2023 College Affordability Summit
College Affordability Summit
The 4th Annual California College Affordability Summit (Summit) in partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education, the Education Trust-West, and the California Department of Education will take place on November 7 & 8, 2023 at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, CA. The Summit will provide K-12 educators, high school counselors, college financial aid administrators, student advocates, and policy leaders with updates, resources, and tools for the upcoming 2024-2025 application cycle.
Session themes will cover the following areas:
- Breaking barriers for student college success
- Building bridges to connect students to resources
- Making college affordable
- Understanding the Better FAFSA and enhanced California Dream Act Application
Registration for the 2023 College Affordability Summit is available now. Click here to register!
Summit Schedule
Tuesday November 7, 2023
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11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Summit Early-Bird Check-in |
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1:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
Pre-Summit Sessions offered concurrently: |
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Session I: Better FAFSA & Better CADAA Demo Training |
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Session II: Support for First-Time & Renewal California Dream Act Applicants |
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Session III: Understanding and Supporting College Students’ Basic Needs |
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Session IV: Navigating Challenges with Better FAFSA for Impacted Student Population |
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4:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Network Event |
Wednesday November 8, 2023
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6:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Check-in & Continental Breakfast College Affordability Resource Fair |
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8:30 – 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome from Riverside County Office of Education, California Student Aid Commission, California Department of Education and Education Trust-West |
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9:30 – 10:30 a.m. |
General Session |
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10:30 – 10:40 a.m. |
Transition |
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10:40 – 11:30 a.m. |
Breakout Session I |
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11:30 – 11:40 a.m. |
Transition |
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11:40 – 12:30 p.m. |
Breakout Session II |
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12:30 – 12:40 p.m. |
Transition |
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12:40 – 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch & Race to Submit Award Ceremony |
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2:00 – 2:10 p.m. |
Transition |
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2:10 – 3:00 p.m. |
Breakout Session III |
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3:00 – 3:10 p.m. |
Transition |
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3:10 – 4:00 p.m. |
Closing and Next Steps |
Sponsors
If you would like to be a sponsor of the 2023 College Affordability Summit, please view our College Affordability Summit Sponsorship Package and email Catalina Cifuentes at ccifuentes@rcoe.us.