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This report summarizes statewide progress, increased student completions, and readiness to expand services to all 116 colleges, and provides recommendations for systemwide expansion.  \nFor any questions regarding this report, please contact Assistant Vice Chancellor Erin Larson at[elarson@cccco.edu](elarson@cccco.edu).  \nSincerely,  \nSonya Christian, Chancellor  \nEnclosure: Report  \nCC:  \nSue Parker, Chief Clerk of the Assembly Office of Legislative Counsel Department of Finance  \nChancellor’s Office  \n1102 Q Street, Sacramento, [CA 95811 | 916.445.8752 | www.cccco.edu](CA 95811 | 916.445.8752 | www.cccco.edu)  \nRISING SCHOLARS NETWORK BIENNIAL  \nREPORT  \nPrepared By  \nCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office  \nEducational Services and Support Division  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nRISING SCHOLARS NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  \nScale and Reach ............................................... 1  \nIncarcerated Student Pathways ..................................... 1  \nTechnology and Instruction ........................................ 1  \nSTUDENT OUTCOMESAND STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  \nStudent Outcomes ............................................. 2  \nHigher Education in Prison Consortium ................................ 2  \nTechnical Assistance Infrastructure ................................... 3  \nReentry Infrastructure ........................................... 3  \nRECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  \nRecommendation One: Sustain Current Funding ........................... 3  \nRecommendation Two: Authorize and Fund Expansion ....................... 3  \nCALIFORNIA’S COMMITMENT   4  \n2025 Rising Scholars Network Biennial Report California Community Colleges  \nvii  \nRISING SCHOLARS NETWORK  \nThe Rising Scholars Network (RSN) is the California Community Colleges statewide program serving currently and formerly incarcerated students, and since launching in 2015, the network has grown into the largest higher education in prison infrastructure in the nation. More than 31,000 students pursue degrees through the network while every community college student inside a California state prison has a laptop to support their education. The California Community Colleges system built the Rising Scholars Network because California made a sustained commitment to ensuring that every Californian can pursue a degree and change the trajectory of their life while positively impacting their family and community.  \nVision 2030, the California Community Colleges strategic plan, commits the system to equitable access and success for every student. The Rising Scholars Network delivers on this commitment for currently and formerly incarcerated Californians by providing degree pathways and comprehensive support from facility enrollment through campus completion.  \nSCALE AND REACH  \nThe state invests $35 million dollars annually in the Rising Scholars Network. Twenty-one million dollars is allocated to 45 colleges serving youth across 60 juvenile justice facilities. Fourteen million dollars is allocated to 95 colleges serving currently incarcerated adults in 31 state prisons, 9 federal prisons, and 44 county jails. 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