The University of California announced today (July 31) that it has admitted its largest and most diverse class to date. This achievement is driven by significant increases in the number of California ...

The University of California banned the practice 25 years ago. Assemblymember Phil Ting , a Democrat from San Francisco who co-authored the bill, said the new law will make the college admissions ...

The California Community Colleges and Sacramento State have created the Associate Degree for Transfer program to make it easier for students like you to start at a community college, ... California ...

California State University and the University California do not give admission preference to children of alumni or donors. Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have also ...

California law bans college legacy and donor admissions, including at USC, Stanford A view of Mudd Hall at USC on March 28, 2023. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

California’s law, which will take effect Sept. 1, 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.

A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicant’s ties to family members who are alumni or donors. California’s public universities don’t use legacy admissions.

When California banned private colleges from favoring the children of donors and alumni in the admissions process, it intended to help level the playing field for prospective students after the ...