Program Directory
Our network of Rising Scholars community colleges and partner programs help to build direct pathways from incarceration to higher education opportunities, while providing incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students with the unique support they need.
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.
Find a program near you.
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)
Operating In
- California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC)
Programs Offered
- AA-T in Communications Studies
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)
Programs Offered
- CSU Breadth General Education
- Free on the Outside (FOTO) Student Club
- AA-T in Communication
- Certificate of Achievement in Communication
- AA-T in Psychology
- AA-T in Sociology
Programs Offered
- Underground Scholars Initiative
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)
Operating In
- on campus (alternative to incarceration)
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
Programs Offered
- RISE: Restorative Integrated Self-Education Program
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)
