“Ghost Students” Haunt California Community Colleges as Fraudulent Applicants Steal Financial Aid and Class Spots

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has taken measures to reduce fraud, such as upgrading its admission portal and improving technology to more quickly identify cases of fraud. The system now requires two-factor authentication and shares suspected fraudulent applications between colleges to prevent bot enrollment.

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Calbright College Sparks Criticism on Online Learning

Calbright College, an online-only community college created by former Governor Brown, has many demands for the elimination of the college due to the current budget crisis. With online learning becoming more prevalent to students, Calbright College has sparked a debate for future learning.

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Attack on City College

The California Community College Student Success Task Force was formed by California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott for one purpose: to make the difficult choices of how to ration education following a brutal decade of budget cuts across California’s education system. The Task Force produced a document that outlines who they feel should be entitled to California’s education system, and who should be left out.

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