(October 29, 2025) MARYSVILLE, CA — The Aspen Institute has named Yuba College among the top 200 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year institutions. “This recognition is offered based on a rigorous review of our students’ success data and demonstrates … Read More
(September 25, 2025) Yuba City, Calif. – The Yuba Community College District (YCCD) is committed to serving the members of its community above all else. This includes providing a high-quality education while protecting the finances of taxpayers. That commitment was recently highlighted in an article featured by the Appeal-Democrat, which reported on YCCD’s refinancing of a portion of its 2015 … Read More
(September 12, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Yuba College has been recognized as a Silver-Certified Caring Campus, marking the first time the college has achieved certification through the Institute for Evidence-Based Change’s (IEBC) Caring Campus initiative. The certification, which lasts three years, highlights Yuba College’s commitment to institutionalizing caring practices that strengthen student belonging, connection and success. Silver status is awarded … Read More
(August 25, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Yuba College continues to support first-generation, low-income and disabled students through its TRiO programs, which provide vital academic resources, advising and college readiness services. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, TRiO is a cluster of federally funded programs that began in the 1960s to expand access to higher education for students from disadvantaged … Read More
(August 22, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Yuba College has been awarded $194,120 through the We Prosper Together Catalyst Pre-Development Grant to design and launch an innovative, inclusive working lands summer internship program. The program will provide hands-on, real-world experience for students pursuing careers in forestry, water resources, agriculture and fire mitigation. The initiative aims to be scalable across the region … Read More
(August 8, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Yuba College’s Advanced Manufacturing program is celebrating a national victory after three of its students claimed first place in Project MFG’s Clash of Trades, a televised competition that challenges the best and brightest in advanced manufacturing, computer numerical control (CNC) machining and additive technologies. The 2025 Clash of Trades competition began with 60 teams … Read More
(July 28, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Yuba College has been awarded a $300,000 Fire and Forestry Pathway Grant to strengthen the region’s workforce in wildland fire response and forest management. The funding, awarded in June 2025 and running through June 2028, will support the expansion of the college’s Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. Key areas of focus include increasing enrollment … Read More
(July 23, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Karlee Coughlin, recently named head coach of the Yuba College softball team, has been honored as the California Junior College Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The award recognizes outstanding performance and leadership among assistant coaches in collegiate softball. Coughlin, who has played a key role in Yuba … Read More
(July 14, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – The Yuba County Office of Education (YCOE) and Yuba College are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in their ongoing partnership. This collaboration has been instrumental in not only providing access to college coursework but also in uncovering the deeper challenges that young people face as they transition back into the community. Nearly a … Read More
(July 8, 2025) MARYSVILLE, Calif. – Dr. Samantha Dana has been hired as the new vice president of instruction at Yuba College and has assumed her role as of Monday, July 7. Her appointment was approved by the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees. Dana joins Yuba College from Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington, where she served … Read More
