The Channels

SBCC Foundation states Mackenzie Scott grant paid Promise debt

On Monday, Feb. 2, SBCC Foundation Chief Executive Officer Bobbi Abram issued a campus-wide statement that the unauthorized ...
Opinion
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Editorial: SBCC Foundation should be more transparent after grant misstep

On Jan. 30, it was announced that the use of the $20 million MacKenzie Scott grant gifted to City College was used without authorization toward the Promise Program.  After receiving billions in stock ...
Noozhawk

SBCC Foundation Incorrectly Spent Part of $20 Million MacKenzie Scott Donation

The Santa Barbara City College Foundation has announced that a large portion of a $20 million donation to the college in 2021 was incorrectly used to fund ...
Santa Barbara Independent

A Promise Worth Keeping

The Santa Barbara City College Foundation created the SBCC Promise in 2016, offering all recent, area high school graduates the chance to attend SBCC full-time and free of cost for up to two years. In ...
Noozhawk

Celebrating the Success of the SBCC Promise

Evie and fellow SBCC ASG member at an event on campus (SBCC Foundation photo) In 2016, the Foundation launched the SBCC Promise, offering all recent, local high school graduates the opportunity to ...
Santa Barbara Independent

SBCC Foundation Hosts Spring Forward Gala

On May 4, about 300 supporters of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation gathered on the Great Meadow at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) to raise funds for the SBCC Promise and other forms of ...