The article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission.
Enrollment increases, district plans for long-term service
With a year of its free college initiative underway, the San Mateo County Community College District is celebrating significant increases in enrollment and equity as it looks to its sustainability going forward.
Since fall 2022, the district has seen a 24% increase in enrollment in student headcount and a total of 26,656 students who have directly benefited from the program and the passage of Senate Bill 893, Vice Chancellor Dr. Aaron McBean said.