Students are definitely excited that Governor Schwarzenegger is pushing for more money for financial aid and higher education, during the upcoming fiscal year in California that starts in July. However this does not help current California community college students who are trying to push forward to transfer and complete their bachelors degree that are having tremendous difficulty. Right now there is a major bottleneck with the flow of transfer students to the California State University system, who are currently not accepting midyear transfer students. Not all community college students finish college at the end of the school year, therefore many students are stuck in limbo waiting to transfer to a CSU campus. Many students are frustrated and want to continue their education without any gaps, as it costs them a lot of money to wait around for the CSU system to become ready to accept students again.
California community college students are graduating and deciding to attend private career colleges or head out of state to go to college where they can get accepted right away. This trend is expected to have long term effects on the California economy as we’re sending our smart and talented students out of state. When a student goes out of state to college, it is less likely that they will return to California to start work after graduation and help our local economy. Hopefully Schwarzenegger can make significant enough changes while still in office to help rectify the situation now, so that it does not lead to bigger issues down the road.
Tags: California Community College, California State University
