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‘Community’ College Never Rang So True

May 1, 2023June 6, 2023 The Guardsman enrollment, city college history, city college future

City College has had a vibrant yet tumultuous history. Enrollment has ebbed and flowed, but only in the last decade, has the college had to face some of its toughest challenges. Time and time again, the dedicated employees and community members have stood up for their college.

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Student Enrollment at City College is in Decline

September 14, 2022September 26, 2022 The Guardsman board of trustees, enrollment, Lolie Mahe, Chancellor Martin

This year’s enrollment has fallen 12% compared to the 2021 fall semester, according to City College Chancellor David Martin at the Aug. 25 Board of Trustee meeting

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City College to be Held Harmful by California

September 22, 2021September 26, 2021 The Guardsman city college, california, enrollment, accreditation, funding

By Skylar Wildfeuer skylar.wildfeuer@gmail.com At the bottom of our college’s fiscal cliff lie the sharp rocks of California’s new

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Faculty Union Criticizes Moves Towards Layoffs

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman Malaika Finkelstein, enrollment, Chancellor Vurdien, aft 2121, Layoffs, American Federation of Teachers, March 15th Slips, deficit, Seniority, AFT, pink slips, board of trustees, budget, Budget Crisis, cuts, tobin jones

Interim-Chancellor Vurdien announced January 21st that City College intends to issue pink slips to a yet undisclosed number of employees.

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Board of Trustees Prioritize Increasing Enrollment, Cutting Costs by 2025

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman Alan Wong, Shannell Williams, Rajen Vurdien, board of trustees, Loretta Bonifacio, budget, Aliya Christi, News, enrollment, CCSF, Tom Temprano

Under the watchful eye of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, the City College Board of Trustees contemplate their financial strategy for the next five years and beyond.

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Drastic cuts across the board to address College’s “dire fiscal emergency” in approved Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman Simon Hanson, Malaika Finkelstein, Kathleen White, budget, Participatory Governance Council, Daina Medvedor Koziot, Board of Supervisors, Vick Van Chung, enrollment, Rajen Vurdien, accreditation, Annette Mullaney, ACCJC, Enrollment Management Committee, AFT2121, Jill Yee, Dianna Gonzales, Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment, Tom Boegel, Wynd Kaufman, Rick Baum, Alison Datz

Facing budget constraints and continued accreditation pressures, the College’s Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan outlines steep cuts, including at least 600 fewer class sections.

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Ailing Coffers a Root Symptom of City College’s At-Risk Accreditation

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 The Guardsman election, Burcu Ozdemir, the guardsman, Chancellor Rajen Vurdien, enrollment, Enhanced Monitoring, City College of San Francisco, deficit spending, Dr. Vincent Olivieri, accrediting commission for community and junior colleges, hold harmless, anita martinez, state funding formula, administrative turnover, JohnTaylor Wildfeuer, Han Zou, Marie Hurabiell, fiscal responsibility, board of trustees, Geramye Teeter, chief financial officer

JohnTaylor Wildfeuer jt.wildfeuer@gmail.com The Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has placed City College on “Enhanced

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Non-credit classes attempt to bridge the digital divide

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 The Guardsman Non-Credit, Eleni Balakrishnan, remote learning, Burcu Ozdemir, Greg Keech, Nicole Larios, enrollment, digital divide, ESL, registration, Canvas

City College students and faculty of non-credit classes are moving online along with the rest of the school. Some adjustments have been difficult, but others will bring a welcome change.

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Early Statistics Show Sharp Drop in Student Enrollment

September 27, 2020 The Guardsman COVID-19, Vick Van Chung, tobin jones, Burcu Ozdemir, Dayna Holtz, city college, student trustee, enrollment, funding, coronavirus

City College faces an 18 percent decline in enrollment compared to last year. The same situation can be seen in many higher institutions in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic hardships that have followed.

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October 1, 2018 The Guardsman Connie Chan, Casey Ticsay, Editor, Letter to the Editor, Premature Class Cuts Halt Education Plans, cuts, enrollment, class cuts, letter, David Mamaril Horowitz

Dear Editor: The recent Guardsman’s article “Premature Class Cuts Halt Education Plans” can be misleading when in fact City College

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City College anticipates decision of accrediting commission

November 3, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman ACCJC, Cassie Ordonio, enrollment, CCSF, accreditation

City College is currently awaiting a decision that decides whether it will be accredited by an accrediting agency. The accrediting agency, in turn, is being reviewed by the Department of Education.

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Student enrollment stabilizes with new marketing plans

September 17, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman city college, enrollment, CCSF, Auryana Rodriguez, Kyle Honea, Marketing, Jeff Hamilton

City College’s marketing plan has halted the downward spiral of student enrollment that reduced the college’s numbers by more than 20 percent in the last eight years.