Share: The LACCD recently implemented the BOOST program meant to provide a monthly salary of $1000 for 12 months to 250 low-income students pursuing degrees in health to ensure they can finish their degree. This program or one similar to it could be incredibly beneficial for low-income students at PCC if implemented. Although community college is often a less expensive alternative to university, many students still have to concern themselves with working jobs while balancing their school work. This less time and focus on school …
DOGE poses significant financial consequences for PCC
Share: Recently, Vivek Ramaswamy, one of the two leaders of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has suggested that DOGE would outright “delete” certain government departments, one of them being the Department of Education (DOE). “We expect mass reductions, we expect certain agencies to be deleted outright,” Ramaswamy said. Ramaswamy and fellow co-leader Elon Musk have propped up DOGE to be a Grim Reaper of sorts in regards to many of the governmental departments that they wish to cut funding from . One of …
PCC geography professors fund new scholarship from their own paychecks
Share: After years without dedicated financial support, geography students at Pasadena City College (PCC) are poised to benefit from a new scholarship, thanks to the initiative of the geography faculty. The PCC Geography Faculty Award is the brainchild of Dr. Rhea Presiado and her three geography colleagues, Dr. Hector Agredano, Professor Brennan Wallace, and Dr. Nikita Prajapati. “Since our geography students currently have access to zero scholarships, we decided to pony up the funds out of our payroll,” Presiado said in an interview. The four …
‘Faculty shouldn’t have to worry’ about bot scam, Instruction VP says
Share: Nearly two months after the start of fall semester, PCC along with community colleges across the state continue to investigate the motives and consequences of the attempted Financial Aid scam that took place. Assistant Superintendent and Vice President of Instruction, Laura Ramirez, who has been with the college since January 2021 and first became aware of the predicament that spring, claims that the issue has been a recurring one, only exacerbated this time by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “The fact is it’s nothing new …
PCC target of statewide federal student aid scam
Share: It was in the fleeting weeks of summer that Patrick Perry, director of policy, research, and data at the California Student Aid Commission (CSC), began to note key inconsistencies in enrollment numbers for the upcoming academic school year. Follow:
How to get books, supplies and a free ride courtesy of PCC
Share: PCC is giving students 150 dollars credit towards Bookstore purchases this fall semester, as well as an advance of 400 dollars for Pell Grant recipients. The 150 dollar credit began on Aug. 16 and Dr. Erika Endrijonas, the superintendent and president of PCC said in an email sent to all students that all students, credit or non-credit will have the opportunity to utilize the money. Follow:
Work study students still have a paycheck
Share: Pasadena City College has received permission to pay Federal Work Study (FWS) students who work on campus, even while the campus is closed to prevent further transmission of COVID-19. In addition, 8,000 PCC students will have their Pell Grants and all other financial aid funds available by March 27, according to Mathematics, Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) and More Math and Science (MAS2 ) representatives. Financial Aid payments have also been moved up. According to Alex Boekelheide, special assistant to the superintendent/president, the second wave …
BankMobile directly transfers funds to students
Share: PCC and BankMobile have been collaborating the past few semesters to distribute financial aid, scholarships, grants and other funds directly to Lancer reducing wait times and paper checks that come with receiving funds from PCC’s financial aid office. Follow:
State of the students
Share: As clouds of smoke from Ventura’s Woolsey fire forms in the distance, Pasadena City College (PCC) student Tanner Petterson sits in a shady spot on the edge of the mirror pools and waits until her afternoon class begins. She has ten minutes to spare, but instead of worrying about her class, she browses her phone and acknowledges the early golden hour. Meanwhile, a student on the other side of the pools lays on the grass, glued to a textbook, skimming through notes. Follow:
Courier Chat: EOP&S with Alyssa Hernandez
Share: This week, Sam and Grace talk to former Courier writer Alyssa Hernandez about the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, or EOP&S for short, on campus and about how it has helped and how it has hindered her college career. Have something you want us to talk about on the podcast? Want to appear as a guest or have your story told? Email us!: podcast.courier@gmail.com Follow: