Calbright College, the state’s only exclusively online community college, is one of nine institutions in the country selected to participate in a national research program to examine how technology can improve students’ skills for managing learning on their own.
An interview with Calbright’s Vice-President for Learning and Instruction, Pamela Sanborn.
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Calbright president Ajita Talwalker Menon appeared on this week’s EdSource podcast — you can listen here! President Menon began by talking about “the urgency of the moment” in both education and California. In under a half-hour they covered topics ranging from what makes Calbright’s model unique to how to protect people on the economic margins from […]
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“California’s online-only community college bets big on new programs and partnerships to prove its value “ A new article from Ed Source summarizes the debate in the state legislature about Calbright. As it notes: “Without Calbright, these students may be left with the more costly for-profit education or no college at all.”
Calbright is not only California’s only all-online community college, it’s the only entirely competency based community college. That is a unique approach to higher education, built to serve working adults. Calbright President Ajita Talwalker Menon discusses what this means with CCC Chancellor Eloy Oakley in this new podcast!
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““They only offer a handful of programs focused on high-demand, high-wage fields,” Jez says. “Even though it’s only a fraction of the students statewide, we think this investment in Calbright College can pave the way and demonstrate how the state can serve this population better.””
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“About 1,100 institutions nationwide are contributing to the Opportunity America survey on workforce development. California Community College System Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said “upskilling” will be crucial to an equitable recovery from the pandemic.”
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“Transforming postsecondary education to reach those who most need it can be a disruptive and threatening process, but the pandemic has highlighted the extreme need for such change, according to the president of a new kind of community college.”
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“Calbright, which is free to students, is different from other public community colleges in that students can start and finish each program on their own time and at their own pace. The college offers competency-based education, which assesses students based on the skills they learned and not the amount of time spent in a class.”
“California’s online community college is partnering with [email protected], a nonprofit aimed at fixing the opportunity gap, to connect students with employers hiring for specific skills.”
Read more about Calbright Partnership to Help Californians With Skills but No Degree
