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SACRAMENTO – The number of community college students who earned an associate degree through the California Community Colleges and California State University “A Degree with a Guarantee” transfer program more than doubled to 11,673 in 2013-14, the two college systems announced today.
Students who earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) are guaranteed admission to the California State University.
Of the 11,673 students who earned an associate’s degree for transfer, 6,905 went on to transfer to a CSU campus.
For comparison, in the 2012-13 academic year, the first full year transfer degrees were available, 5,367 associate degrees for transfer were awarded to California community college students. These included 1,742 AS-T degrees and 3,625 AA-T degrees.
“As these numbers indicate, an increasingly large number of students are opting to take advantage of the tremendous benefits offered through this program,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris. “The reasons for this are compelling. Students can earn a second credential to enhance their resumes and boost their workforce competiveness and much of the uncertainty surrounding the transfer process is eliminated. Our community college faculty and the faculty of the California State University are to be congratulated for the tremendous amount of work and cooperation necessary to bring this ‘Degree with a Guarantee’ to life.”
Students who receive an AA-T or AS-T at a community college are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU to a similar major with junior standing and need only earn 60 more semester units (90, if quarter units) to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
Though program students are guaranteed admission to a CSU campus, it may not necessarily be a campus or major of their choice.
“The thousands of students who are earning an Associate Degree for Transfer are choosing the best academic preparation for completing the corresponding baccalaureate programs at CSU campuses,” said CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White. “Serving transfer students is a critical part of the university’s mission, and we will continue to work with our community college partners to ensure that current community college students and high school seniors are aware of this fast-track to degree completion,” White added.
The degree program was designed to streamline the transfer admission process between the California Community Colleges and CSU systems to address challenges faced by transfer students, including difficulties transferring outside their region, earning far more units than needed for transfer, and repeating classes at a CSU to meet lower-division prerequisites.
The program offers 1,535 associate degrees for transfer in a wide variety of disciplines, including fields like physics, mathematics, political science, computer science, and English.
For more information about the transfer program and to hear from students who have already earned these degrees and transferred to a CSU campus, visit www.AdegreeWithAGuarantee.com .
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Hello again readers, and welcome back to the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé High School.
We’re happy to be back to report the news after a two-week absence due to technical difficulties.
Carlé’s student of the week last week was Jeremy Hunter, who was honored for all his hard work during the silver level movie and Harvest Fest.
Jeremy is our resident technical expert, taking care of all things electronic, from soundboards to projectors and everything in between.
Last week was the end of our second grading period, and as of now we are one-third of the way through our school year with four more grading periods to go.
Our gold level students this grading period were Ben Boyce, Dameon Dawson, Alyssa Garnett, Jasmine Heckard, Angel Hernandez, Jeremy Hunter, Stevie Jones, Samuel Martinez-Cachu, Robert McGraw, Samantha Miller, Chris Nuzzo, Regina Perrin-Clanton, Isaiah Piazza, Daniel Silvante and Quintessa Strahl.
Congratulations to all our gold level students for going above and beyond the high school pace.
On Friday, Oct. 31, our school held its Harvest Fest, where all our students got a break from daily activities to celebrate Halloween and the recent coming of Autumn.
Principal Matt Strahl and student Quintessa Strahl made pancakes for all our students in the morning, and at lunchtime our students were treated to delicious hamburgers.
Among the activities was the costume contest for all our students who dressed up for Halloween; the mummy wrap, where our teachers were covered from head to toe in toilet paper; a hands-free doughnut-eating contest; a game of musical chairs; door decorating contest; and karaoke in the library where everyone got a chance to shine.
Special mention from the karaoke contest goes out to Antonio “AJ” Gelardi, whose powerful singing voice was heard and applauded throughout the school.
Our costume contest saw Regina Perrin-Clanton winning First place as a zombie, Kenny Kalousek winning Second place as a lovely lady and Rene Espinosa winning Third place as the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.
Overall, Angie Siegel’s advisory class got the most points and won the most contests, with her class winning the costume contest, the door decorations and the mummy wrap.
Her featured students were Jasmine Heckard, Riley Nielsen, Tyjonique “TyTy” Beasley, Kayla Doyle, Solaya Mota, Quintessa Strahl, and Rodrigo Suarez. Congratulations!
They were awarded a beautiful plaque made by head designer Desteny Cypert with all their names on it. This plaque will stay in Angie’s room for all to see for many years to come.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Yuba College, Clear Lake Campus Spring schedule is now available.
The spring semester will begin on Monday, Jan. 12, and commence May 20.
New students may begin enrolling on Nov. 24.
The Clear Lake Campus offers opportunities to complete more than 25 degrees and specific training in vocational programs.
There are many new exciting classes being offered this semester including; administration of justice/juvenile law, anatomy, emergency medical technician, management psychology, critical thinking philosophy, water distribution systems level II, real estate and more.
Campus staff can assist students with initial paper work, the placement test and proper selection of courses.
Students may fulfill a variety of goals from improving basic skills, pursuing a vocational path, completing an associate degree or working on transfer curriculum in order to transfer to a four-year university.
Counseling appointments are available to assist students in selecting the proper path to a successful future.
Financial aid and BOG fee waivers are available to eligible students for assistance with tuition, books and expenses.
Students may access the campus schedule at http://clc.yccd.edu/ or come by the office at 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake to pick up a schedule and receive personal assistance.
Students may complete the application on line. New students are encouraged to come in person for a personal orientation and tour of the campus.
For more information call 707-995-7900.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A special event for young women, the Girls in Careers Workshop, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The workshop, open to students in grades seventh through 12th throughout Lake and Mendocino Counties, will take place at Lower Lake High School from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Register online at http://www.lakecoe.org .
The purpose is to encourage girls to explore nontraditional careers with the theme being, “Never underestimate the power of a woman.”
Girls will participate in multiple hands-on sessions including “CSI Lake County” on forensic science; “Chemistry is Beautiful” on the making of cosmetics, “A is for Animals” with a veterinarian from the SPCA of Clear Lake and “Girls on the Mic,” where participants will learn about the recording industry from a couple of the guys with Cheating Daylight.
All workshops will include a local high school teacher and a person from the industry.
Girls also will have the opportunity to work with Quanisha Smith, an international speaker, to explore how to live their desired lives.
The Lake County Office of Education has offered to pay for buses or vans from every middle and high school to get girls to the event. Students should check with their school to see if they are taking advantage of the transportation option.
Lunch and snacks will be provided as well as a free drawing for prizes including a Chromebook, GoPro, Nook tablet, Dr Dre Beats High Def headphones and more.
This energetic and exciting workshop is fully funded by SB70 funds from Mendocino College and the Lake County Office of Education.
Also, parents, teachers and other community members that work with youth are invited to attend an event on Friday, Nov. 14, at Lower Lake High.
Smith will lead a free workshop starting at 5 p.m. Titled, “How to Talk So Youth Will Listen.”
Participation will include a catered meal by the LLHS culinary department.
For more information contact Norma Cromwell or Tammy Serpa at 707-994-9001.