Some community college districts in California say enrollment is up by more than 10%, though official numbers have yet to be released. Historically, college enrollment fluctuates depending on the strength of the economy.
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Misinformation spreads as Trump moves to cut aid for some California students
The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts.
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Up to 61,000 truck drivers in California could soon lose their licenses. Here’s why
The Trump administration is cracking down on immigrants who drive trucks in California, creating new regulations and threatening to withhold millions in federal highway funding over alleged violations by the state’s DMV. Gov. Gavin Newsom says those allegations are a lie.
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Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men
Thousands of men in California are neither working nor in school. Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it a “crisis,” both for the labor market and for men’s mental health.
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California invested millions pushing these careers for women. The results are disappointing
Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering and math programs, according to an analysis of colleges’ data by the Public Policy Institute of California on behalf of CalMatters
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Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?
Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
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How do high schoolers in your area really fare after graduation? A new California tool lets you know
California’s new Cradle to Career dashboards track students’ college paths and earnings after high school graduation — but leave out some key details.
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Trump policy targeting immigrants shuts California students out of federal programs
Federal programs offer financial aid and counseling to low-income and first-generation college students. California was allowed to include students without legal status, which the Trump administration is now ending.
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Fake student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing millions
Scammers have stolen more than $10 million in federal financial aid from California’s community colleges in the last 12 months — more than double what they stole in the prior year.
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California’s fund to build student housing runs dry — leaving community colleges in the lurch
Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many California schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.