A Third Attempt to Close Calbright College
Sara Weissman
March 29, 2022
California lawmakers are trying to close Calbright College for a third consecutive year. Will they be successful this time?
California state legislators are threatening to shut down Calbright College—again.
Assemblymember Jose Medina recently introduced a bill that would permanently shutter the state’s first all-online community college by January 2024. This marks the third attempt by state lawmakers to dismantle the college.
Medina’s proposal calls for Calbright’s funding to be reallocated to basic needs centers, student housing and more financial aid to the other 115 community colleges in the state, with $5 million specifically going to supports for students with children. The bill will be brought before the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee, which Medina chairs, at a hearing in April, according to Ed Source, which previously reported on Medina’s proposal.
