If you are a law student in graduate school in California then you are most likely researching and studying to take the bar exam soon. Michael Gharry, a local developer and former law student created the BarMax Iphone app to help students easily study on the go. BarMax is also now the most expensive app you can buy in the entire Apple Itunes storefront at $999.99. (more…)
Archive for the ‘California Colleges’ Category
CSU Sacramento Rewarded For Energy Efficiency
Friday, January 15th, 2010One of the dormitories at California State University Sacramento is allowing the college to save money and conserve energy at the same time. This energy efficient dormitory is also what earned the university a check from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District this week. CSU Sacramento president Alexander Gonzalez was pleased to accept a $74,000+ check for the school to work on future energy efficient projects relating to student housing. (more…)
California College Baseball Media Days Set for Late January
Thursday, January 14th, 2010California has long been known for having great college baseball players, many of which moved on to play professionally after graduating from school. The NCAA Division I has 24 college baseball teams in California, which will all be highlighted in two different events later this month for the Easton 2010 California College Baseball Media Days. This is the first time all of these California college baseball teams and coaches have organized together for this unique event. (more…)
California College of the Arts Graduate on Project Runway
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Oakland based Amy Sarabi, a graduate of the California College of the Arts in San Francisco is contestant on season 7 of of the hit television show Project Runway. Sarabi is originally from Texas, but moved to California when she was 18 to further her education and passion for fashion. She first went to Diablo Valley College which is in the East Bay area of San Francisco Bay in California, later getting into the California College of the Arts. Her senior collection at CCA was comprised of numerous unique couture visions, which she has become well known for designing. (more…)
CSUS President Hopes To Avoid More Fee Increases
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010California State University Stanislaus President, Hamid Shirvani, sent out a New Year’s memo to his staff and faculty regarding the future of the college and the massive state deficit for the 2010-2011 budget year. Public colleges across California are experiencing similar budget issues as most have had to endure spending cuts and fee increases. (more…)
Heald College Acquired by Corinthian Colleges
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Publicly traded Corinthian Colleges Inc. has finalized their acquisition of Heald Capital LLC, the parent company of Heald College. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Heald operates 11 campuses in the western United States. All of the Heald schools are regionally accredited junior colleges and focus on associates degrees, certificates, and diplomas. Students can study various programs in health care, business, law, and technology. This acquisition by Corinthian Colleges Inc gives them an expanded campus and online presence in the western U.S., which partners well with their other school brands WyoTech and Everest. (more…)
Athletic Programs at California Colleges Feeling the Budget Crunch
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009The budget troubles in California over the past year have had a direct effect on the athletic programs of the University of California and California State University systems. Not only do athletic programs take a tremendous amount of effort by the students and administration, they also are very expensive. Just as professors at colleges in California have taken a reduction in pay, so have the athletic coaches and administrators. In order to keep things going, many coaches are spending their time putting together events to raise money to support their programs. (more…)
Cal State Fullerton Receives Record Number of Applicants
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Fall of 2010 seems to be very popular for students in southern California as Cal State Fullerton received just over 56,000 applications for admission. Over 95% of the applications were for undergraduate students, some of which are just out of high school and other college students looking to transfer. More students are also looking to get advanced degrees while the economy is down so they can be prepared when things recover. Cal State Fullerton also had a 97% increase in graduate applications going from 1,225 to 2,419. (more…)
California Community Colleges Could Offer Limited Bachelors Degrees
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009As the economy has struggled, California has looked for ways to help boost revenues and cut costs for the state. Anything that can make the local economy run more efficiently is being reviewed right now as Governor Schwarzenegger looks to close the massive $20 billion plus gap in the California budget. Therefore, California lawmakers are looking to possibly give community colleges in the state the right to offer certain bachelor’s degrees. This trend has been happening in other states for the past decade for a variety of reasons, which are mostly economic. (more…)
