The field of candidates to become the next Reedley College president is down to two, and the public can learn more about them through public forums next week. Both forums will take place at Reedley College's Student Center on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The first public forum will feature Reedley College interim...
Area Colleges Promise Big Results from Half Billion in Spending
A large crowd gathered in October for the groundbreaking of a $5 million Agriculture and Technology building at Madera Community College Center. It was the first project to emerge from a nearly half-billion-dollar bond measure, approved by voters, benefiting State Center Community College District. “We have the honor of breaking ground here, but...
What Is Central Valley Promise? 1,600 Students Find Out.
When Matthew Rodrigues grows up, he wants to attend college to become a nurse or a doctor. "I think going to college is very important in life," said Rodrigues, a sixth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School in Dinuba. Friday morning, Rodrigues and 1,600 other sixth-graders got a taste of what...
State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises
Some of the high-ranking employees at State Center Community College District will get a 2.11 percent salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2018. District trustees unanimously approved the new salary schedules at their meeting Tuesday night. A total of 137 unrepresented employees, including academic vice chancellors, classified vice chancellors, and confidential employees, will...
Reedley College Students Aim High and Soar in the Sky
After Lorenzo Rios flew in his friend's small private airplane to Superior Dairy in Hanford, he knew exactly what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Not overindulge in ice cream. Fly airplanes. "From the first second our wheels got off the ground, I knew instantly that this...
Alberto Gonzales Will Speak at Reedley College's Constitution Week
Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. Attorney General for President George W. Bush, will be the keynote speaker at Reedley College's fifth annual Constitution Week Conference. Gonzales was born in San Antonio, Texas and is the second of eight children. His father was a migrant and construction worker. He obtained his bachelor's...