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Sierra College Selected to Join Aspen Institute Initiative Working to Increase Student Success in High-Value Programs
Sierra College has been selected to join the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program’s Unlocking Opportunity network—an initiative designed to help community colleges improve student outcomes by increasing the number of students entering and completing high-value workforce and degree transfer programs.
August 25, 2025 -
Sierra College Foundation Raises More Than $3 Million for Local Students
Sierra College Foundation closed out the 2024-25 academic year by awarding nearly $350,000 in scholarships to more than 200 local students to help pay for school, as well as living costs such as rent, utilities, gas and food.
July 22, 2025 -
Educators, Employers Stress “One Team” Collaboration at Workforce Summit
Nearly 300 regional educators, employers, business and workforce training leaders convened for the second “Sierra Workforce Summit” on June 3 to align workforce development efforts for Placer County and the broader Sacramento Region.
July 2, 2025 -
Sierra College Receives CAL FIRE Partnership Award
Sierra College honored by the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit with its 2024 "Partnership Award" for the college’s commitment to public safety and community service, its longstanding Fire Academy program, and recent efforts to bring a Regional Public Safety Training Center to Placer County.
May 27, 2025 -
Sierra College Men’s Swim Team Scores Fifth Straight State Championship
The Sierra College Men’s Swim and Dive Team won its fifth consecutive state title, taking first at the California Community College Athletic Association’s (3C2A) 2025 State Swimming and Diving Championship.
May 13, 2025