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The Citizen

Peralta Community College District's only student-run publication.

The Citizen

Students walk through campus at Cabrillo College in Aptos on Dec. 7, 2023. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters

A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest

This June, struggling California community colleges will stop getting yearly cost-of-living increases to their budgets. These increases have kept many districts, including Peralta, afloat for the past six years while community colleges adjusted to a new funding method based patrially on student performance.
PCCD's financial future got an honest look at the Oct. 22 board meeting. From left: Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson, Chief Operating Officer Greg Nelson. (Photo: Kristina Hoessl/The Citizen)

‘The sky’s already fallen’: Peralta’s grim financial future and past mistakes overviewed at 10/22 trustee meeting

Kristina Hoessl, Staff Writer November 14, 2024
District officials warned the board about the impacts that a new state funding formula will have on the institution's already shaky financial outlook.
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