California Community College System

Agendas
February 24, 2011
April 28, 2011
June 23, 2011

Subject Area
Education

California Community College System

Study Schedule

DATE & TIME	EVENT	WRITTEN MATERIAL
Monday, October 24, 2011 2:30 p.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level 925 L Street, Sacramento	Subcommittee Meeting	Public Notice
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:30 p.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level 925 L Street, Sacramento	Subcommittee Meeting	Public Notice
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:30 p.m., Room 340, Library and Courts Building II, 900 N Street, Sacramento	Advisory Committee Meeting	Public Notice
Thursday, June 23, 2011 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437	Public Hearing	Agenda
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:00 p.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level 925 L Street, Sacramento	Advisory Committee Meeting	Public Notice
Thursday, April 28, 2011 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437	Public Hearing	Agenda
Thursday, February 24, 2011 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 437 Revised Public Notice	Public Hearing	Agenda

Description of Study

The Little Hoover Commission is reviewing California’s community college system. California’s community college system is the nation’s largest higher education system, responsible for providing basic skills education, workforce training, and preparation for transfer to 4-year universities, as well as vocational and life-long learning opportunities. The community college system plays a critical role in training the state’s future workforce, and is under increasing pressure from declining budgets and growing demand. The Commission will study how the community college system’s governance structure and financing are aligned to serve its multifaceted mission, and make recommendations for improvement, if warranted.

When the Commission last reviewed the state’s community college system in 2000, it found enormous potential in the state’s community colleges’ ability to meet individual and community needs, but also identified some barriers. The Commission recommended a number of measures to strengthen community colleges’ ability to reach that potential, including improving teacher quality, ensuring universal access, realigning funding to drive student success and strengthening the governance of the community college system.

In its 1986 study, the Commission reviewed the adequacy of financial accountability for the community college system and made a number of recommendations to improve the organization, management and financial accountability of the system.

If you would like more information regarding this study, please contact the project manager, Tamar Foster. To be notified electronically of meetings, events, or when the report is complete, please send a request to littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov.

Previous Studies:

Open Doors and Open Minds: Improving Access and Quality in Community Colleges
(Report #154, March 2000)

Inadequate Financial Accountability in California’s Community College System
(Report #69, February 1986)

Click here for a list of additional previous Commission studies on education issues.