When Merced College sought to expand the reach of their dual enrollment program, they turned to the counseling departments at their high school partner, Merced Union High School District (Merced [...]
Success Starts Early: Dual Enrollment Pathways at McFarland High School
For students in the McFarland community, the college journey begins in 8th grade. By the time they enter high school as 9th graders, each student will have completed a college [...]
Equitable Counseling Stories, Crafton Hills College: Piloting New Practices and Programs
The Crafton Hills College counseling team noticed that students who were midway through their educational plan were disengaging and stopping out. They also observed that students from historically underserved groups [...]
Equitable Counseling Stories, Riverside City College: Redesigning Practices Based on Shared Definitions of Equity and Justice
Dr. Monique Greene, an Associate Professor of Counseling at Riverside City College (RCC), observed that students are “struggling with a sense of belonging and are not being connected to resources [...]
Equitable Counseling Stories, Berkeley City College: Redesigning Practices Based on Equity and Justice
When Berkeley City College (BCC) counselors Dri Regalado and Skyler Barton set out to ramp up equitable counseling practices for dual enrollment, they worked to change the hearts and minds [...]
Equitable Counseling Stories, Cerritos College: Utilizing Communities of Practice to Support Equity-Focused Changemakers
At Cerritos College, the Dean of Counseling, Eliza Hoyos Vences, and the Department Chair, Chelena Fisher, sought to close gaps in serving students and solve the challenge of students receiving [...]
Equitable Counseling Stories, Chabot College: Uplifting Practices of Learning Communities
Tommy Reed, Umoja Counselor at Chabot College, seeks to create an HBCU-like experience where all community college students feel valued and cared for. He doesn’t stop there; he also seeks [...]
Building Community Through Dual Enrollment: East Los Angeles College and Community-Based Organizations
East Los Angeles College (ELAC) prides itself on being a part of the community and building a family of learners in partnership with local community organizations. The relationships between community-based [...]