Access to higher education should not depend on geography. On the Central Coast, students deserve clear, affordable pathways from high school to college to career, and increasingly, to a bachelor’s degree close to home.
That kind of opportunity does not happen by chance. It happens when school districts, colleges, and community leaders work together with intention.
That spirit of collaboration was on full display last week when Allan Hancock College hosted the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Forum, bringing together leaders from all four Santa Maria school districts…