VICE CHAIR TO
UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
TRI COUNTY NURSING PROGRAM. WE
ALSO CALL IT THE CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS SO YOU MAY
HEAR ME SAY BOTH THINGS. THIS
WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UM
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. UH,
UM, CAL STATE. FULLERTON WHERE I
SIT AS DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF
NURSING AND CAL STATE SAN
BERNARDINO. WE HAD A LONG TERM
RELATIONSHIP, ACTUALLY WITH MANY
OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
BRIDGE INTO THE BACCALAUREATE IN
NURSING. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT
WERE, UM, FRAUGHT WITH
DIFFICULTIES WERE THINGS THAT ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION. ONE
WAS THEY WERE OFTEN
PREREQUISITES TO PREREQUISITES
AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
STUDENTS WOULD FINISH AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH 90 UNITS.
THAT. IMPAIRED THEIR ABILITY TO
GET FINANCIAL AID ONCE THEY GOT
TO 120. AND ON THE NURSING
PROGRAMS IN, UM, SPEAKING TO
FULLERTON, BUT ALSO SAN
BERNARDINO. YOU KNOW, SOME OF
OUR FACULTY WERE OVERLY
ENTHUSIASTIC AND WHAT WAS NEEDED
TO GET THERE. SO, UM, UM WE
STARTED WORKING TOGETHER.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
THE SEE IT THE TWO CSU'S. DRIVEN
BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
REPORT. THAT 80% OF REGISTERED
NURSING REGISTERED NURSES SHOULD
HAVE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE BY
2020. WE WERE FAR BEHIND ON THAT
. WHERE UM, INCHING FORWARD IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE
YET. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRESSION NURSING
COLLABORATIVE. HAD A GOAL THAT
BY 2025 1 MILLION INCUMBENT
REGISTERED NURSES AND 90% OF NEW
ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATES WOULD
MATRICULATE TO THE BSN BY 2025.
AT THE TIME WE STARTED THIS THE
AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETION OF
THE BSN. AFTER THE ASSOCIATE
DEGREE ARE IN WAS OVER EIGHT
YEARS. WHY IS THAT? UM FIRST OF
ALL, UM, PROBABLY AN INCOME
ISSUE VERY MUCH AN INCOME ISSUE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT STUDENTS THAT
ATTEND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE UM.
AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE
CALIFORNIA PROMISE. THEY ARE
STILL WORKING DURING THEIR
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM TO HELP
SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. AND THEN
WHEN YOU GRADUATE AND COULDN'T
GET THE INCOME OF A REGISTERED
NURSE, IT'S LIKE, OH, MAN, I'M
GETTING THAT INCOME. PERHAPS I
CAN DELAY THERE WAS ILL. PERHAPS
I CAN DELAY AND SO THEY DELAYED
GETTING THAT BACCALAUREATE FOR
EIGHT YEARS. UM, WHEN WE GOT
TOGETHER, OUR GOAL WAS TO HELP.
OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE QUICKLY
WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE THAT
IF A STUDENT ENTERED THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE
STUDENT ENTERED THE CSU, THEY
COULD COMPLETE THEIR
BACCALAUREATE IN THE SAME AMOUNT
OF TIME. UM OUR INITIAL MEETING
TO PLAN THIS TRI COUNTY PROGRAM
INCLUDED ADMINISTRATORS.
INCLUDING THE CHANCELLOR'S AT
THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT AS WELL AS, UM
THE CAL STATE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE. UM WE ALSO HAD A
LEGISLATOR, LEGISLATORS, SENATOR
ROTH, WHO WAS THEREFORE
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT VERY HELPFUL
TO US. THE ONGOING TEAM OF 10
INCLUDED FACULTY AND
ADMINISTRATORS FROM ALL OF
THOSE, UM SAN BERNARDINO
FULLERTON, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE IS UM. WE ALSO HAD
SPECIALISTS TO CONSULT WITH US
TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF
LINKAGE WITH FINANCIAL AID
ADMISSIONS AND DEVELOPING A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN OUR PROGRAMS. SO THIS,
UM YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
OVERNIGHT. WE STARTED AT 16 AND
BY 2019. WE ADMITTED OUR FIRST
CLASSES TO GET ALL OF THOSE
THINGS DONE. PROJECT GOALS WERE
TO DEVELOP A D N TWO BSN PATHWAY
IN 120 UNITS. NOT TO HAVE ACCESS
UNITS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND NOT TO HAVE REPETITIVE
NURSING UNITS AT THE CAL STATE.
UM. THE STREAMLINED PATHWAY
ALLOWED CLEAR ENTRY TO, UM
NURSING CLASSES BY MINIMIZING
PREREQUISITES TO PREREQUISITES
AND AT THE CSU BY MINIMIZING
REPETITIVE NURSING CONTENT. SO
THE PLAN WAS WE'RE GOING TO
FINISH THIS IN 120 UNITS. AND
WE'RE GOING TO HELP AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY HAVING
THOSE STUDENTS TAKE SOME OF
THEIR BACCALAUREATE CLASSES.
CONCURRENT WITH THEIR ASSOCIATE
DEGREE CLASSES, SO WHEN THEY
FINISH THEY COULD GRADUATE
WITHIN. SIX MONTHS. IF YOU
GRADUATED, TAKE SUMMER AND
SPRING OR TWO SEMESTERS. THE
BOTTOM LINE IS. THE STUDENTS
THAT ENTERED THE PROGRAM WOULD
GRADUATE IF THEY ENTERED THE CSU
OR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY
WOULD BOTH GRADUATED IN THE SAME
120 UNITS IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF
TIME. SO OUR VALUES UM. I THINK
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF THE SAME
VALUES TODAY. WE WANT PEOPLE
THAT REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITIES
TO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. IT IS A NATIONAL GOAL
. THE DIVERSITY AND NURSING
NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED AND BY OUR
WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN
INCREASE THAT, UM DIVERSITY OF
NURSES WHO WILL REMAIN AND
PROVIDE CULTURALLY CONGRUENT
CARE TO THE PEOPLE IN THAT
COMMUNITY. UM IT ALSO WE ALSO
WANTED TO PROVIDE READY ACCESS.
TO THAT BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION
FOR DIVERSE STUDENTS BY
ELIMINATING COSTS AND TIME
BARRIERS. UM. SO THE MODEL WE'RE
PROUD OF IT. I'M. I MEAN, I AM
VERY PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT FULLERTON HAS WITH RCC. UM
WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF SUCCESS IS SO I'M VERY
GRATEFUL. I KNOW CAL STATES
MEMBER YOU KNOW FEES FEELS THE
SAME WAY. SO PRE NURSING CLASSES
. PRE NURSING STUDENTS TAKE
COURSES TO BOTH. MEET BOTH
NURSING PROGRAMS, PREREQUISITES
AS WELL AS CSU, LOWER DIVISION
GENERAL EDUCATION. ARE TWO
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS, THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE C ARE
RUNNING SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IN
ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER.
STUDENTS ARE CONCURRENTLY
ADMITTED TO GROWTH PROGRAMS AND
TAKE COURSES. FOR BOTH
INSTITUTIONS, EITHER ON SITE AT
THE COMMUNITY, COLLEGE OR
ONLINE. AND THE STREAMLINING.
PROGRAM COMPLETION AND 120
UNITS. THE, UH I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THE DIVERSITY DATA
OVER 75% OF OUR TRI COUNTY
STUDENTS ARE CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT STUDENTS COME FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. 49%
HISPANIC 16% ASIAN, 8% BLACK AND
4% NATIVE AMERICANS OR UM. YEAH.
I'M FORGETTING THE NAME RIGHT
NOW. OUR NATIVE AMERICAN
POPULATION. THE PASS RATES FOR
IN CLICKS REMAIN STRONG AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVEN THOUGH
STUDENTS WERE TAKING ADDITIONAL
BACCALAUREATE LEVEL UNITS IN
THEIR ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.
THE GRADUATION RATE WHEN THEY
FINISHED UM IS AT THIS POINT FOR
OUR FIRST TWO CHORD COURTS 100%
GRADUATION RATE, AND FOR RIGHT
NOW WE'RE APPROACHING THAT WHERE
PEOPLE ARE MAYBE TAKING LONGER
THAN THE SUMMER AND THE ONE
SEMESTER BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
GRADUATING. SO I'M VERY PROUD
THAT THAT IS ENDURING. THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR THIS, UH, THE
VALUE OF THIS PROGRAM, I THINK
COMES FROM BUILDING ON THE
STRENGTHS OF OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE PARTNERS AS WELL AS WELL
AS THIS STRENGTH OF THE CSU AND
THEIR NURSING PROGRAMS. SO IT
CAPITALIZES ON BOTH OF OUR
STRENGTHS. ALLOWS STUDENTS TO
HAVE AN EXPERIENCE IN BOTH TYPES
OF INSTITUTIONS. AND MEETS THAT
GOAL OF UM MORE BACCALAUREATE
PREPARED NURSES. THE REASON FOR
THAT. I THINK I DIDN'T SAY THAT
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REASON
FOR THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN A
NUMBER OF STUDIES THAT
BACCALAUREATE PREPARED NURSES
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THEY WORK.
WHERE. A PERSON. HIGHER
PERCENTAGE OF BECK ALERT.
PREPARED NURSES ARE WORKING HAVE
SAFER PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND
THAT'S WHY THE INSTITUTION OF
MEDICINE WANTED IT. WHY IF YOU
LOOK AT FUTURE OF NURSING 2030
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, EVERYONE
IS PUSHING TO THAT DIRECTION SO
WE CAN HAVE A SAFER PATIENT
CARE. AND WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP.
MORE DIVERSITY IN OUR NURSING
WORKFORCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
OUR VERY COMMUNITIES HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT ROBUST
PRESENTATION. DR WES MILLER
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
YOU'RE DOING IN THE NURSING
PROFESSION AND GROWING UP NEXT
GENERATION HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
IN CALIFORNIA, BUT YOUR TIME,
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES I
THINK IT WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION FROM DR CAROL
AND DOCTOR WITH MARLON. THAT'S
REALLY AMAZING, SO I HAVE A
QUESTION AND ONSHORE CONCERNS. I
THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE THAT THE
STUDENTS WHO GO INTO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE NOW IT'S HER DAD TO HAVE
TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERCEPTION.
RESPECT TO YOU THAN US LIKE
MYSELF 30 YEARS AGO, SO I AM 50
YEARS OLD. SO 30 YEARS AGO. I
THINK THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS IN
MY TIME CAN'T REALLY MOTIVATED
TO GO TO SCHOOL. BUT NOW IS THE
DAY I FEEL THAT A LOT OF
STUDENTS THEY LACKING UP
MOTIVATION BECAUSE OF MANY OTHER
ISSUES LIKE SOCIAL MAYOR. COVID
OR MANY OTHER FAMILY ISSUE. THAT
REALLY NOT NOT A MOTIVATION FOR
THE STUDENT. AN EMPEROR EMBRACED
WITH YOUR PRESENTATION,
MENTIONING THE MOU BETWEEN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SHE HAS
YOU AND, UH. AND ALL OF YOUR
NUMBER. DR CAROL. THAT'S AMAZING
THAT THE PEOPLE GOING TO
COMMITTEE COLLEGE WITH A REALLY
HIGH NUMBER. TO GET A JOB. I
THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.
SO HOW CAN WE REPLICATE THE MOU.
MANY OTHER PROGRAM. Tð. RESPOND
TO THAT HEIDI MAN FOR THE
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. I KNOW
THAT MY COLLEAGUE DR VAN HALL AT
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
RECEIVED A GRANT TO PROVIDE
CONSULTATION TO OTHER COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE NURSING CONSULTANT
AT THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
DR BRADY AND I, WHO WERE PART OF
THIS INITIAL THING. ARE ALSO
INTERESTED IN WILLING TO PROVIDE
CONSULTATION. I THINK IT IS.
THERE ARE SOME ROCKY CHALLENGES
BETWEEN COORDINATION OF
FINANCIAL AID, AND THERE'S A
VARIETY OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT
COULD BE PROBLEMATIC BUT CAN
STAND IN THE WAY OF STUDENTS, SO
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO
COORDINATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND
MAKE SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS
PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE
TO COMPLETE A HIGHER LEVEL OF
DEGREE. I WOULD SAY THAT FOR
NURSING. I THINK THERE IS A
ROBUST DEMAND. IF I JUST LOOK AT
APPLICANTS TO MY, UM
BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM FRESHMAN
ENTRY BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM.
THERE ARE 3 TO 4000. QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS EVERY YEAR FOR 40
SPOTS FOR MY ACCELERATED
PROGRAM, WHERE THEY HAVE A. A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE ALREADY, AND
THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR CAREER
TO NURSING. I HAVE 3 TO 500
APPLICANTS EVERY YEAR FOR 40
SPOTS. SO. THE MORE THAT WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR BACCALAUREATE
NURSING EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA.
IT MEETS OUR HEALTHCARE NEEDS,
AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE A NUMBER
OF STUDENTS THAT REALLY WANT
THIS CAREER. THEY WANT TO
PROVIDE CARE TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES. SO IT'S INCUMBENT
ON US TO CREATE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO DO
THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. VICE
CHAIR, TODD. THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION AND FOR THE RESPONSE
AND AS WE LOOK AT HEALTHCARE,
CALIFORNIA WE KNOW THAT THEN
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN VECTOR
VISITED WEST VALLEY COLLEGE. TO
HIGHLIGHT THE DENTAL HYGIENE
PROGRAM THAT PROGRAM AT WEST
VALLEY COLLEGE. AND AS WE LOOK
AT SCALING THIS PROGRAMS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA THAT COORDINATION
WITH BETWEEN THE COLLEGES AND
THE CSU HAS EVER SO CRITICAL. SO
I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT
UP. CHANCELLOR CAROL TAKE YOU
FOR RESONATING THAT INFORMATION.
COMING FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE
PROGRAM. HAVE TO MAKE COLLEGES.
CHANNEL HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE
JOB PLACEMENT RATES. AND
PROMOTION RATES OF THE GRADUATES
AND HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE'S
BEEN A VERY HIGH RETENTION RATE
AND OPPORTUNITY AND WHENEVER THE
REPORT ALSO THE INCREASE OF
$25,000 IN THEIR SALARIES AS
WELL, HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THIS PROGRAMS AND THE
IMPACT OF THIS WITHIN? UH
CALIFORNIA AND WITHIN OUR SYSTEM
TO UPLIFTS PROGRAMS. YES I THINK
, UH, SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION.
UM YOU KNOW, THIS IS NEW FOR US
IN CALIFORNIA. AND THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME START UP DIFFICULTIES.
SOME UH, POINTS OF DISAGREEMENT
THAT NEEDED TO BE, UM, RESOLVED
AND THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN
ALL OF THE UH, STATES THAT HAVE
THAT HAVE THESE PROGRAMS BUT I
THINK WE'RE WE'RE REACHING A
POINT NOW WHERE WE HAVE BEGUN TO
BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AND
WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND MOST OF
THESE DISAGREEMENTS ARE BEING
WORKED OUT ONE BY ONE. AND I
THINK THE FACT THAT WE ALREADY
HAVE 29 COLLEGES INVOLVED.
OFFERING 33 BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS.
ANOTHER 12 ON THE WAY, UM TO FOR
THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND THE CSU, PRIMARILY UM, AND
YET ANOTHER GROUP. UM THIS IS,
UH. ALREADY UM, UM, MAKING A
HUGE DIFFERENCE, AND I THINK THE
NUMBERS WILL RESULT IN THE KIND
OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE REALLY
NEED THEIR THERE ARE AREAS OF
CRITICAL NEED. ONE OF THEM IS
NURSING. AND THERE'S A VARIETY
OF WAYS TO REACH THAT GOAL.
ANOTHER IS TEACHING EDUCATION
TEACHER EDUCATION WHERE THERE IS
A ALSO A PROFOUND SHORTAGE, BUT
THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFYING, UM, AREAS OF
CRITICAL NEED. UM AND THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THOSE
AREAS HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP. TO
OFFER THE PROGRAMS THAT THE
COMMUNITIES NEED LOCALLY FOR
THEIR THEIR JOBS. AND THE
IMPORTANT THING IS WITH THIS
PARTICULAR MOVEMENT IS THAT IT'S
LOCALLY MOTIVATED. IT'S NOT
COMING UP WITH THEORETICAL
DEGREES, THAT PERHAPS SOME
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. NOW
THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE GROUNDED
IN THE ACTUAL JOB NEEDS. AND THE
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT IS MAKING THEM SO
SUCCESSFUL. AND AS LONG AS WE
KEEP DOING THAT, UM THE
EVERYBODY WINS THE STUDENTS, THE
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GENERALLY
REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP THERE REALLY AROUND
THIS PROGRAMS. THAT'S A DOCTOR
WASTE MILLER IN TERMS OF THE
CONCURRENT NATURE OF THE
PATHWAY. THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THOSE
CHALLENGES THERE, BUT REALLY
MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS
CONSIDER TAKING REALLY LOOKING
AT THE ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
AND EVERYTHING IN THERE. AND THE
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SCHOOLS
THAT HAVE GROWN NOW DO YOU SEE
INCREASED COORDINATION AND
COMMUNICATION AMONGST THESE
TYPES OF PROGRAMS? YEAH I KNOW
THAT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THERE
ARE OTHER PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE
THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OR ARE
BEING DEVELOPED. I THINK THAT
THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT
THE HARD CHALLENGES THAT I SEE
IS NOT SO MUCH THE CURRICULAR
CHALLENGE AND COMING TOGETHER TO
LIKE I SAID THE PREREQS PREREQS
OR EXCESS NURSING UNITS, BUT THE
CHALLENGES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SIDE WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO
COULD HAVE GET FINANCIAL AID?
THEY'VE GOT TO APPLY A CERTAIN
WAY WHEN THEY'RE IN A CSU AND UH
AND NOT JUST AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. SO THERE ARE THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS THAT I THINK
REQUIRE A LOT OF ATTENTION. I DO
THINK THAT. FROM MY KNOWLEDGE
FROM WITHIN THE CSU NURSING
PROGRAMS AND THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THERE'S GREAT INTEREST IN THIS
UM THERE'S BEEN INVESTMENT IN
THESE TWO TYPES OF EDUCATION FOR
NURSES. AND THERE'S A BENEFIT
THAT CAN COME FROM US BOTH
UTILIZING OUR STRENGTHS. SO I
THINK IT'S INDEED POSSIBLE. I
WILL SAY NURSING GRADUATES HAVE.
I'M GOING TO SAY WE HAVE 100%
EMPLOYMENT RATE. AND THE
UNFORTUNATE THING IS, SOME OF
THOSE NEW GRADUATES MAKE MORE
THAN MY LECTURERS AND NURSING
WHEN THEY GRADUATE, SO IT IS A
ROBUST EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HIGHLIGHTING ITS WHEREABOUTS,
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
REALLY, FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE COUNCILOR FLORENCE
CITY COUNCILOR SAID TO BE THERE
IN RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
AND I THINK HIS CHANCELLOR CAROL
FOR AS WELL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND REALLY
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT
SEGMENTS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE
TO PARTNER. AND TO ELEVATE THE
OPPORTUNITIES. FIRST STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
TO GET THE CHANCE FOR CAROL AND
TO DR VOICE MILLER FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND PRESENTATION HERE
TODAY ON THE BACHELOR DEGREE
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'VE HAD THREE ROBUST PANELS
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OUR
PANELISTS FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS
COMMENTS. NEXT UP, WE'LL MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. PUBLIC
COMMENT THERE WAS A MICROPHONE
SET UP IN THE MIDDLE. THANK YOU,
SIR. LIKE TO KNOW. INVITE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK.
EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WILL
HAVE TWO MONTHS TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENTS. WOULD ANYBODY
LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT? PLEASE STEP UP.
WELCOME. HI THANK YOU FOR
GATHERING. THESE THOUGHT LEADERS
TOGETHER. IT WAS VERY
INTERESTING PRESENTATION. I HAVE
, UH, I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A
WRINKLE IN LEGISLATION THAT
PREVENTS OUR COLLEGE FROM
PROVIDING ALL THE SERVICE WE
WANT TO FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND
IT'S THE 50% LAW. WHEN THAT WAS
CREATED IT, UH, REQUIRES THE
BUDGET TO GO 50% TO FACULTY AND
50% TO 9 TEACHING STAFF AND I
THINK IT WAS CREATED TO
CONSTRAINT. ADMINISTRATOR
SALARIES. I'M NOT SURE. BUT IN
ANY CASE TODAY, THINGS HAVE
CHANGED SO MUCH FOR OUR STUDENTS
WE WANT TO PROVIDE. MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELING. WE WANT TO
PROVIDE SUCCESS COACHES. WE WANT
TO PROVIDE THEM ACADEMIC
COUNSELING, CAREER COUNSELING,
AND WE CAN'T PROVIDE ALL THE
SUPPORT WE WANT TO BECAUSE OF
THIS, SO IF THERE WAS SOME WAY
TO GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY AS LONG
AS SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED
DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS. TO ALLOW
US TO DO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMMENTS AND JUST FOR THE
RECORD WE CAN IDENTIFY. I KNOW
WHO YOU ARE, BUT YOU CAN
IDENTIFY YOURSELF ON THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. TAMMY SILVER, A
TRUSTEE, PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
TRUSTEE SILVER. ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS WELCOME. THANK YOU,
CHAIR FONG. THANK YOU. VICE
CHAIR TALK. MY NAME IS RUSSELL
CASTANEDA, CAIRO'S I'M, THE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
AT RIO HONDO COLLEGE AND THANK
YOU FOR INVOLVING US AND TODAY'S
SECOND PANEL AND THANK YOU, MR
POWERS FOR REACHING OUT ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, AND I
WANT TO JUST REITERATE AND MAYBE
YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT REAL
100 COLLEGE STANDS VERY
INTERESTING. INTERESTED IN
CONTINUING OUR INVOLVEMENT IN
THE BACHELOR'S DEGREES. UM AS
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL 15 THAT DR CONSTANCE
CAROL TALKED ABOUT EARLIER TODAY
WITH OUR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM, AND WE'RE HOPING TO ADD
A SECOND ONE. IN THIS LATEST
ITERATION, THE DIGITAL MUSIC
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY DEGREE,
WHICH WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT,
AND I KNOW OUR FACULTY HAS BEEN
ENGAGED WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS AT
THE LOCAL CSU IS HOPING TO IRON
OUT SOME OF THOSE KINKS AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO DEFER TO THE
TIMELINE OVER AT THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE LEVEL, AND
AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT YOU ARE
A PART OF, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE WANT TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES
AND BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS AND
REAL 100 COLLEGES HAPPY TO DO
OUR PART. AND THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING THE SYRIAN. THANK YOU,
TOO. MARIA CALLAS AND HER TEAM
FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
HEARING HERE AT THE LIKE, VERY
MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, RUSSELL. ANY OTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTS. COME ON UP.
WELCOME AH, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MARTIN ROMERO. I MUST
SITTING HERE AT EAST LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE, AND I'M ALSO THE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT.
I'M ALSO THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR FOR REGION SEVEN IN THE
STUDENTS AND THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO COMMEND INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. SUCH AS
YOURSELF. UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MIKE FONG. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A
CHAMPION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AS
WELL AS STUDENT GOVERNMENT IN,
UM THE GOLDEN STATE. UM YOU'VE
HELPED. NOT ONLY, UH, STUDENT
LEADERS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES BUT YOU'VE
BEEN, UH YOU HAVE ASSISTED WITH
A B 15 41, WHICH GRANTS? UM SIT
AND TRUSTEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ADVISORY AND THEY'RE COMING
IN THERE. IN THE DISTRICTS, SO I
JUST LIKE TO COMMEND PEOPLE LIKE
YOURSELF AND YOU ARE AN
INSPIRATION TO PEOPLE LIKE ME
AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT WISH
TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. MARTIN
APPRECIATE YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. SEE NONE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. EVERYONE HAS PROVIDED
PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE TOOK
NOTES ON EACH OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX
CLOSING REMARKS. VIÆT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO VERONIQUE CLOSING
COMMENTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MONSIEUR CHAIR, AND I WANTED
THINGS OR THE EXPERT FROM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR BEING HERE
AND GIVE US THE UPDATE AND YOUR
PRESENTATION SO AMAZING. I MEAN,
LIKE I LEARNED A LOT FROM ALL OF
YOU TODAY AND IT REALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND I WANTED
THINGS A LITTLE SHIFT FROM THE
FROM THE CHAIR OR WATER FOR THE
LAST 10 MONTHS. UM I, WE WORK
TOGETHER WELL, AND WE UNDERSTAND
THAT WE, UH, WE NEED TO CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT COMMITTEE COLLEGE,
ESPECIALLY FOR A LOW INCOME
FAMILY ALONE. COME STUDENT. AND,
UM HOW. WITH THAT SET FOR NEXT
YEAR SECTION MYSELF AND I
BELIEVE THE CHAIR. WE CONTINUE
TO WORK TOGETHER TO STRONGLY
SUPPORT COMMITTEE COLLEGE
HONORED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THOUGHT FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
ON THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND
FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA AND THINK
OF SO MUCH TO ALL OUR PANELISTS,
UH, TO MY COLLEAGUES TO ALL OF
YOU FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS SERVICE
AND LEADERSHIP HERE TODAY AT OUR
FIRST OVERSIGHT HEARING. ON
HIGHER EDUCATION ON THE ROAD,
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAD IT AT
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE, AND
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT
AND SOMEBODY THOUGHT LEADERS
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. I'M SO
THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO ALL THE
LEADERS FOR FINDING INFORMATION
ON ENROLLMENT DECLINE ROMICK
GROWTH. ALSO LOOKING AT
RETENTION RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES
, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT HOW WE
GROW OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE HERE
IN CALIFORNIA AND TO HIGHLIGHT
THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE
HAPPENING BETWEEN THE CSU AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM IN OUR
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS AS WE
LOOK AT CONTINUOUS SCALE THAT UP
FOR STUDENTS HERE IN CALIFORNIA
AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION ACROSS OUR
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM, AND WE KNOW THAT AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES SERVING OVER
2 MILLION STUDENTS EACH YEAR
PROVIDES THOSE CRITICAL
OPPORTUNITIES. ACCEPTING THE TOP
100% OF STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT THE WELCOME
LETTERS GOING OUT AS TWO
FRESHMEN THROUGH THE L. A
COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM THAT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LONG BEACH AND
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERSHIPS
HERE TODAY, UP AND DOWN OUR
STATE. IT'S THAT WORK THAT'S
BEING DONE BY EVERYONE HERE IN
THIS AUDIENCE, EVERYONE ONLINE.
JUST SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS AND
UPLIFTING OUR CALIFORNIA
COMMITTEE, COLLEGE STUDENTS UP
AND DOWN THE STATE AND REALLY
PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO
GROW OUR WORK FOR US. WE KNOW
THAT WE'RE IN A CRITICAL
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES ACROSS MANY
DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES IN
CALIFORNIA, AND AS YOU LOOK AT
THE FUTURE OF WORK, IT'S REALLY
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY
PARTNERSHIPS WITH STRONG
WORKFORCE AND THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. CALIFORNIA'S
WORK FORCIBLE ONBOARD THE LOCAL
WORKFORCE, DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
AND INDUSTRY TO REALLY GROW THE
FUTURE WORKFORCE OF CALIFORNIA
AND OUR COMMITTEE COLLEGES
BUILDING THAT PIPELINE, ALSO
WITH OUR CSU AND UC SYSTEM, IN
TERMS OF THE ARCHITECT RELATION
AGREEMENTS WE SAW THE GOVERNOR
JUST SIGNED THE BILL ALSO FOR
LET'S SAY IT'S A TICKET FOR
TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR A PILOT
PROGRAM THAT YOU SEE L. A AS WE
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIA'S
COMMITTEE, COLLEGE STUDENTS.
IT'S THAT WORK THAT IS SO
CRITICAL. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL TO
ALL OUR SPEAKERS HERE TODAY.
VERY THING TO DO TO UPLIFT OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND
AS WE HEARD THAT THERE'S A
NUMBER OF CHALLENGES, BUT
THERE'S ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES
GOING FORWARD AS WELL ON THESE
PROGRAMS, AND I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT THE WORK AHEAD AS WELL AS
WE TACKLE THESE ISSUES TO REALLY
EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
STUDENTS AND CALIPERS STUDENTS
IN GENERAL AND BUILDING A
PIPELINE BETWEEN OUR K 12
SYSTEMS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS,
AND I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT
OUT TO THE ASSEMBLY. HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF
DENISA, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT.
THANK YOU, TOO. KEVIN KEVIN'S
ARE REALLY COMING UP HERE ON MY
OWN APPLAUSE. HE'S REALLY THE
ONE TO PUT THE AGENDA TOGETHER
AS WELL. AND THE ENTIRE TEAM.
ELEMENT TO KIRSTEN. THANK YOU
GUYS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, EACH
AND EVERY DAY FOR THE SEMINAR
EDUCATION COMMITTEE AS WELL. I
WANT TO GIVE A SELL IT TO MY
TEAM AS WELL AND NUMBER OF FLEW
DOWN FROM SACRAMENTO FOR THIS
EVENT. SOFIA. THANK YOU TO
ANITA. STEPHEN AND LOCALLY TO
OUR DISTRICT TEAM AS WELL.
JENNIFER TANK. THANK YOU FOR
REACHING OUT TO A LOT OF FOLKS
AS WELL OUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR
AND TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT
TEAM, BUT ALSO THANK YOU TO EAST
LOS ANGELES COLLEGE. THANK YOU
TO DR ROMAN AND HIS TEAM WERE SO
GRATEFUL TO HAVE VICE PRESIDENT
WHEN YOU SERIES IN THE BACK IS
ALWAYS WORKING HARD, BUT BARELY
PUTTING TOGETHER THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS LOCALLY, AND WE
HEARD ABOUT THOSE PARTNERSHIPS
REALLY WITH THE KIDS HEALTH
SYSTEM AND BEFORE DR DUENAS CAME
TO EAST L, A COLLEGE HE WAS AT L
U S. D WHEN I FIRST MET HIM
THERE AND WITH THE TACO EAST
PROGRAM, AND THAT WAS WHAT THEN
PRESIDENT MARVIN MARTINEZ OF
EAST L. A COLLEGE NOW WHO'S THE
SUPER TENDER, EVENTUAL SANTIAGO,
BUT THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO
REALLY PROVIDE THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS. WITH OUR HAND
REUNIFY WITH CARVEY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, WHERE THE NUMBER OF
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ELLIE AND FIGHT
STATISTICAL, UM THROUGHOUT THE
SINGAPORE VALLEY AND THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA, SO CRITICAL, AND
THOSE APARTNESS IS THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO REPLICATE ACROSS OUR