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The number of formerly incarcerated people heading to college is poised to grow. Designing supportive housing for these students could help ensure they graduate
Members of the California Student Journalism Corps fanned out to ask students their thoughts about safety on their college campuses. The question was left open to interpretation because “safety” could have a different meaning for each person; and while the Feb.
California's community colleges rarely offer student housing, despite the fact that affordable housing is getting harder to come by. The average household income required to afford rent and utilities is $81,191. Yet out of the 116 community colleges in California’s system, only 12 have student housing, and only 14 have rapid rehousing programs like hotel or motel vouchers or deposit or move-in assistance.
Mental health is the next frontier for some community colleges, with Covid bringing into clearer focus the need to improve mental health services to help fulfill their mission of educating students. The Alamo Colleges District and San Diego City College are two community colleges that are taking novel approaches to improving mental health services.
Students who have dropped out of California’s community colleges did so because they needed to prioritize work, couldn’t afford college or had to take care of dependent family members, among other reasons, according to a survey.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 140,000 people die each year from excessive alcohol use. In 2020, 11,654 people died in alcohol-related car crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
When I tell people that I’ve never attended a college party, I receive mixed responses, especially when they know I’m in my third year at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Some inquire why, genuinely curious and wanting to know if there’s any specific reason.
California’s food assistance program is ending two temporary eligibility rules in June. State officials and school staff are urging students across the state to apply for CalFresh as soon as possible. After June 10, their CalFresh application will need to qualify under the stricter set of rules that was the norm prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A pilot program from the California Community College system helps homeless students find and pay for housing. College of the Redwoods is one of 14 campuses that provides this assistance to students who need help with housing. A 2019 survey of community college students found that 60% of participants had been housing insecure in the past year and 19% had been homeless. A full half of those surveyed had been food insecure in the past month.