Real College California Membership Application
The goal of the Real College California Coalition offers support for incubating, implementing, and assessing equity-based solutions and support services to address basic needs insecurities experienced by students in California’s community colleges.
Real College California Impact:
Envisioned by the Chief Executive Officers of the CEO Affordability, Food & Housing Access Taskforce, the Real College California Coalition was created in 2019 to provide the latest evidence, integrated with hands-on guidance to inform implementation and help members develop a cutting-edge mindset to increase their institutional effectiveness and strengthen California’s ecosystems to support students’ basic needs and promote college completion.
Today, more than 90 colleges are part of the Real College California Coalition and have been able to:
- Use data to inform basic needs programming and effective interventions
- Implement strategies to support students with equitable emergency aid models (doubling graduation rates)
- Strategize to develop innovative programs to secure housing, maximize the implementation of one-stop centers, and leverage funding opportunities
- Build internal capacity to respond to the ecosystem nuances, enhancing the operationalization of programs designed to support students
The Taskforce has coordinated and hosted five basic needs summits focused on sharing best practices and building a network of leaders and practitioners focused on basic needs and student success.
- Friday, December 7, 2018, at Compton College with 250 participants
- Friday, December 6, 2019, at Laney College with 222 participants (Capacity was 222),
- Friday, December 4, 2020, hosted by Cypress College and Imperial Valley College with 525 participants (virtual),
- Friday, February 4, 2022, hosted by San Diego Mesa College with 418 participants (virtual),
- Friday, December 2, 2022, at San Bernardino Valley College with 300 participants (Capacity was 300),
Real College California Coalition Membership:
The goal of the Real College California Coalition offers support for incubating, implementing, and assessing equity-based solutions and support services to address basic needs insecurities experienced by students in California’s community colleges. Member institutions receive help building internal capacity and gaining tools to impact institutional transformation in the following three areas:
- Statewide & National Advocacy for Basic Needs Support Services and Funding
- Networking, Support, and Professional Development
- Elevating Best Practices & Research
Real College California Membership Cost & Benefits:
- Any California Community College may apply to become a member of the Real College California for one year.
- Member institutions agree to share information on their current Real College basic needs efforts and participate in convenings and advocacy
- Participate in the Real College California survey every two years
- Discounted registration for annual Real College California Basic Needs Summit (fall)
- Invitations to regional convenings (spring)
Membership Pricing: Annual membership varies by institutional size (headcount) and includes participation in the Real College California survey.
- 10,000 students or less $3,000
- 10,000- 20,000 students $4,000
- 20,001- 30,000 students $5,000
- 30,001 students or more $6,000
For additional information or questions, contact League Staff at cclc@ccleague.org.
"*" indicates required fields