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The below directory includes only California Community Colleges. Information on similar programs in the California State University system can be found on the Project Rebound site, while similar efforts across the University of California are a part of Underground Scholars. A full directory of the community colleges serving Rising Scholars students is below the map.

Allan Hancock College

Jail Program Campus Program Youth Programs Federal Programs
Santa Maria, CA
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Operating In
  • Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution (Federal Prison)
  • North Branch County Jail
  • Juvenile Justice Center
  • On campus
Programs Offered
  • AA in Liberal Arts (non-transfer Social and Behavioral Sciences)
  • AA in Social Science
  • AA in Psychology
  • BIGE – Beyond Incarceration, Greater Education (campus)
  • Phoenix Scholars (Youth)
  • Rising Scholars program
Contacts

American River College

Prison Program Campus Program
Sacramento, CA
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Operating In
  • On campus
  • Folsom State Prison (FSP)
  • Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP)
Programs Offered
  • Rising Scholars (On campus)
  • Social behavioral sciences degree pathway, currently supporting with:
  • Conservation Biology, Kinesiology, Communication (MCSP)
  • Statistics (MCSP and FSP)
Contacts

Antelope Valley College

Prison Program Campus Program
Lancaster, CA
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Operating In
  • California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC)
  • On campus
Programs Offered
  • AA-T in Communications Studies
  • Focus 180 (campus)
  • AA-T in History
Contacts

Bakersfield College

Prison Program Campus Program Youth Programs
Bakersfield, CA
Operating In
  • Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP)
  • North Kern State Prison (NKSP)
  • California State Prison, Corcoran (COR)
  • California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF)
  • Wasco State Prison (WSP)
  • Juvenile Hall
  • on campus
Programs Offered
  • Rising Scholars Program
  • CSU Breadth General Education
  • AA-T in Communication
  • Certificate of Achievement in Communication
  • AA-T in Psychology
  • AA-T in Sociology
  • Free on the Outside (FOTO) Student Club
  • Student Development Course (youth)
Contacts

Butte College

Jail Program Campus Program
Butte, CA
Operating In
  • Butte County Sheriff’s Office Day Reporting Center
  • on campus
Programs Offered
  • Non-credit workforce readiness, Career Technical Education and General Education courses
  • Rising Scholars student club (on campus)
Contacts

Cabrillo College

Jail Program Campus Program
Aptos, CA
Operating In
  • on campus
  • Roundtree Medium Facility
Programs Offered
  • Rising Scholars
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Cañada College

Campus Program
Redwood City, CA
Operating In
  • on campus
Programs Offered
  • Resilient Education Program
Contacts

Cerritos College

Campus Program Youth Programs
Norwalk, CA
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Operating In
  • On campus
  • Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
Programs Offered
  • Court to College (C2C)
  • Cerritos Justice Scholars
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Cerro Coso Community College

Prison Program Campus Program
Ridgecrest, CA
Operating In
  • California Correctional Institution (CCI)
  • Owens Valley Conservation Camp
  • On campus
Programs Offered
  • AS-T in Administration of Justice
  • AA-T in Anthropology
  • AS-T in Business Administration
  • AA in Liberal Arts – Arts & Humanities
  • AA in Liberal Arts – Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • AA-T in Psychology
  • AA-T in Law, Public Policy, and Society
  • IGETC Certified General Education
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Chabot College

Jail Program Campus Program
Hayward, CA
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Operating In
  • on campus
  • Santa Rita Jail
Programs Offered
  • RISE: Restorative Integrated Self-Education Program
  • Courses for credit in Santa Rita jail
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