The 2022 National Resources Summit hosted by the Tuolumne County Alliance For Resources and the Environment (TuCare) took place today at the Mother Lode
May 7, 2021
Calbright College, the state’s online community college, stands on the edge of a precipice. As it has many times since it was established two years ago, the state’s only exclusively online college is once again fending off pressures from the Legislature to shut it down.
On one side, college leaders say they plan to spend the next couple of years expanding enrollment and building new programs. On the other, some state lawmakers have made it clear that they are eager to close down the college, which they view as too expensive and inefficient.
Meanwhile, observers of the college, students and staff await the results of a state audit that will examine if Calbright meets its goals as set by the Legislature like building employer partnerships, recruiting faculty