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The Campaign for College Opportunity is a California non-profit organization co-founded in 2003 by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the California Business Roundtable and the Community College League of California.
Below is a listing of broad, bi-partisan and statewide support for several of the Campaign's initiatives. Our work would not be possible without the support of our coalition partners and every success is due to their engagement on the critical activities that ensure more students can go to college and succeed.
Listing of Supporters for Campaign Initiatives
Supporters of AB 440- The College Student Success Act
AB 440 will assure that community college students, who fulfill general education transfer requirements to a four-year university and a minimum of 60 semester units, receive an associate of arts degree in transfer studies in recognition of their achievement. Currently, students are not awarded an associate degree at the end of their transfer path. As a result, many transfer students leave the community college system with nothing to show for their work. Should they experience interruptions on their path to obtain a bachelor's degree, they may find themselves far less marketable in a competitive economy. This Bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee in July 2009.
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College Options
Community Coalition Los Angeles, Girls Inc.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Marian Bergeson- Retired State Senator-
Newport Beach
Pierce College
Public Advocates
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Stanislaus County of Education |
The California Catholic Conference,
The California Chamber of Commerce
The California Postsecondary Education Commission
The Greenlining Institute
The Kern County Superintendent's Office
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
The Orange County Business Council
The Womens Foundation Womens Policy Institute |
Supporters of SB 890 – Early Commitment to College
The bill that created Early Commitment to College, SB 890 was sponsored by the Campaign for College Opportunity. It enjoyed broad-based bipartisan support and was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger in September 2008. This act assures that if students sign a pledge to work hard, stay in school, and take the steps they need to make it to college, the state of California promises to make sure there is a spot in college and financial aid available when they get there.
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Advance!
Advancement Project
Applied Research Center
(ARC)
Asian Pacific Advance!
Advancement Project
Affordable Housing Development Corporation
Alameda County Office of Education
ALL Student Loan
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
(AFL-CIO)
American Jewish Committee
Anaheim City School District
Antioch Unified School American Legal Center (APALC)
Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
(AICCU)
Automobile Club of Southern California
AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination) – Statewide
AVID - Delta Sierra Region VI
Bay Area Council
Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition
California Catholic Conference
California Chamber of Commerce
California Community College Trustees
California Coast Credit Union
California Postsecondary Education Commission
(CPEC)
California School Board Association (CSBA)
California State Faculty Association
California State Parent Teacher Association (CSPTA)
California State Student Association (CSSA)
California State University
California Farm Bureau
Californians for Justice (CFJ)
California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
California Tomorrow
Campaign for College Opportunity (sponsor)
CATAPULT
Central Valley Higher Education Consortium
Chandler Farms, LP
Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges
Citrus College
CJ – Ventures
College of the Sequoia
College Options
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Community Coalition
Compact for Success, San Diego State University
Contoural Inc.
Contra Costa College
Coronado Unified School District Board
EdVoiceFamilies In Schools
Fullerton School District
Garvey Unified School District
Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services, Inc.
Girls Incorporated of Orange County
Golden West College
Great Valley Center
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Hispanic Leadership Council
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Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
Inner City Struggle
Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters of California (LWV)
Labor Project for Working Families
Linking Education and Economic Development
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Merced City School District
Merced Community College District
Merced County Office of Education
Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc.
(MACSA)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund MALDEF)
Modesto Chamber of Commerce
Modesto Junior College
Oakland Community Organizations
Oakland Unified School District
Orange County Department of Education Superintendent
Oxnard Union High School District
Stone Corral Elementary School District
Teamsters Local Union No. 70
UCLA Institute for Democracy Education & Access (IDEA)
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
University of California
University of California at Berkeley, Center for Educational Partnerships
West Los Angeles College
Wilshire Industries, Inc.
Yosemite Community College District
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI)
Yuba Community College Districtrd Union High School District
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Pat Brown Institute (PBI)
PICO California
Pierce College
Project Access
Public Advocates
Raytheon
Reach Out West End
Rio Linda Union School District
Ruiz Foods
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce
Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund
San Bernardino County Office of Education
San Diego Community College District
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego State University, Access Initiatives
San Marcos High School
Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
Savanna School District
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools
Southern California Edison
South Orange County Community College District
Southwestern College
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Stanislaus County Planning Commission
Stanislaus Pride Center |
Legislative Support for SB 890
Author: Senator Jack Scott (D-Pasadena)
Principal Co-Authors: Assembly Member Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena), Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles)
Co-Authors for Senate Bill 890
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Greg Aghazarian (R-Stockton)
Juan Arambula (D-Fresno)
Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles)
Jim Beall (D- San Jose)
Patty Berg (D-Eureka)
Tom Berryhill (R-Modesto)
Julia Brownley (D-Woodland Hills)
Ana Caballero (D-Salinas)
Wilmer Amina Carter (D-San Bernardino)
Joe Coto (D-San Jose)
Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles)
Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-Martinez)
Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton)
Bill Emmerson (R-Rancho Cucamonga)
Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park)
Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa)
Felipe Fuentes (D-San Fernando)
Mike Feuer (D-West Hollywood) |
Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield)
Warren Furutani (D-Long Beach)
Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton)Loni Hancock (D-El Cerrito)
Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael)
Dave Jones (D-Sacramento)
Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach)
Paul Krekorian (D-Glendale)
John Laird (D-Santa Cruz)
Sally Lieber (D-San Jose)
Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco)
Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)
Gene Mullin (D-San Mateo)
Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara)
Nicole Parra (D-Bakersfield)
Anthony Portantino (D-Pasadena)
Curren Price (D-Los Angeles)
Mary Salas (D-Chula Vista)
Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana)
Sandré Swanson (D-Oakland)
Alberto Torrico (D-Fremont) |
Senators:
Elaine Alquist (D–San Jose)
Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana)
Jeff Denham (R–Merced)
Denise Moreno-Ducheny (D-Chula Vista)
Abel Maldonado (R-San Luis Obispo)
Alex Padilla (D–Van Nuys)
Gloria Romero (D–Los Angeles)
Jack Scott (D-Pasadena)
Mark Wyland (R-San Juan Capistrano
School Districts Implementing
Early Commitment to College
Woodland Joint Unified School District, Grafton Elementary School and Prairie Elementary School, Beamer Elementary School, Tafoya Elementary School, Lee Middle School, Douglass Middle School, Gibson Elementary School and Woodland High School
Tulare County Office of Education, La Sierra Military School
Oakland Unified School District, Frick Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District No. 4, Washington Irving Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District No. 1, Sepulveda Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District No. 3, Wright Middle School
Merced City Elementary School District, Cruickshank Middle School, Hoover Middle School, Rivera Middle School and Tenaya Middle School
Cascade Union Elementary School District, Anderson Middle School
Delhi Unified School District, Delhi High School, Harmony Elementary School, Schender Elementary School and El Capitan Elementary School
Porterville Unified School District, Bartlet Middle School and Pioneer Middle School
Merced River Elementary School District, Hopeton Elementary School and Washington Elementary School
Evergreen Union School District, Evergreen Middle School
Enterprise Elementary School District, Parsons Junior High School
Los Banos Unified School District, Los Banos Junior High School
Livingston Unified School District, Livingston Middle School
Le Grand Union Elementary School, Le Grand Union Elementary School
Corcoran Unified School District, John Muir Middle School
Patterson Unified School District, Walnut Grove School
Supporters of AB 668- CCC Financial Aid Opportunity Act of 2007
The CCC Financial Aid Opportunity Act of 2007 was signed into law in Fall of 2007 by Governor Schwarzenegger. This act ensures that California Community College Students have the opportunity to apply for financial aid, particularly the federal Pell Grant, the Board of Governors Fee Waiver and the CalGrant. It also helps to make college more affordable for low-income students by helping cover the costs of textbooks and living expenses and opens access to college for students who otherwise may not be able to attend.
Applied Research Center
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
California Community College Student Financial Aid Administrators Association
California State PTA
Californians for Justice
Campaign for College Opportunity (Sponsor)
Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Public Advocates, Inc.
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
Legislative Support for AB 668
Principal Author - Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge)Co-Authors: Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles), Jim Beall (D- San Jose)
100 Citizens Letter Signers
These individuals were part of a letter sent to the governor in 2007 and other key legislators urging them to set a firm goal in increasing the number of graduates from community colleges and universities over the next 10 years. These “100 Citizens” represent a wide range of business, community, religious and ethnic leaders all working towards the same goal.
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Dede Alpert, Retired State Senator, Rancho Santa Fe
Cristina Bautista, Save Me a Spot Winner
Elaine Baylor, Los Angeles Valley College Patrons
Marian Bergeson, Retired State Senator, Newport Beach Maria Blanco, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Gary Bongiovanni, Pollstar Maria Brenes, Inner City Struggle
Elise Buik, United Way of Los Angeles
Linda Caballero-Sotelo, San Diego Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Maria Casillas, Families In Schools
Carol Chandler, Chandler Farms
Marilyn Chow, Kaiser Permanente
Dennis Cima, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Sharon Cornu, Central Labor Council of Alameda County
Charles Crabb, CA Farm Bureau Federation
Judith D'Amico, CJ-Ventures
Brenda Davis, PTA
Mark Diamond, Contoural Inc.
Edward "Ned" Dolejsi, CA Catholic Conference
Dr. James Doti, Chapman University
Maria Elena Durazo, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Carolina Echeverria, Univision 14/Telefutura 66
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
Steve Falk, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Jim Famalette, Gottschalks
Dr. Robert Gaines, CA Black Chamber of Commerce
Margaret Gaston, Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
Lou Gomez, Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Carl Guardino, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Bill Habermehl, Orange County Dept. of Ed.
Matt Hammer, PACT San Jose
Russell Hancock, Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network
Kamala Harris, District Attorney, San Francisco
Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Community Coalition
Gary Hart, CSU Institute for Education Reform
Bill Hauck, California Business Roundtable
Jim Hawley, TechNet
Antonia Hernandez, CA Community Foundation
Chloe Hsia, Save Me a Spot Winner
Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation
Randal J. Hernandez, Bank of America
Jacqueline Jacobberger, League of Women Voters of California
Greg Jones, State Farm Insurance
Mitchell Kapor, Mitchell Kapor Foundation
Keith Kelley, Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development
Tom King, Pacific Gas & Electric
Freada Klein, Level Playing
Field
Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Fred Lentz, Advance! La Habra Ruben Lizardo, California Tomorrow
David Lizárraga, TELACU
Lee Lockhart, Freelance Journalist, Fresno
Rev. Lewis Logan, II, Bethel AME Church
Carrie Lopez, Coro Foundation
Mayor Ronald Loveridge, City of Riverside
Mary Lyons, University of San Diego |
Chuck Mack, Teamsters
Joy Madison, Modesto Chamber of Commerce
Mark Martinez, San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber
Dr. Marcy Masumoto, Masumoto Family Farm
Mas Masumoto, Farmer & Author
Mike McGalliard, Mentor LA
Julie Meier Wright, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Veronica Melvin, Alliance for a Better Community
Katrina Mendiola, National Council of La Raza
Lenny Mendonca, McKinsey & Co.
Mike Metzler, Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
Edward Muñoz, Raytheon
Janet Murguía, National Council of La Raza
Deborah Nankivell, Fresno Business Council
Jess Nieto, Heritage of America, Educational & Cultural Foundation
Harry Pachon, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Willie Pelote, AFSCME
Lynn Pike, Bank of America California
Karl Pister, CA Council on Science & Technology
Frank Quevedo, Southern California Edison
Jaime Regalado, Pat Brown Institute
Larry Reider, Kern Co. Superintendent of Schools
Larree Renda, Safeway
Cruz Reynoso, Retired California Supreme Court Justice, Davis
Mayor Margie Rice, City of Westminster
Solomon Rivera, Californians for Justice
Jason Rodriguez, Hewlett Packard
Jose Rodriguez, El Concilio
Gonzalo Rojas, Compact for Success
Javier Rosales, Past Chair Latino Network, Hispanic Community Organization
Sal Rosselli, SEIU United Healthcare Workers
Frederick Ruiz, Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
Lucy Santana, Girls Incorporated of Orange
Ron Snyder, Oakland Community Organizations
Olivia Soza Mendiola, Mexican American Community Services Agency, Inc.
Ava Steaffens, KidWorks
Greg Stubblefield, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Jamienne Studley, Public Advocates, Inc.
Van Ton-Quinlivan, PG&E Corp. Helen Iris Torres, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality John Trasviña, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
David Valladolid, PIQE
Carlos Vaquerano, Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund
Arturo Vargas, NALEO Educational Fund
Eugene Voiland, Aera Energy, LLC
Steve Weiner, Campaign for College Opportunity
Kenneth P. Wilcox, Silicon Valley Bank
David Wolf, Campaign for College Opportunity
Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council
Caprice Young, CA Charter Schools Association
Milton Younger, Chain, Younger, Cohn, Stiles
Caroll Yule, Shear Realty
Elizabeth Zamora, Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative Allan Zaremberg, CA Chamber of Commerce
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Save Me a Spot in College Scholarship Contest Partners 2009
This scholarship contest provides Middle and High School students with an opportunity to learn about college, promote the value of college participation, and ensure that California provides a spot for every student who seeks it. The contest provides 6-12th grade students in California an opportunity to express themselves to California leaders by addressing the question: "Why should California leaders save you and your peers a spot in college?" through various media (written word, poster, TV ad) to highlight the importance of college opportunity. This year, we had over 900 teachers, organizations and schools join as part of this effort. To see this full list please go to http://www.collegecampaign.org/contest
Know How to Go California Partners
Know How to Go is a national campaign that provides guidance on preparing for college for 6th through 12th graders. They align this program around "4 Steps" in preparing for college at each level. For more information, please visit knowhow2gocalifornia.org/aboutus/partners-1.html
Accion-Education in Action
Advance!
August Boeger Middle School
Barrio Action Youth and Family Center
Belmont High School
Bethel AME
Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative
Cal-Soap of Kern
California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation
California State University
CaliforniaColleges.edu
Campaign for College Opportunity
Cash for College
College Options
College Quest
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Community College of California
CSU Fresno
CSU Super Sunday
Delta College
Elsie Allen High School
Fallon Middle School
Force of HOPE EDC
Fresno Center for New Americans
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno State University, The Advocate
Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development
Garfield High School |
Garvey Unified School District
Graham Middle School
Granada Middle School
Howard Tanner Middle School
Inner City Struggle
La OpinionLoma Linda University
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Office of Assembly Member Charles Calderon
Point Loma Nazarene College
Project Access
Project Connect San Francisco
Riverside Community College
Roseville City School Board
Saint John Threshold
SALEF
San Diego State University
Santa Monica Partnership
Santa Rosa City School
Santa Rosa Junior College
SEIU
Southern California Collaborative for College Access
Sweetwater Union High School District
Unite L.A.
University of Redlands
Univision (San Francisco & Los Angeles)
Variety Boys and Girls Club of East LA
Wedgeworth Elementary School
West Adams Prep School |
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