Contra Costa Foundation Clears Students’ Debts to the College
Sara Weissman
April 16, 2026
The Contra Costa College Foundation surprised 181 students by agreeing to pay off their debts to the community college.
Students received texts with a video message from college president Kimberly Rogers announcing the news on Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“Any debt you have to the college is officially eliminated. It’s true. No joke,” Rogers said in the video to the Class of 2026.
The foundation committed $31,490 to clearing students’ overdue tuition and fee payments, ranging from $2 to $980, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This year’s graduates were eligible for the debt relief if they qualified as a California resident under the state’s tuition structure, noted a news release from the college.
