Fall 2017
Committee:
Legislative Affairs Committee
WHEREAS, the longer it takes a student to graduate and/or transfer from a community college, the more costly it becomes which makes attending community college less affordable and more time consuming, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity. In their comprehensive study regarding the state of education in California, community college students take a median of 4.1 years to graduate which is more than twice the time for programs expected to last two years for a student to graduate and/or transfer to a four-year university;
WHEREAS, according to the Los Angeles Times report on the aforementioned study, students who could not attend a required class took a different class that they didn’t need so that they can remain eligible for financial aid. Furthermore, these extra classes would lead to more time and money since a student getting a degree in six years from a community college in the Los Angeles area will likely have the opportunity cost of $120,000 in lost potential wages as well as expenses in their career compared to someone finishing in two years;
WHEREAS, the Education Advisory Board reports the decline in community college enrollment is due in part to the sentiment that the education system is considered too costly and time-consuming as cited by the director of Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, Anthony Carnevale;
WHEREAS, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the previous year-round Pell Grant award was impeded by burdensome administrative implementation;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for financial
aid such as the Federal Pell Grant and Cal Grant to be available to students during summer and winter class sessions to ensure that students will be able to afford to take classes during those sessions and to have the opportunity to reduce the time it takes for them to graduate
and/or transfer to a four year university;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge and encourage the prevention of administrative implementation that may burden the process of restoring year-round Pell Grants; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage that both full-time and half-time students receive financial aid during the summer and winter sessions. Education Advisory Board. (2016, October 24). The real reasons why community college enrollment is declining.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from https://www.eab.com/daily-briefing/2016/10/24/the-real-reasons-community-college-enrol lment-is-falling Payne, S. (2017, May 2). Spending Package Restores Year-Round Pell, Cuts Pell Reserves.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/11975/Spending_Package_Restores_Year-Round_Pell_ Cuts_Pell_Reserves Song, J. (2014, July 01). Many California community college students need 4 years to graduate.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-college-study-20140701-story.html The Campaign for College Opportunity. (2014, July). The Real Cost of College: Time & Credits in California.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://realcostofcollegeinca.org/
WHEREAS, according to the Los Angeles Times report on the aforementioned study, students who could not attend a required class took a different class that they didn’t need so that they can remain eligible for financial aid. Furthermore, these extra classes would lead to more time and money since a student getting a degree in six years from a community college in the Los Angeles area will likely have the opportunity cost of $120,000 in lost potential wages as well as expenses in their career compared to someone finishing in two years;
WHEREAS, the Education Advisory Board reports the decline in community college enrollment is due in part to the sentiment that the education system is considered too costly and time-consuming as cited by the director of Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, Anthony Carnevale;
WHEREAS, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the previous year-round Pell Grant award was impeded by burdensome administrative implementation;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for financial
aid such as the Federal Pell Grant and Cal Grant to be available to students during summer and winter class sessions to ensure that students will be able to afford to take classes during those sessions and to have the opportunity to reduce the time it takes for them to graduate
and/or transfer to a four year university;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge and encourage the prevention of administrative implementation that may burden the process of restoring year-round Pell Grants; and
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourage that both full-time and half-time students receive financial aid during the summer and winter sessions. Education Advisory Board. (2016, October 24). The real reasons why community college enrollment is declining.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from https://www.eab.com/daily-briefing/2016/10/24/the-real-reasons-community-college-enrol lment-is-falling Payne, S. (2017, May 2). Spending Package Restores Year-Round Pell, Cuts Pell Reserves.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/11975/Spending_Package_Restores_Year-Round_Pell_ Cuts_Pell_Reserves Song, J. (2014, July 01). Many California community college students need 4 years to graduate.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-college-study-20140701-story.html The Campaign for College Opportunity. (2014, July). The Real Cost of College: Time & Credits in California.
Retrieved September 11, 2017, from http://realcostofcollegeinca.org/