Diversity California Community Colleges Serve an Extremely

Diversity

California Community Colleges serve an extremely diverse population; according to the report entitled "Achieving the Diversity Commitment" by the California Community College Trustees (CCCT), statistics show that there is no majority ethnic group in the state. Therefore, the CCCT is responsible for promoting and maintaining policies, pledges, and programs that will foster diversity and make California Community Colleges accessible and acceptable for all persons. As it stands now, African-Americans, Hispanics, and males in general fair poorer on academic assessments; moreover, people of color are underrepresented on the faculty and staff at California Community Colleges. Therefore, several measures are needed to address these diversity issues.

The report directly states the goals of the CCCT league, which range from employing special services and programs to ensuring that meetings, conferences, and workshops include content pertaining to improving the quality of diversity on school campuses. Additionally, public policy and research changes are required to ensure a more diverse social landscape at California Community Colleges.

As Community Colleges in general serve students who might otherwise be unable to pursue a higher degree, the CCCT is in a unique position to address the needs of its staff and student bodies. Making sure that funding is available to all students and that assessment measures are fair are only a few of the ways that California Community Colleges can meet the needs of all applicants. The ultimate goal is to create a citizenry that is well-served by the needs of educational institutions, because such a populace will improve the economic and social welfare of the state.

A completely concur with each of the measures set forth in this report, from the hiring and recruitment policies to the policies affecting transfer students. Even more than large state Universities or private colleges throughout California, Community Colleges serve a wide range of minority populations. Because of this, the CCCT needs to actively and persistently employ any measures to ensure that no person is denied the right to the best education possible.