The Peralta Community College District was featured throughout the September issue of the national magazine, Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

On Thursday, September 26th, Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson joined President Dixon and a strong team from College of Alameda on board the USS Hornet for an excellent event hosted by the Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance. The event included a “Fiscal Fireside Keynote Conversation” with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma and State Controller Malia Cohen. Chancellor Gilkerson also participated as a panelist discussing the Alameda Economic Forecast. There were more than 300 people attending.

On Wednesday, October 2nd, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources & Employee Relations Andrea Epps hosted a Human Resources retreat at Merritt College.  This retreat included the teams working on Human Resources, Employee Relations, Benefits, and Risk Management. It was another excellent team building event!

KGPC has had a long-held dream of having a live music show in its programming lineup called "Teeny Tiny Mic". For those who aren’t familiar, National Public Radio (NPR) has a show titled "Tiny Desk", a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. KGPC wanted its own local version of this music show, particularly since the Bay Area is burgeoning with musical talent hence, Teeny Tiny Mic.

Discover how Jaylon King from the CoA Men's Basketball Team finds success through supportive counselors and a welcoming educational environment at College of Alameda.

by Cassandra L. Hernandez, College of Alameda student

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an online application that can help you get the financial aid that you need in order to pursue your educational and career goals! Your FAFSA application helps your college determine if you're eligible for work-study programs, if you qualify for certain loans, and—most notably—how much grant money you need based on the information you submit. Grants, whether state or federal, do not need to be paid back; it’s free money!

The Peralta Community College District is proud to continue our ongoing and sustained commitment to serving the undocumented members of our East Bay community and joins with other community colleges across the state for Undocumented Student Action Week 2024.

Sociology student Kenny Ko talks about his experiences at Berkeley City College. He is in API L.E.A.D. and works at the Basic Needs Center. He is happy to help students with basic needs and assist them with any problems.

Here in the East Bay, we live in an earthquake zone, so it’s important that we all know what to do to keep as safe as possible during a quake.  The Great California Shakeout on October 17, 2024, at 10:17am, is an opportunity to test our emergency preparedness in case of an earthquake.  On that day and time, the Peralta Community College District will test our emergency communication system, Rave, by sending you all a text and email message advising you of the Great Shakeout emergency earthquake test.