Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 45 colleges and universities would receive the first round of funding in the new Californians For All College Corps.
The Corps, which is similar to AmeriCorps, will deploy up 6,500 students from the 45 colleges to work or intern in organizations that are working to improve K-12 education, climate action, and food insecurity in California. Students can earn a $10,000 stipend for participating after a year of service.
“California is a world leader in both higher education and service,” Newsom said. “The #CaliforniansForAll College Corps advances these priorities by connecting Californians of different backgrounds with enriching service opportunities throughout the state while making college more affordable for our state’s future leaders. We hope the Corps will be replicated across the nation.”
Newsom and the legislature created the program last year with a $146 million investment.
The following institutions were selected to create College Corps on their campuses:
- Butte College
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- College of the Desert
- College of the Redwoods
- College of the Siskiyous
- Compton College
- Concordia University Irvine
- Crafton Hills College
- CSU Bakersfield
- CSU Chico
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CSU East Bay
- CSU Long Beach
- CSU Los Angeles
- CSU Monterey Bay
- CSU San Bernardino
- Cuesta Community College
- East Los Angeles College
- Fresno State
- Fresno City College
- Glendale Community College
- Hancock Community College
- Humboldt State University
- Irvine Valley College
- Riverside City College
- Rio Hondo College
- Sacramento City College
- Sacramento State
- San Bernardino Valley College
- San Francisco State
- San Jose State
- Shasta College
- Stanislaus State
- UC Berkeley
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC Los Angeles
- UC Merced
- UC Riverside
- UC San Diego
- University of San Diego
- University of the Pacific
- Vanguard University
- Woodland Community College