Community college fee waiver to be tied to grades
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
California community college students starting in fall 2016 will have to meet minimum academic standards to receive financial assistance under rules approved by the system Monday.
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors voted to require that students maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA for two consecutive terms and complete at least half of their units with a D grade or better to receive a fee waiver.
Community college fees are currently $46 per unit, among the lowest in the nation. Of the state’s 2.6 million community college students, about 40 percent have their fees waived.