Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 968 on June 29, 2026, permanently authorizing San Mateo County Community College District’s (SMCCCD) Free College initiative and removing its scheduled 2028 sunset date. The bill was authored by State Senator Josh Becker and coauthored by Assemblymembers Diane Papan and Marc Berman.
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The 2025–2026 academic year was another remarkable chapter for CSM Athletics, with Bulldog scholar-athletes excelling in competition, in the classroom, and in the community. Across the year, CSM teams delivered championship performances, postseason runs, individual state-level finishes, conference honors, academic recognitions, and meaningful service to the broader community.
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College of San Mateo celebrated the Class of 2026 on Friday during its 104th Commencement Ceremony, honoring more than 400 graduates who crossed the stage before family, friends, faculty, staff, and the broader campus community.
Continue reading this entry »May 19 2026
College of San Mateo students and faculty earned major recognition earlier this month at the 16th Annual Community College Honors Research Symposium hosted at Stanford University, showcasing the strength of CSM’s Honors Project learning community and its growing reputation for undergraduate research, interdisciplinary scholarship, and transfer preparation.
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College of San Mateo’s softball team concluded another historic season this weekend with a semifinal appearance at the 2026 3C2A Softball State Championship tournament, capping off one of the most dominant years in California community college softball.
Continue reading this entry »May 15 2026
On a quest to repeat as state softball champions, the College of San Mateo Bulldogs were in fine form. CSM (41-1) came out swinging, scoring in each of the first three innings to claim a 6-2 win over Saddleback College in the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) Softball Championship Tournament opener Thursday at Bakersfield College.
Continue reading this entry »May 12 2026
Smashing three more home runs for a school-record season total of 83, the College of San Mateo softball team completed a super regional sweep of visiting Feather River, 8-4, on Saturday and will take a two-year, 12-game, postseason winning streak to Bakersfield to begin final defense of its California Community College Athletic Association state softball championship.
Continue reading this entry »May 7 2026
Erica Dorn has her NorCal triple. And it was impressive. The College of San Mateo sophomore out of Westmoor High School, methodically won the 1,500, 800, and 5,000-meter races in succession at the Northern California Community College Track and Field Championships Saturday at Santa Rosa Junior College.
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Selena Gonzales and Ale Phillips each went 3-for-3 at the plate performances as the College of San Mateo softball team began defense of its 3C2A state championship with a 12-1 mercy-rule win over visiting Lassen College Friday afternoon in a Northern California playoff opener at the College Heights campus.
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The Skyline College and College of San Mateo baseball teams qualified for the 3C2A’s Northern California Regional Playoffs beginning this weekend. San Mateo, the No. 2 seed at the Modesto regional and No. 14 seed overall, will open the tourney at 11 a.m. Friday with third-seeded and 22nd-rankedReedley College (20-20). The loser faces top-seed Modesto (29-10) at 3 p.m.
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