40% of Laney CalWorks Students Make Honor Roll
Graduation may be over, but Laney faculty, staff, and administrators are still celebrating the student success that was cultivated during the spring semester. CalWorks Program Coordinator, Cynthia Alvarado, boasted a big smile when she informed the Public Information Office that 40% of her students made the honor roll, which is a major increase from the typical one to two students.
Financial Aid Popcorn and Soda Social Event Is a Big Summer Hit at CoA
College of Alameda’s Popcorn and Soda Social was held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, outdoors in the Quad Area at the College campus.
On Tuesday, May 17th, the Office of International Education staff celebrated the class of 2022 with an online graduation ceremony. Special guest speakers included Interim Deputy Chancellor/Chief Operating Officer, Stephanie Droker, Ed.D, and Tram Thi Kim Nguyen, a graduating international student from Vietnam who completed the AS-T in Business Administration at Laney College.
KGPC bids farewell to Devin Herrell, who joined KGPC in Fall 2021 to support basic operations at the station. Devin was responsible for research, writing, and was the voice of the Community Calendar. He is also the new voice of the KGPC voicemail system.
Explore the great outdoors virtually with Peralta TV! This July, our program selection focuses on exploring the beauty of our natural world, and the steps some people are taking to understand and preserve it.
Congratulations to the College of Alameda Class of 2022
Spring semester concluded with joyful celebrations of student success at College of Alameda (CoA). On May 27, 2022, CoA held innovative virtual and in-person commencement celebrations titled GradFest. PCCD Trustees Linda Handy and Dr. Cynthia Napoli-Abella Reis, and PCCD Chancellor Dr. Jannett N. Jackson joined College faculty, administrators, staff, and students for the upbeat commencement festivities held on campus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Berkeley City College Educational Master Plan-DREAMing 5 Years Out
The Accreditation Commission for Community & Junior Colleges (ACCJC) sets and evaluates the standards for the California Community College system. BCC’s most recent accreditation peer-team site visit and Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) highlighted many of the college’s previous strategic priorities, such as growth in Dual Enrollment, increase in equitable transfer rates, growth in career education programs, and comprehensive academic and student supports.
24 Laney Machine Tech Students Awarded $19k in Scholarships
Twenty-four Laney Machine Technology students were awarded $19,000 in scholarships, through the Peralta Foundation, funded through donations by the Gene Haas Foundation. The Laney Machine Technology Haas Foundation Scholarship has been offered since 2013. Over that period 225 scholarships have been awarded for a total of $175,000.
Merritt College Pre-Collegiate Academy
Merritt College is excited to welcome back to our campus the Pre-Collegiate Academy. In 1991, the East Bay Consortium, in collaboration with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and Merritt College, instituted the Pre-Collegiate Academy (PCA), as a program specifically designed for students in Oakland middle and secondary schools. The PCA was established to remedy the growing number of students from low socio-economic backgrounds who were not qualifying for admission to higher educational institutions.
