California Community Colleges are expanding affordable student housing as a basic needs strategy that supports student stability, persistence, and success. This session explains how the CCC Affordable Student Housing (ASH) program came together through state policy and budget action, and why California has treated student housing as a core infrastructure priority for community colleges.
Presenters will provide an implementation focused overview of how ASH works in practice: how projects move from selection to financing and delivery, what affordability expectations mean operationally, and what the Chancellor’s Office and districts are learning as projects advance through cost, schedule, procurement, and compliance requirements. The discussion is tailored to the conference’s cross sector audience of institutional leaders plus development, AEC, and legal and financial partners who deliver housing projects.