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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

Santa Maria, CA
Operating In
  • Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution (federal prison)
  • 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)
Contacts

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA
Operating In
  • California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC)
Programs Offered
  • AA-T in Communications Studies
Contacts

Bakersfield College

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)
  • 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
Contacts

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA
Operating In
  • Launching in Spring 2022
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Butte College

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
  • Ascending Scholars student club (on campus)
  • Ag-Business Career Exploration class (Butte County Probation Facility)
Contacts

Cañada College

Redwood City, CA
Operating In
  • on campus
Programs Offered
  • Resilient Education Program
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Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA
Operating In
  • on campus (alternative to incarceration)
Programs Offered
  • Court to College
Contacts

Cerro Coso Community College

Ridgecrest, CA
Operating In
  • California City Correctional Facility (CAC)
  • California Correctional Institution (CCI)
Programs Offered
  • AS-T in Administration of Justice (transferable)
  • AA-T in Anthropology (transferable)
  • AS-T in Business Administration (transferable)
  • AA-T in English (only at CAC, transferable)
  • AA in Liberal Arts – Arts & Humanities (transferable)
  • AA in Liberal Arts – Social & Behavioral Sciences (transferable)
  • AA-T in Psychology (transferable)
  • IGETC certified general education
Contacts

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Operating In
  • California Institution for Women (CIW)
  • California Institution for Men (CIM)
  • on campus
Programs Offered
  • AS in General Business
  • Second Chance Pell Grant Site
  • Turning Point (prison)
  • Pinto Club (campus)

 

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