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Legislators Push for Two Years of Tuition Free Community College in CA

December 4, 2018

(Los Angeles, CA) — As the semester comes to an end for the first wave of students taking advantage of free community college in California, legislators and higher education leaders stood together earlier today at Los Angeles Trade Technical College to debut Assembly Bill 2 -- a measure to waive fees for Year Two. By doing so, an Associates Degree in California will effectively become free.

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LACCD Guarantees Enrollment to All Graduating High School Seniors

LACCD Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner recently sent out a joint letter to all high school seniors that they are guaranteed enrollment at any of LACCD's nine colleges and they are eligible to participate in the L.A. College Promise Program for free first-year tuition.

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Gov. Newsom takes first step on promise of free community college in California

January 14, 2019

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took his first step toward guaranteeing free community college in California last week, marking early progress on one of his top campaign promises.

Newsom proposed spending $40 million during the next fiscal year to extend the California College Promise program to a second year of free community college for eligible students. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the program into law in 2017, creating one free year of tuition for students who meet certain criteria.

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Los Ángeles apoya proyecto de ley de dos años gratuitos en universidades

December 5, 2018

Una propuesta de ley que busca financiar hasta el segundo año de un programa gratuito de universidades locales recibió hoy el respaldo de importantes líderes de Los Ángeles, California, incluyendo el de su alcalde, Eric Garcetti.

La iniciativa AB2, impulsada por el asambleísta estatal Miguel Santiago, del Distrito 53, recibió además el apoyo del Canciller de los Colegios Comunitarios de California (LACCD), Francisco Rodríguez.

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Free college: CA assembly member calls for 2 years of free community college

December 4, 2018

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A California assembly member introduced legislation Tuesday that would provide two years of free community college for students.

Assembly Member Miguel Santiago, who represents District 53 in Los Angeles, introduced AB 2. The legislation, which Santiago authored, would waive fees for two years of community college.

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Reporte ¿Universidades gratuitas en Los Ángeles? ¿Es posible?

December 4, 2018

Una propuesta de ley que busca financiar hasta el segundo año de un programa gratuito de universidades locales recibió el respaldo de importantes líderes de Los Ángeles, California, incluyendo el de su alcalde, Eric Garcetti.

La iniciativa AB2, impulsada por el asambleísta estatal Miguel Santiago, del Distrito 53, recibió además el apoyo del Canciller de los Colegios Comunitarios de California (LACCD), Francisco Rodríguez.

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5 bright lights in LA County that are helping Latino students achieve

Source: LA School Report | November 28, 2017

Los Angeles College Promise has been helping to reduce financial barriers that many Latino students face attending college. It has served as an example for the state this year to create the California Community Promise program, which will provide one year of free tuition to all first-time, full-time community college students in California.

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SoCal students flock to program with free community college tuition

Source: KPCC | August 9, 2017

Community college officials overseeing the Los Angeles College Promise initiative are reporting that enrollment for the new program — which waives a year of community college tuition for L.A. Unified graduates — is much higher than expected at several of L.A.'s nine community college campuses.

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Garcetti visits first wave of 'Promise' students to get year of free community college

Source: Los Angeles Daily News | July 13, 2017

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to about 150 Pierce College students who are among the first recipients of free college enrollment under the Los Angeles College Promise program. The program was created to increase the number of community college graduates, university transfer and workforce-ready students throughout the region.

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Free year of community college for LAUSD graduates

Source: Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles College Promise will provide one year of tuition at any of the nine L.A. Community College District campuses to all full-time enrolled qualifying students graduating from LAUSD and charter high schools, starting in 2017.

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