March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
By The Advocate, Editorial Staff
March 16, 2016
Equity does not mean equality. Equity is giving people who need the most help a chance to live a better life than the one they were born into.
In American society that need is unfortunately determined by gender, culture, religi...
By Asma Alkrizy, Opinion Editor
March 16, 2016
While Contra Costa College’s Equity Plan attempts to increase the overall course completion rate for students, the Campus-Wide-Tutoring program continues helping students improve their academic performances.
“We have prov...
By Marci Suela, Art Director
March 16, 2016
When marine biology major Musa Khan arrived at Contra Costa College in 2011, he was assessed into an English 1A course, but placed elsewhere after meeting with his counselor.
Despite his familiarity with English concepts, a counselor co...
By Roxana Amparo, Associate Editor
March 16, 2016
The Equity Plan created objectives for English as a second language students to meet in order to create a pathway to their academic success.
In one year, the objective for Contra Costa College is to provide equal academic succ...
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
March 16, 2016
One of the main functions of the Equity Plan is to identify student populations that experience the greatest adverse outcomes and then it addresses the specific needs of the groups which have been narrowed into seven key indica...
By Cody Casares, Photo Editor
March 16, 2016
Contra Costa College has outlined several different tactics to increase the transfer rate of certain demographics based on data collected by the district.
CCC’s Equity Plan data on transfer completion consists of student information ...
By Christian Urrutia, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2016
With Contra Costa College located in San Pablo, it is the go-to institution for those living in West County. But as it is reflected in the 2014-15 Equity Plan, that may not always be the case, as the number of incoming high sc...
