By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. The community college district has broken ground on its student housing development at College of San Mateo, with educators and community leaders celebrating the historic project that will house 316 students in coming years. Formerly a paved parking lot, the […]
SMCCCD Announces Groundbreaking of $86 million Housing Project to Address Student Housing Insecurity
The San Mateo Community College District is constructing a 316-bed student housing complex on the College of San Mateo campus. WHAT: San Mateo Community College District (SMCCCD) will break ground on its approved student housing project on April 27th, advancing efforts to address college student housing insecurity. Since 2020, the District has strategically invested time and […]
Creating education path for incarcerated youth: Project Change program led in partnership by community college district, San Mateo County Probation Department and office of education
By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. A program through the San Mateo County Community College District is leading students affected by the juvenile justice system into higher education, an over-decade model for interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline throughout the state. A presentation on Project Change […]
SMCCCD Announces March 25 Board Meeting to be held at the San Mateo County Office of Education
Rotating Venues are Part of the District’s Efforts to Foster Community Engagement and Collaboration.
SMCCCD Offers Over $31 Million in Compensation to Faculty Following Impasse Mediation
District’s offer includes salary increases for full-time faculty and significant compensation gains for part-time faculty San Mateo, CA — Following one year of negotiations and the conclusion of recent impasse mediation, the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) has shared its latest contract proposal with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 1493, which represents faculty across the District’s three colleges: […]
Legislators submit bill to make free community college permanent for residents living in San Mateo County
By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. Making free college a permanent program in the San Mateo County Community College District took another big step in the current legislative cycle through Senate Bill 968 that seeks to break cost barriers to education for county residents. […]
College district may ask for bond extension
Ballot measure, if approved, will be placed for voter consideration in November By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. The San Mateo County Community College District may ask for voter support in November to extend the district’s bond tax rates, which could generate $848 million […]
SMCCCD Submits Free College Report as Senator Becker Introduces Legislation to Make Free College Permanent
San Mateo, CA — The San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) has formally submitted its SB 893 Free College Report, documenting the outcomes of the District’s successful Free College pilot program, as State Senator Josh Becker introduced Senate Bill 968, legislation that would make SMCCCD’s Free College program permanent. Established under SB 893 (Becker, 2022) as a five-year pilot, Free College provided SMCCCD with the flexibility to use […]
CSM student housing on the way
Community college district awards contract to break ground on districtwide student housing in spring By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. Districtwide student housing at College of San Mateo is inching closer to becoming a reality after the community college district’s Board of Trustees approved […]
Free college may become permanent in San Mateo County
Josh Becker to introduce bill in new year to make community college free to county residents By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. Following the success of the San Mateo County Community College District’s Free College pilot, a bill making the initiative a permanent program will […]