The rising cost of higher education
There are more opportunities to attend college today than ever before, but get- ting an education is also more expensive than in years past. The price tag of college has…
FILE PHOTO: Members of the 2017 graduating class march in to begin the College of the Canyons commencement ceremony held in the Honor Grove at College of the Canyons in Valencia on June 2. Dan Watson/For the Signal
UC president wants to offer guaranteed admission to qualified community college students
Earlier this month, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced she’d like the UC system to implement new policies that would guarantee admission to all qualified community college transfer students…
UC, CSU considering tuition increases in 2018-19
Two California institutes of higher education are considering implementing tuition increasing during the upcoming academic year in order to offset shortfalls they say are in Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget…
Education officials respond to potential revamp of Title IX guidelines
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made a statement announcing a replacement of the Obama administration’s Title IX guidelines surrounding sexual assault in order to better protect the…
Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) board a bus outside Representative Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, following a short rally and the delivery of materials to the office. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Local, state colleges express concern toward DACA decision
Both leaders from Santa Clarita’s colleges and from California’s institutions of higher education are expressing their concern and frustration toward the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for…
Dante Acosta. Dan Watson/The Signal
Update: Committee Democrats deny Acosta’s UC audit request
State Democrats denied Assemblyman Dante Acosta’s request for a forensic audit to look at the mismanagement of funds by the University of California system on Wednesday. At the beginning of…
Assemblyman Dante Acosta speaks about this new bill that would support foster children at a press conference at College of the Canyons on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
UC funding requires forensic audit, Acosta says
In an ongoing effort to determine whether $175 million was mishandled unlawfully by the University of California system, Assemblyman Dante Acosta (R-Santa Clarita) joined his colleagues to request a forensic…
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State legislators ask for subpoena and forensic audit for UC funding
Seeking financial transparency from the University of California president, state legislators held a meeting Tuesday to see whether $175 million worth of funding was mishandled. These millions of dollars directed…
What’s next for undocumented students protected by DACA in a post-election world?
When the news of Donald Trump’s presidential election reached 20-year-old College of the Canyons student Carlos, a pseudonym given to the student to protect his identity, he decided to change…
