SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California launched a college service program Tuesday that is expected to help up to 6,500 college students over two academic years with service opportunities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that 45 colleges and universities in California, including some of the most prestigious campuses in the state, will be part of a new public service program that will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
The program called “Californians For All College Corps” will start in the fall 2022 semester with 6,500 students. Newsom said in a news conference with the leaders of the state’s public higher education systems that the students will be deployed to part-time work in areas of pressing need like K-12 education disparity, climate change and food insecurity.
In exchange for 450 hours of service, each student will receive $10,000 toward their education.
"This program will unite young Californians of all backgrounds in service, and, for the first time, specifically creates state-funded opportunities for AB 540 eligible Dreamers to serve their communities," the governor's office said in a press release.
Sacramento City College and Sacramento State are just two of the campuses apart of the program. The full list of schools can be found here.
Read more ABC10 stories about education:
- As teacher shortages persist, California makes it easier to become a substitute
- California makes it easier to hire teachers as many districts struggle with staffing crisis
- What is being done to push Native American history to be taught in schools
- California schools risk ‘colossal’ loss of dollars as enrollment drops
- Ethnic studies becomes graduation requirement for California students
