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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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