Calbright College seemed doomed from the start. Just months after enrolling its first students in 2019, the online community college was under fire from faculty groups, and the state Assembly had agreed to shut it down. It had “poor management,” “ineffective and inappropriate hiring,” and “inadequate” support for students, a 2021 state audit found.
Yet Calbright College managed not only to soldier on but to grow.
Now it may be California’s fastest-growing community college, based on tentative enrollment data comparing fall 2024 to fall 2025.
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