2020 College Affordability Summit

Overview September 14, 2020

The California College Affordability Summit: A Pathway to Financial Aid

This year, CSAC hosted its 2nd annual California College Affordability Summit in an effort to bring California’s K-12 and Higher Education communities together. The Summit will provide educators and policy leaders information and resources about the importance of financial aid and its ability to increase college access, enrollment, and persistence. Session topics will include embedding financial aid application completion within curricula, developing systems of support for vulnerable student populations, securing policy and system changes, and maximizing partnership efforts between higher education and K-12 institutions. We hope you were able to join us for this one-day virtual experience!

Open to K-12 and Higher Education Leaders
K-12 school, district, and county level board members, administrators, school counselors and teachers. College and university leadership, student affairs staff, equity officers, outreach partners and policy advocates.

Post September 14, 2020

In Case You Missed It
Click on our sessions below to watch recorded copies of our Summit workshops

Morning General Sessions

The California College Affordability Summit Kickoff
(RCOE)

The Intersection of Financial Aid, Race, and Educational Equity
(RCOE)

The Fierce Urgency of Now: Apply for FAFSA/CADAA
(RCOE)

2020 Race to Submit Ceremony

Race to Submit Ceremony 2020

Break Out Sessions/Workshops

Bridging the Gap: Undocumented students and the California Dream Act
CSAC & Immigrants Rising

Undocumented students and the California Dream Act

Cal Grant Modernization Update
Jake Brymner & Patrick Perry, CSAC

Cal Grant Modernization Update

Cash for College Train-the-Trainer Program
CSAC

Cash for College Train-the-Trainer Program

CSAC’s Financial Aid Research and Initiatives
Patrick Perry, CSAC

CSAC’s Financial Aid Research and Initiatives

CSU Cost of Financial Aid
CSU

CSU Cost of Financial Aid

FAFSA and CA Dream Act as a High School Graduation Requirement: Ensuring all students have access and opportunities to a post-secondary education
Val Verde Unified School District & Perris Union High School District

Ensuring all students have access and opportunities to a post-secondary education

Food Security for College Students
Fresno State

Food Security For College Students

Getting Beyond Sticker Shock – How Private, Non-Profit Colleges & Universities Make College Affordable for Students
AICCU

Helping Students Manage the Hidden Hurdles of Indirect Expenses
uAspire & The Institute for College Access and Success

Making Equity Real: Maximizing Financial Aid for Foster Youth and Students Who Have Experienced Homelessness
John Burton Advocates for Youth & CSAC