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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Monday selected the last three community colleges that will participate in a landmark pilot program allowing them to offer bachelor’s degrees in vocational fields.
The three colleges join 12 others that received final approval from the board in March.
The colleges selected are:
• Rio Hondo College (automotive technology);
• Santa Monica College (interaction design);
• Solano Community College (biotechnology).
“With today’s action by the Board of Governors, 15 California community colleges have been selected to participate in this historic program,” said California Community Colleges Board President Geoffrey L. Baum. “Our system is forging ahead to educate workers in applied fields that have strong labor market demand, providing a win for students and our economy.”
“The community colleges are uniquely positioned to deal with the flexible and changing world,” said Gov. Jerry Brown, who attended today’s board meeting and signed the legislation establishing the baccalaureate degree program. “I think we have to get a very broad sense of what higher education is– and higher education now, is breaking free of the more traditional parameters, constraints and images.”
The college districts selected for the pilot program were chosen from several applications. A team comprised of Chancellor’s Office staff, a member of the business and workforce community, and community college administrators, faculty and staff from districts that did not apply to host a program reviewed the applications.
The board’s actions are in response to legislation sponsored by Sen. Marty Block (D-San Diego) and allows up to 15 college districts to establish a pilot baccalaureate degree program at one of their colleges in a field of study not offered by the California State University or University of California.
Lower-division coursework would cost $46 per unit and upper-division coursework would cost an additional $84 per unit under the new program, with an estimated total cost of about $10,000 to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
Under the law the four-year degree programs must be up and running by at least the 2017-18 academic year, however, districts may start their programs by the fall 2015 semester.
Districts must also seek approval from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges to start a program.
The legislation sunsets after the 2022-23 school year, after which the Legislature and governor may renew it pending two Legislative Analyst’s Office reviews of the pilot program- one in 2018 and another in 2022.
The law was enacted to assist the state in meeting the need for individuals in high demand technical disciplines which are increasingly requiring baccalaureate degrees and to increase college participation rates and improve workforce training opportunities for local residents who are unable to relocate because of family or work commitments.
The Board of Governors had previously approved baccalaureate programs at:
• Antelope Valley College (airframe manufacturing technology);
• Bakersfield College (industrial automation);
• Cypress College (mortuary science);
• Feather River College (equine industry);
• Foothill College (dental hygiene);
• Mesa College (health information management);
• MiraCosta College (biomanufacturing);
• Modesto Junior College (respiratory care);
• Santa Ana College (occupational studies);
• Shasta College (health information management);
• Skyline College (respiratory care);
• West Los Angeles College (dental hygiene).
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Rose Family Preschool Program in Lakeport presented its annual “Circus of Stars” on April 24 before a large crowd of family and friends.
The 14 students from the both the “Butterfly” and “Caterpillar” classes, wore hand-painted costumes as they presented a 40-minute program of animal acts and songs which included dancing bears, juggling monkeys, galloping ponies, tight-rope walking elephants and fire-jumping lions and tigers.
After a quick costume change, the children completed their program with a variety of animal and circus songs, with a finale of the parade of animals, all to the joy and delight of the cheering audience.
The preschool students will be completing their school year at the end of May with their graduation ceremony.
Rose, a licensed daycare provider with a preschool program for the past 28 years, is now offering fall registrations through May.
A beginning program for ages 3 years and a pre-kindergarten program for ages 4 years both begin in September.
Call Martha Rose at 707-263-3283 to schedule an interview as spaces are limited.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – On Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to noon the Lake County International Charter School in Middletown will hold its annual kindergarten round-up.
Lake County International Charter School is a free, public school option open to all K-8 students in Lake County.
Potential kindergartners will participate in fun, standards-based kindergarten activities and crafts.
The kindergarten teacher and staff will be on hand to answer all questions you may have about the school, the curriculum and the 2015-2016 calendar.
The round-up will be held in the current kindergarten/first grade room in the Yellow House building at 15850 Armstrong St. in Middletown, across the street from the Methodist Church.
To reserve your child’s participation please call 707-987-3063 or email
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – All former Lake County Mendocino College graduates and students are invited to a first-ever alumni reception at the new Lake Center.
Hosted by the Lake County Friends of Mendocino College, an affiliate of the Mendocino College Foundation Inc., the free event will be on Saturday, May 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2565 Parallel Drive, Lakeport.
Anyone who has attended one or more classes at any of the Mendocino College campuses is considered an alumnus of the local community college.
Current and former residents of Lake County are encouraged to attend to network with fellow alumni.
Campus tours and refreshments will be offered, along with the opportunity to win special gifts and prizes, including certificates for purchases at the college bookstore.
Attendees may bring photographs and business cards for the new Wall of Fame being established at the Lake Center.
A short program beginning at 2:45 p.m. will include Mendocino College graduates who are alumni of Lake County high schools.
Featured speakers Anthony Farrington, Clear Lake High School; Michelle Wells Trigger, Upper Lake High School; and Lily Woll, Kelseyville High School will talk about their personal and professional success since their days at Mendocino College.
Others in attendance will be encouraged to share their stories.
The Governing Council of the Lake County Friends is sponsoring the reception, with a generous donation from member John Tomkins, president of the Mendocino College Board of Trustees and a long-time supporter of education at all levels in Lake County.
Members of the Friends include Peggy Campbell, Judy Conard, Brock Falkenberg, Lori McGuire, Cameron Reeves, Wilda Shock, Margaret Silveira, and Rebecca Southwick of Lakeport; Gloria Flaherty, Wally Holbrook and Trena Pauly, Kelseyville; Dave Geck and Jamey Gill, Cobb; Christopher Taliaferro, Lower Lake; and John Tomkins, Lucerne.
Katie Fairbairn, executive director of the Mendocino College Foundation, and Steve Hixenbaugh, interim dean of the Lake Center, serve as staff support for the affiliate organization.
Reservations are requested to www.lcfmc.weebly.com . More information is available from Shock, chair of the governing council, at 707-263-7575.