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LOSSAN Agency Announces New Board of Directors Leadership for 2024

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bryan MacDonald, Mayor Pro Tem of Oxnard, and Fred Jung, Mayor of Fullerton, have been appointed to lead the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency) Board of Directors (Board) in 2024, overseeing key initiatives outlined in the LOSSAN Agency's annual business plan.

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  • ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bryan MacDonald, Mayor Pro Tem of Oxnard, and Fred Jung, Mayor of Fullerton, have been appointed to lead the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency) Board of Directors (Board) in 2024, overseeing key initiatives outlined in the LOSSAN Agency's annual business plan.
  • "His extensive experience and leadership serving the LOSSAN Agency will be invaluable as we work to increase ridership and expand intercity rail travel in Southern California."
  • MacDonald, representing the Ventura County Transportation Commission on the LOSSAN Board, was unanimously elected Board Chair.
  • The LOSSAN Agency is governed by an 11-member Board composed of officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along the LOSSAN rail corridor between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

LOSSAN Agency Announces New Board of Directors Leadership for 2023

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewel Edson, Solana Beach City Council Member and Bryan MacDonald, Oxnard City Council Member, have been selected to lead the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency) Board of Directors (Board) in 2023 and provide oversight of key initiatives outlined in the LOSSAN Agency's annual business plan.

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  • ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewel Edson, Solana Beach City Council Member and Bryan MacDonald, Oxnard City Council Member, have been selected to lead the Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency) Board of Directors (Board) in 2023 and provide oversight of key initiatives outlined in the LOSSAN Agency's annual business plan.
  • "Her experience and leadership will benefit the LOSSAN Agency as we continue to rebuild ridership and enhance rail travel across the corridor."
  • Edson, a small business owner, was unanimously selected as Chair of the LOSSAN Agency Board.
  • The LOSSAN Agency is governed by an 11-member Board composed of officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along the LOSSAN rail corridor between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

Affordable Online Degrees for Transfer Help Students Go to College

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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Though California community colleges have transitioned to online learning due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, Ventura College offers approximately 35 programs fully online.

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  • Though California community colleges have transitioned to online learning due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, Ventura College offers approximately 35 programs fully online.
  • The college also provides Promise program grants ($0 tuition) to qualified online students and over 30% of classes have zero textbook costs.
  • To facilitate student success with online learning, Ventura College has certified its faculty to teach effectively online so all students have access to engaging online classes.
  • Students throughout the state and beyond seek out Ventura College's virtual labs, even as students are primarily online.

TCS Partner Colleges Sign AICCU Memorandum of Understanding

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Friday, July 27, 2018
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CHICAGO, July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --TCS partner colleges The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Pacific Oaks College today announced their commitment and support of a transfer pathway between the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

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  • CHICAGO, July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --TCS partner colleges The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Pacific Oaks College today announced their commitment and support of a transfer pathway between the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.
  • This pathway is the AICCU sector's adoption of the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) pathway between the California Community Colleges and the California State University (CSU) system.
  • TCS colleges include The Chicago School of Professional Psychology,Pacific Oaks College& Children's School, The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law, Dallas Nursing Institute, and Saybrook University.
  • To learn more, visit www.pacificoaks.edu
    The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) is comprised of 82 independent, nonprofit colleges and universities, which make up the Independent California Colleges and Universities (ICCU) sector.