Congratulations to Dr. Denise Richardson, President of Berkeley City College, and her co-author, Dr. Alfred McQuarters, President of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, for the publication of their article in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a national magazine with over 35,000 readers.
The Peralta Community College District Marketing team was thrilled to participate in Welcome Week activities, visiting Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College to hand out free college-branded hoodies and t-shirts to students who then modeled them. We had an outstanding turnout, including many returning students from last semester's event. Thank you so much to the 200+ students who modeled for us!
Welcome to the Peralta Colleges – we're glad you’re here! Here's some info that might be useful in your first week of the Spring Semester.
BCC Presents at the 2024 Real College Basic Needs Summit
Last month, the Basic Needs team and advocates from BCC made a strong impression at the 2024 Real College Basic Needs Summit at Lemoore College. The event brought together students, staff, and faculty from across California to share strategies and successes in addressing student basic needs, and BCC’s team was front and center.
VIVE Mars Best Horror Shot Winners
Congratulations to the Berkeley City College Multimedia Arts students for earning second place in the global VIVE Mars “Best Horror Shot!” film competition for their spooky short “Night of the Living Dodo.”
Berkeley City College student Marku Lechuga shares his positive experiences and the support he's received from the Puente Project, a program aimed at helping Latinx students succeed in college.
Have you taken advantage of the free services available at the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Student Health Clinic powered by Baywell Health? The clinic is now open and available to all students enrolled in the Fall 2024 semester!
The Peralta Community College District has been getting substantial news coverage over the past few months. Each of the colleges is getting excellent news exposure from a wide range of publications.
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.
