by Esther Cole
Neighborhood Community Colleges were operable before I graduated from high school, in 1942. They extended the educational opportunities for anyone enrolling. The only requirement was being 18 years of age, or a high school graduate. Without Los Angeles City College, I would never have gotten into U.C., Berkeley. Berkeley changed my life. But this article is not about me.
This article is about the current advantages of enrolling in Ventura Community College. Ventura College offers many programs, and, a chance to earn an AA, without paying tuition.
This program is titled the Ventura College-California Promise. This Promise is to provide college credit courses at no cost.
That’s right. No tuition. The current program is good for one year. The current program is expected to be extended another year, so any student, eligible for this Ventura College-California Promise, may be able to complete two years, at Ventura Community, without paying tuition fees.
This is the best college news I’ve heard in a long time.
The big noise, about college attendance, is the enormous debt students accrue. Or, the illegal attempts. by parents, to get their children into name schools.
The Ventura College-California Promise is not limited to Ventura College, but the helpful people at Ventura College, are the ones who told me of this program and how it works. This helpful person is
Catherine Mundy, Disabled Student Services Technician, who has worked for the college for over 20 years.
Anyone wanting to get into this program must apply online.
www.ventura college.edu/departments/administrative/foundation.
An interview must be scheduled. That’s it. As stated above, once the student is accepted into this program, there are no tuition fees for the first year.
I sure hope this information is shared with anyone planning to attend Ventura College for the first time.
