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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.

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)
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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
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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)
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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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Chaffey College

Prison Program Campus Program
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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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)
  • Rising Scholars (campus)

 

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Coastline College

Prison Program Jail Program Campus Program Federal Programs
Fountain Valley, CA
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Operating In
  • 35 state prisons, several federal prisons, and some county jails
  • On campus – formerly incarcerated student support
Programs Offered
  • Distance Correspondence:
    AA’s/AS degrees: in American Studies, Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Science & Math, Business, and Sociology;
    ADTs: Communication Studies, Psychology, and Sociology
    Certificate in Business
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Columbia College

Prison Program Jail Program Campus Program Youth Programs
Sonora, CA
Operating In
  • On campus
  • Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)
  • Vallecito Conservation Camp
  • Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp
  • MotherLode Regional Juvenile Detention Facility
  • Tuolumne County Jail
Programs Offered
  • AA in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beginning Social Works (SCC)
  • CTE courses in Fire and Hospitality Management (Vallecito)
  • CTE courses in Fire and Child Development (Pine Grove)
  • Transition and matriculation support (All locations)

 

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Cosumnes River College

Prison Program Campus Program
Sacramento, CA
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Operating In
  • On campus
  • Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP)
  • Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC)
Programs Offered
  • Reemerging Scholars (On campus)
  • Social behavioral sciences degree pathway, currently supporting with:
  • Spanish, Astronomy, Communication, English, History (MCSP)
Contacts

Cuesta College

Prison Program Campus Program Youth Programs
San Luis Obispo, CA
Operating In
  • California Men’s Colony (CMC)
  • Juvenile Service Center  (JSC)
Programs Offered
  • ADT in Sociology
  • CSU General Education
  • AA in Human Development
  • AA in Liberal Arts
  • Certificates in Addiction Studies and Culinary Studies
  • Second Chance Pell Grant Site
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