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Community colleges in San Diego and Imperial counties will soon see more than $16.5 million in state funding to help them close the skills gap.

Preliminary allocation was made July 31, with final approval reached at the September 19 meeting of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Community colleges will collaborate with their educational, workforce, labor, and civic partners in expanding access to career technical education programs that meet workforce needs.

Some $9.9 million is going to individual college districts. The ...

Our region’s largest provider of higher education will welcome nearly 150,000 students to the 2016-17 academic year on August 22 at San Diego’s nine community colleges, and August 15 at Imperial Valley College.

“California Community Colleges offer the most affordable higher education option in the country, and we are looking for another successful year in helping students secure a degree, transfer to a four-year university or college, or get the skills necessary to get ahead in their profession,” said Dr. Sunita ...

On June 6, representatives from the San Diego & Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA) met with University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla at the County Office of Education in Linda Vista. President Napolitano emphasized the UC’s commitment to partnership with California’s 113 community colleges. She said that 85 percent of the UC’s current students are California residents and that 5,000 additional California residents would be enrolled this year. Discussion topics focused on 21 ...