College Promise in California: Strategies, Challenges, and Successes

On August 30, 2016, California College Promise Project staff partnered with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office and the Community College League of California to design, plan, and host a day-long event on College Promise in California. More than 350 California College Promise program representatives, trustees, and community partners were in attendance. Attendees represented 57 of the 72 California community college districts, 55 College Presidents, 10 trustees, and six members of the California Community College Board of Governors. The goals of the day were to share information about the local, state, and national College Promise movement, to offer guidance around designing, implementing, and improving Promise programs; and to build a community of College Promise program colleagues across California.