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February 9th, 2026

San Mateo, CA â€” The 51¸£ÀûÉç District (SMCCCD) has formally submitted its SB 893 Free College Report, documenting the outcomes of the District’s successful Free College pilot program, as State Senator Josh Becker introduced Senate Bill 968, legislation that would make SMCCCD’s Free College program permanent.  Established under SB 893 (Becker, 2022) as a five-year pilot, Free College provided SMCCCD with the flexibility to use […]

February 9th, 2026

Ballot measure, if approved, will be placed for voter consideration in November By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. The 51¸£ÀûÉç District may ask for voter support in November to extend the district’s bond tax rates, which could generate $848 million […]

February 7th, 2026

By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. Making free college a permanent program in the 51¸£ÀûÉç District took another big step in the current legislative cycle through Senate Bill 968 that seeks to break cost barriers to education for county residents. […]

December 16th, 2025

Community college district awards contract to break ground on districtwide student housing in spring By Ana Mata/Daily JournalThe article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission. Districtwide student housing at College of San Mateo is inching closer to becoming a reality after the community college district’s Board of Trustees approved […]