California’s commitment to equity, adult learners, and guided pathways are in direct alignment with goals of the REACH Collaborative. Eleven community colleges engaging in a complementary Guided Pathways implementation project are poised to integrate REACH strategies into their work. California’s REACH collaborative, a community of practice led by the Success Center for California Community Colleges, will leverage resources from the national network to help colleges implement pathways-based reforms and supports specifically aimed at adult students of color.
REACH by the numbers
11
Colleges with REACH Pathways in Phase 2
22,033
Adult Learners Enrolled in Pathways
7M
Potential Adult Learners of Color Who Could Benefit from Pathways
Participating California REACH Colleges
Phase 1 (Aug ’21 – Jun ’23)
- Bakersfield College
- Butte College
- Cerro Coso Community College
- Chaffey College
- Clovis Community College
- College of the Canyons
- Compton College
- Cuyamaca College
- El Camino College
- Las Positas College
- Long Beach City College
- Madera Community College
- MiraCosta College
- Modesto Junior College
- Norco College
- Porterville College
- Reedley College
- Rio Hondo College
- Riverside City College
- Saddleback College
- San Diego Miramar College
- Sierra College
Phase 2 (Jul ’23 – Dec ’24)
- Butte College
- Chaffey College
- Clovis Community College
- College of the Canyons
- Long Beach City College
- MiraCosta College
- Porterville College
- Reedley College
- Rio Hondo College
- San Diego Miramar College
- Sierra College
Strengths to Build On
- Guided Pathways (GP) Implementation: All community colleges in California have implemented GP to streamline student journeys.
- Targeted Equity Improvements: The REACH Phase 1 initiative helped 23 institutions enhance their existing Guided Pathways efforts to better support adult students of color.
Challenges to Tackle
- Credential as You Go Implementation: Incorporate stackable non-degree credentials within at least two associate degree pathways by aligning curriculum and credentials, collecting and analyzing student data, and gathering feedback from employers and students of color.
- Employer & Community Engagement Infrastructure: Engage employers, external partners, and students to provide ongoing feedback on REACH pathways, create new work-based learning opportunities, and communicate opportunities to prospective and current adult students of color.
Featured REACH Resources
Press Release
Adult Students and Students of Color Hardest Hit by …
California community colleges are joining a new national effort to help more adults of color gain credentials and degrees to close gaps in graduation rates and ...
REACH Brief
Bundled and Sequenced Supports
A closer look at the second pillar of the REACH framework: the importance of bundling and sequencing supports to understand and address the many complexities of...
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