Students and faculty urged City College’s Free City Oversight Committee to strengthen and expand the tuition program, calling on Mayor Daniel Lurie to restore funding and remove barriers like repayment requirements and residency restrictions.
CCSF students push for a transit pass as rising fares and looming Muni and BART cuts make commuting to campus increasingly costly.
For now, San Franciscans can count on free tuition at City College, but its long-term stability depends on future budget battles
City College is more than just a community college. It is the bridge to the future for a thriving economic and cultural metropolis. A pathway for thousands of SF residents to evolve and improve their skills and capacity for the challenges ahead. Without them, we could not continue to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses with the extraordinary creative talent that San Francisco personifies.
We asked students: How should Mayor Lurie and the Supervisors support City College?
Free City has been forgiving to me. Giving the green light to stake myself in different places, meet all kinds of people and pick up skills I otherwise wouldn’t have. There are students who have been gifted the opportunity to revisit other career paths, without the financial burden of paying out of pocket.
When Board of Trustees president Alan Wong sat down at Mayor London Breed’s desk with the newly appointed Interim Chancellor Mitchell Bailey, they were there for what they thought would be a straightforward meeting to introduce the new chancellor. It was a calm, clear day in June after the spring semester had ended, and it was sprung on the college representatives that the mayor’s office intended to drastically reduce contributions to the Free City program.
With four seats in play, more than half of the board, and the priorities of voters could have a greater impact on the future of City College, its Free City program and budgetary goals, and the trajectory of public higher education in San Francisco.
Locally, elections like the Community College Board could have a meaningful impact on the city, both how it makes use of funds like those generated by Proposition W and the future of its historic institutions and programs: City College and Free City.
Leading up to the election The Guardsman will be interviewing candidates, providing context for current issues facing the college and proposals to address them in an ongoing segment.
The request asks San Francisco for $15 million a year for the next two years and could be introduced to the Board of Supervisors as early as April 27.
Students and faculty meanwhile paid the price for “Free City College.” Rocha cut over 600 classes according to the City College of San Francisco Faculty Union, effectively slowing down student’s plans and progress and creating anxiety in the community. In fact, City College funding is heavily dependent on enrollment.
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