AANHPI Student Achievement Program Resources Hub

Printed Resources

This two-page flyer provides our Program Overview, Highlights, Core Focus Areas, and Fiscal Year Program Map. The 2025-2026 comprehensive map features the locations of the 51 colleges participating in our program.

This one page flyer features our current Fiscal Year Program Map. This comprehensive map features the locations of the 51 colleges participating in our program. The map includes colleges’ names, colleges’ addresses, names of community college districts, and state regions. This map serves as a visual guide for the colleges involved.

Webinars

Fall 2024 CCC AANHPI SAP Student Survey: A Highlight of Results
Hannah Lawler, CCC AANHPI SAP Evaluator from The RP Group, presented key findings from the Fall 2024 CCC AANHPI Student Survey. The survey, completed by students across 47 California Community Colleges receiving CCC AANHPI SAP funding, provides insight into AANHPI students’ sense of belonging, access to culturally relevant supports, financial needs, and campus climate. The results highlight both areas of progress and opportunities to strengthen culturally-responsive practices.

We presented our fifth webinar to the field, featuring our new director, Fred Bobola. The webinar provided an overview of VAR, Program Planning Tool, and CCC AANHPI SAP Strategic Support Sessions.

This webinar is part of the Vision-Aligned Reporting (VAR) training series, developed to assist colleges in preparing for the transition to the new reporting system launching in Fall 2025 for the 2025–26 academic year. Hosted by the Chancellor’s Office VAR Project Team in collaboration with the California Community Colleges’ AANHPI SAP Central Office, this training offers a deep dive on collecting student data for AANHPI programming, using the Data Gap Analysis tool, and working with your Management Information Systems/Information Technology (MIS/IT) teams on submissions.

This webinar is part of the Vision-Aligned Reporting (VAR) training series, developed to assist colleges in preparing for the transition to the new reporting system launching in Fall 2025 for the 2025–26 academic year. Hosted by the Chancellor’s Office VAR Project Team in collaboration with the California Community Colleges’ AANHPI SAP Central Office, this training offers essential guidance on upcoming reporting requirements and expectations.

Hosted by the California Community Colleges’ Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program (AANHPI SAP) and the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), this foundational webinar, led by Gio Sosa from the RP Group, introduces key data sources and disaggregation practices to support AANHPI student success. Participants learned how to access and analyze publicly available community college and census data to identify equity gaps and gain a deeper understanding of AANHPI student experiences at both the local and regional levels.

Hosted by the California Community Colleges’ Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program (AANHPI SAP) and the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), this foundational webinar, led by Gio Sosa from the RP Group, introduces key data sources and disaggregation practices to support AANHPI student success. Participants learned how to access and analyze publicly available community college and census data to identify equity gaps and better understand AANHPI student experiences at both the local and regional levels.

AANHPI SAP Evaluation: Student and College Survey Updates

The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program Central Office (AANHPI SAP) presented an Informational Webinar in partnership with The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (The RP Group) to discuss the requirement for an independent evaluator to measure our program’s impact. Representatives from The RP Group, Amari Williams and Hannah Lawler, presented the evaluation survey process for Fall 2024.

We presented our fourth webinar to the field to deliver programmatic updates on the funding formula, apportionment, and current and developing partnerships. Director Anthony Amboy presents the Persistence Model framework from the Chancellor’s Office. The Central Office team also presented their analysis and findings from the Baseline Reports.

We presented our third webinar to the field, featuring our Program Specialist, Regem Corpuz. The webinar provided an overview of the purpose, structure, and guiding rules of the AANHPISAP Advisory Committee and a timeline for applications.

We presented our second webinar to the field featuring our two Program Specialists, Regem Corpuz, and Kathleen Dang. The webinar included an introduction to the Program Specialists, a tutorial on the Baseline Reporting Tool, and an overview of the 2024 projects in development.

We presented our first webinar to the field with our partners at the CCC Chancellor’s Office and the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA). The webinar included an introduction of all partners involved, a history of the AANHPI Student Achievement Program, and an overview of the projects and resources in development.

Conference Presentations

This presentation provided program updates and a trajectory toward Vision 2030 since its inception in April 2023. Session attendees received information, current practices, and promising practices to ensure that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and historically underserved student populations on their campuses are considered within the design, implementation, and evaluation process. Presenters included CCC AANHPI SAP Central Office team members, the CCC Chancellor’s Office, Orange Coast College, and Los Angeles Harbor College.

This presentation featured 6 of our participating colleges in a panel discussion about the first year of program implementation with AANHPI Student Achievement Program funds. These colleges discussed successes, challenges, and important considerations for underserved populations on their campuses. This in-person presentation and panel discussion provided a supportive space for college practitioners to discuss their experiences.

This presentation spotlighted the long-term efforts at Fresno City College and its USEAA (United Southeast Asian American) Academic Program. This session provides an overview of the over 20 years of USEAA’s work to support Southeast Asian American students and their vision for the future in light of new opportunities with the CCC AANHPI Student Achievement Program. Presenters included members of the CCC AANHPI Student Achievement Program Central Office, USEAA program staff, and current students participating in the USEAA program.

We presented a collaborative program with our partners titled “The California Community Colleges AANHPI Student Achievement Program.” This in-person presentation and panel discussion sought to expand knowledge of AANHPI student populations in the California Community College system, increase understanding of the CCC AANHPI Student Achievement Program, and learn strategies for increasing AANHPI students’ sense of belonging and success.

References

This article presents the historic advocacy movement that created the AANHPI Student Achievement Program, the first state higher education program dedicated to serving AANHPI students. This case study recounts the efforts behind the program and the framework for enshrining it in California’s Education Code.