Jackie Orchard
Former Community Colleges Reporter
(she/her)
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Much of the strategy for how California's community colleges respond to climate change revolves around one college in particular: West Los Angeles College, in Culver City. -
Mt. San Antonio College owns seven Cessnas at Brackett Air Field, where students learn to fly.
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The U.S. foster system has many flaws, but consistent efforts have paid dividends at Mt. San Antonio College.
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Students from three community college campuses cooked, baked, sautéed and displayed their very best dishes at the third annual Culinary Cup.
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L.A. Trade-Tech College has the longest continuously running culinary arts program in the country, a resource for California's growing restaurant industry.
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Fullerton College's drone lab is training students for careers in everything from emergency response to flying packages to your doorstep.
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CORE — Community Overcoming Recidivism through Education — is helping formerly incarcerated students at Pasadena City College get their lives back on track.
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The Long Beach City College Jazz Fest ran into hard times during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the students are still playing.
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Pressed by the state legislature, the California State University system is making it easier for students who want to transfer in from community colleges.
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In Southern California, Long Beach City College is bucking national trends.
Stories by Jackie Orchard
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