Miramar College has accepted $600,000 of funding from the Educational Services and Support Division of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to support Native American students.
Serving the Native American student population is core to the California Community Colleges’ mission. Assembly Bill 183, Article 11, allocates one-time funding to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) to establish a Native American Student Support and Success Program (NASSSP) for the purpose of developing local Native American student support and success programs and services.
The CCCCO identified San Diego Miramar College as one of twenty colleges within the State that were selected to receive NASSSP funding based on a set of selection criteria, which include: 1) the number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population by district service area; 2) The average number of local CCC student head count who are AIAN over the past six academic years 3) Course success rates, in the past four academic years; 4) All cohort students who persisted from primary term of enrollment to subsequent primary term; 5) All cohort students attained the Vision Goal completion definition within three years; 6) all cohort students who transferred to a four-year postsecondary institution with four years.
“Miramar College is excited to receive this very important funding for this underserved population,” said Dr. Wesley Lundburg, president of San Diego Miramar College. “The College is continually striving to become more equitable and this will assist us and Native American students in reaching their educational goals.”
The Native American Student Support and Success Program will assist with establishing the following:
- Strengthening K-12 pathways to and through the California Community Colleges for Native American students, including student transfer to the University of California and the California State University systems.
- Ensuring the educational success of Native American students
- Developing Native American leaders
- Increasing the number of Native American mentors to empower future generations.
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