SBCC Pauses First-Generation Student Program Amid Funding, Staff Changes

Santa Barbara City College Temporarily Shuts Down Raíces Program

SBCC program serving first-generation and Hispanic students has been put on indefinite pause amid loss of federal funding and permanent staff. The post Santa Barbara City College Temporarily Shuts Down Raíces Program appeared first on The Santa Barbara Independent.

SBCC Raíces Program to Pause

Loss of grant funding leads to pause of SBCC Raíces Program SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Santa Barbara City College's Raíces program is scheduled to close on Friday, July 31. SBCC President and Superintendent Dr. Erika Endrijonas said the Federal Hispanic Serving Institutions Title V grant money is done. There is no longer funding through the grant for staffing or the program. For the past 3 years the center, located on the second floor of the W…

SBCC Pauses First-Generation Student Program Amid Funding, Staff Changes

Santa Barbara City College will temporarily pause an on-campus program that provides support to Hispanic first-generation students, effective Friday. The announcement of the temporary closure of the program — Raíces: First Year and Beyond! — was made to the college community in an email earlier this week, citing the loss of program funding and permanent staff leaving.  The program was created through a Hispanic-Serving Institution grant in 2021 …

SBCC temporarily closes minority serving program following loss of federal funding, staff departures

For Daniel Ford, the Raíces program that served low-income, first-generation students at Santa Barbara City College offered him a sense of belonging and support.   Moving from Oxnard was a daunting experience for Ford because he didn’t know anyone at the college, but the Raíces program and its La Plazita space on the West Campus gave him comfort.  After hearing that Raíces was closing its doors for the upcoming year, Ford was sad to see the prog…