New report says California #1 in community college spending

Christina Sziatinszky
November 1, 2011

A new report by the American Institute for Research, titled “The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges,” found that California is ranked number one in statewide cost of attrition based on first-year drop-out rates. The report concludes that over five years, the U.S. spent an estimated $4 billion in... Read more »

Priority enrollment exasperates students

Raven Wadley-Wright, Staff Writer
April 27, 2011

Beginning May 9, Santa Monica College will begin paring back on the amount of classes offered for both summer and fall semesters; additionally, due to an all-time high demand for enrollment, adjustments have been made to the priority enrollment system. The current enrollment system works on a first come... Read more »