Share: As the spring semester nears to an end at Pasadena City College (PCC), graduating Lancers reflect on their time at PCC before they move on to the next part of their lives. While many attend to enhance their skills in the workforce or make a career switch, a majority of students come in with the initial goal of transferring to a 4-year university. For students of all socioeconomic backgrounds, PCC gave many of them what they felt was a second chance. Enrolling in community …
Meet your new elected Associated Students Board
Share: THE VOTES ARE IN. From Wednesday, May 13, to Thursday, May 14, Pasadena City College’s (PCC) students voted in the spring general election for the new Associated Students Executive Board (ASPCC) 2026-2027 cycle. According to LancerLife/ASPCC, this year’s election was one where students participated the most, with over 1,000 voting ballots received. It’s time to get to know this year’s PCC student government representatives’ plans and goals. Jesus Cuevas Sanchez (he/him) | President Current President of the CORE Radical Scholars Club and upcoming ASPCC …
PCC honors women’s basketball’s triple threat: student, athlete, parent
Share: A college student endures the weight of endless assignments and exams on their shoulders in pursuit of higher education. An athlete pushes the limits of their body and tackles a physically demanding practice schedule. A parent takes on the most important task of all: nurturing, raising, and becoming a role model for their child. After a seven-year hiatus from sidelining injuries and personal struggles, Celine Bolton-Ford reenters Pasadena City College (PCC), resuming her athletic career on the women’s basketball team while balancing all three …
New ADA guidelines require digital accessibility reforms
Share: In April of 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) set a deadline for certain state and local government entities to align digital content to amendments made to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by April 26, 2027. In 2024, the DOJ adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA as the now-required ADA standard for web content, mobile applications, and digital services across state and local government entities with populations of 50,000 or more, including California Community Colleges like Pasadena City College …
Gov. Gavin Newsom visits PCC for Apprenticeship Week
Share: Today during Apprenticeship Week, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Pasadena City College (PCC) to see the development of its Construction Trades Lab and to learn more about PCC’s career technical programs. As a program funded by the Walter Family Foundation via LA Rises, a recovery initiative addressing the Eaton Fire, the lab is part of this recovery effort. The program not only intends to create a needed workforce to rebuild after the fires, but also to teach trade skills and to increase apprenticeship opportunities. “Most …
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Panel teaches students about consent and support services
Share: “What were you wearing?” “She was asking for it!” “Well, maybe he shouldn’t have drunk so much.” These are all common phrases that may be said towards victims of sexual assault. Experiences like these highlight the importance of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a dedicated period to teach about violation and consent. On April 27, Pasadena City College’s Title IX Office hosted the interactive panel discussion, Sexual Assault: Myths, Facts, Consent & Support, to address common misconceptions surrounding sexual assault and on- and off-campus …
ArtNight bridges Pasadena through culture
Share: On Friday, March 16, 2026 art and cultural organizations all over Pasadena came together at Pasadena City Hall to share art in all its form with the community during cultural event ArtNight. Art is an activity everyone has done before, in some shape or form. Whether it was scribbling with markers as a child, dancing alongside friends on a night out, or singing your heart out to your favorite song on the radio; art is all around us. In Pasadena, for two days every …
‘We’re in a bad situation’: Equity programs axed by federal funding cuts
Share: On September 12, 2025, the Trump administration’s crackdown on equity-centered initiatives within higher education affected Pasadena City College as a letter of discontinuance from the U.S. Department of Education announced its plan to terminate the federal funding of various equitable student programs. The letter specified how PCC’s grant proposal plans to use federal funding don’t align with new policies. “[As of] the Department’s [of Education] policy of prioritizing merit, fairness, and excellence in education…Pasadena CC’s application for funding states that the project will train …
‘We’re still here’: Wildhorse Native American organization comes to PCC
Share: Upon the steps outside the CC building, the smell of burning sage and the loud trill of a whistle called the attention of PCC students and faculty passing by. As the sacred herbal scent washed over the crowd of gathering onlookers, it carried on preserving a centuries-old indigenous practice of cleansing the energy of the space around them. Standing by the source of the scent and sound was Jorge Lechuga, the founder and president of the Wildhorse Native American Association. In recognition of November …
‘There is hope for a great team and a fun season’ with new women’s basketball coach
Share: Stepping up from her role as an assistant coach of last year’s staff, Alexa Mirizaian now takes on the title of the acting head coach of the women’s basketball team for the 2025-26 season. As a former basketball player, she was first introduced to her passion for coaching from her lifelong love of the game and the impact past mentors had on her. Inspired to make an impact, Mirizaian wanted to share the grounding guidance and support she has received with the next generation …