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Register for SSSC Post-conference Workshops: Equitable Counseling and the Impact of Dual Enrollment

CLP is leading two post-conference workshops at the upcoming Strengthening Student Success Conference in Garden Grove. One focuses on equitable counseling and the other on the impact of dual enrollment. Workshops meet on Friday, October 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Continental breakfast is included. Re... Read More

Building a Workforce Ecosystem for the Cloud

“The high points from the partnership are more than the program. We have the opportunity to change lives.“ This is one of the impacts of the award-winning cloud computing partnership between Miami Dade College (MDC) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as described by Antonio Delgado, Vice President of... Read More

Student Voices Launch the Fresno-Madera Virtual Dual Enrollment Hub

“So if you’re a high school student trying to take dual enrollment, it’s one of the best things you can do. I stopped working in the fields with my parents and I’m now the first generation in my family to go to college. Dual enrollment ended up saving me a lot of time and my parents a [&he... Read More

Tools for Redesigning Transitions in Guided Pathways

Community colleges serve students from diverse backgrounds with varied experiences and resources. Although colleges may have clear onboarding support mechanisms for students graduating from local high schools, more systems design might be needed to provide that same support for students coming to th... Read More

Students Speak Out for Dual Enrollment

“The benefits from dual enrollment are amazing. It has helped me boost my confidence, being more responsible, and helped me in high school. I also loved it because it treated me like an adult while I was in high school,” said Lina Iboa Orozco in her testimony before the Assembly Higher Education... Read More

Community Foundations Team Up to Expand Equitable Dual Enrollment in the Central Valley

As California has moved in recent years to strengthen and expand dual enrollment, a group of community foundations in the Central Valley has been at the forefront of developing a broad, regional approach to support dual enrollment as a high-leverage strategy to increase equitable postsecondary attai... Read More

Dual Enrollment for Foster Youth: Toward Effective Practice

“Just because we’re foster youth doesn’t mean we’re not capable… some people consider that a disadvantage… it doesn’t mean that’s our whole world.” This message to foster youth is from Iris, a foster youth who found her way to community college through dual enrollment classes she t... Read More

GP Webinar: Active and Applied Learning

At the December 16 webinar, practitioners from Chaffey College and Mt. San Jacinto College shared how they have embedded employability skills and badging in programs across the college—including CTE and non-CTE—and in student support services. Presenters Megan Basgall, Career Education Counselor... Read More

Lessons from the Pandemic: Implementing Systemic Changes in Counseling and Student Services

Recordings and resources from the fall 2021 series of six webinars on redesigning student services and implementing systemic changes are available below. September 15. Successful Student Entry: Addressing & Supporting Student Needs As colleges “re-open”—returning in-person and via hybrid m... Read More

Breaking Down Barriers to Support Black Students

An “acceleration, not remediation” approach has led to remarkable success for Black students in the early college program at Mount Miguel High School. Dr. Mark Jeffers, Matador Early College Program (MEC) coordinator, presented “Black Student Success in Dual Enrollment: A Case Study,” at the... Read More