Press Room

The California Community Colleges welcomes opportunities to speak with the media on higher education and financial aid issues.

For all other press inquiries, please contact Paige Marlatt Dorr, Director of Communications for the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, at (916) 327-5356  or pdorr@CCCCO.edu.  Our California community colleges staff and agency have years of experience and extensive knowledge in the area of financial aid. We also have the ability to connect you with a financial aid officer and financial aid recipients from a campus in your area to help with a local story angle.

News Coverage

We want to make sure everyone in California knows that financial aid is available year-round at our state’s community colleges. We are working with television, radio, print and online media outlets to get the word out. You may have seen, heard or read stories about your local community college, the types of financial aid available and how the money can help make your higher education dreams a reality. If you haven’t seen or heard anything but you want to learn more, you can do it here. Following are links to some recent news coverage about the “I Can Afford College” campaign:

“I Can Afford College” campaign with Kathy Degn
Time Warner Cable, Local Edition
April 2013
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Financial Aid Resource Available at California Community Colleges
World Journal (Chinese-language newspaper)
Published: Thursday, June 28, 2012
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It's not too late to get Financial Aid in CA
College Track (Online)
Published: Monday, June 19, 2012
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“I Can Afford College” campaign
MundoFox Canal 22 (Los Angeles)
Interview aired on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Don’t Let Money Hold You Back from College
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights – Ella’s Voice Blog
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Apply for California Community Colleges Financial Aid – April is “Financial Aid Awareness Month”
The Chinese Professors and Professionals Network (Chinese-language website) / Business and Educational Content
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2012
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Are You Eligible For Financial Assistance?
Nguoi Viet Daily News (Vietnamese-language newspaper and news website)
Published: Friday, April 13, 2012
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It's not too late to get Financial Aid in CA
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights – Ella’s Voice Blog
Posted: Monday, April 9, 2012
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Maritza La Vue of American River College Talks About the “I Can Afford College” Campaign
Univision 19 (Sacramento)
Interview aired on April 5, 2012
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