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Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV CAN Partnership Formalized Between Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV and the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • BY Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV
  • September 27, 2021
President Sandeen signs paper at her desk.

Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV President Cathy Sandeen signs the agreement.

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) and Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV signed an agreement to formally establish the Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV College Agile Network (Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV CAN) today.

Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV CAN is a partnership between the district and CSUEB to increase student-focused equity pathways. The innovative model aims to increase certificate and degree attainment for students for Chabot College, Las Positas College (LPC) and Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV.

Chabot College President Susan Sperling, LPC President Dyrell Foster, CLPCCD Chancellor Ronald Gerhard and Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV President Cathy Sandeen presided over the partnership celebration. 

The research-based initiative officially began in Spring 2020.The partnership aims to increase transfer rates among the three Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV Hispanic Serving Institutions and increase degree completion and advanced equity for historically underserved students.  

Currently, the three colleges use different systems to advise students on pathways to graduation, which can sometimes cause confusion or delays for students looking to transfer or complete programs.

Future phases of Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV CAN will include incorporating the research and findings from earlier work to design a model and implementation that ensures increases in educational continuity for students from all three campuses. The initiative seeks to ultimately identify and mitigate systems which reduce organizational barriers to college completion.

More information about the Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV College Agile Network is on the and Cal State Âé¶¹ÃÛÌÒAV websites.