The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named College of San Mateo as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. Based on strong and improving in student outcomes—including in learning, completion rates, employment rates and earnings, and equity—15 percent of community colleges nationwide have been invited to apply for the Aspen Prize.
Student Success News
Nov 5 2019
Oct 29 2019
Students may now designate their preferred name on SMCCCD records and in their SMCCCD email address.
Oct 21 2019
DIAG makes funds available to support and encourage events, activities and other endeavors that promote, educate, celebrate and integrate diversity on a campus-wide level. Apply now!
Oct 20 2019
CSM Career Services and other offices are hosting a variety of career-related events from October to December. All are designed to help our students and community promote career awareness and exploration and find their WHY.
Oct 20 2019
CSM Undocu-Week closes with a keynote and poetry reading by the Afro-Indigenous poet, activist, scholar and artist Alan Pelaez Lopez.
Sep 30 2019
It’s time to RSVP for CSM’s next Flex Day, October 9. View the detailed Flex Day Schedule to check out the inspiring learning opportunities scheduled, including an opening keynote address from Dr. Gina Garcia, a leading scholar on Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).
Sep 23 2019
The past few weeks have been busy in the CRM world as we get closer to our Phase I launch and continue to develop future phases of the project. Here is an update on the work being done to launch the CRM for Marketing & Recruitment, Counseling, Enrollment, and overall integration with our IT systems.
Sep 23 2019
ESL faculty members Evan Kaiser and Todd Windisch will be conducting weekly equity office hours for colleagues from Oct 1 through November 26.
May 11 2018
Boryana Straubel Graduated from CSM in 2008 with an associate’s degree in liberal studies with President’s Honors and transferred to University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a BA in economics in 2010. She says, “My time at CSM was transformational and life-changing.”
Oct 19 2016
The Spring 2017 Schedule of Classes is now available on our website and in print. We also encourage readers to take a look at our three feature stories, as they highlight our flexible Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and resources.