CHAPTER 9.7. Cross-Enrollment in Online Education between Campuses of the California Community Colleges [66770. - 66773.5.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 9.7.

in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66770. Section 66770.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Virtual Campus” means the efforts to expand the delivery of courses through technology pursuant to Schedule 26 and Provision 42 of Item 6870-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2013 (Chapter 20 of the Statutes of 2013). (b) “Chancellor’s office” means the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (c) “Home college” means the campus of the California Community Colleges at which a student is matriculated. (d) “Online course exchange” means the technological mechanism used by the California Virtual Campus to offer online-only courses that have highest demand, fill quickly, and are prerequisites for many different courses. (e) “Teaching college” means the campus of the California Community Colleges to which a student seeks access.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66770.5. Section 66770.5.

(a) A California resident who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 66771 and who is enrolled at a home college may enroll, without formal admission, and without payment of additional fees or tuition, in a course provided entirely online by a teaching college, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 66771. (b) A nonresident student or an international student who satisfies the conditions set forth in subdivision (a) may enroll in an online course provided by a teaching college, but shall be required to pay nonresident tuition for this course at the teaching college in accordance with Section 76140.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66771. Section 66771.

(a) A student is qualified to participate in the program established by this chapter if the student is enrolled at a home college that is part of the California Virtual Campus and meets all of the following requirements: (1) The student has attained a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4-point scale for completed coursework. (2) The student has paid the appropriate fees and tuition required by the home college for enrollment in the academic term in which the student proposes to cross-enroll. (3) The student has no outstanding fees or tuition to be paid at the home college. (b) A teaching college shall inform each student who enrolls in an online course pursuant to this chapter of all of the following: (1) The technical requirements that must be satisfied by a student in order to successfully participate in, and complete, the online course. (2) Any prerequisite course, or other academic preparation, deemed necessary for enrollment in the online course. (3) Any materials, skills, knowledge, or other elements that are necessary to ensure that a student has an opportunity to succeed in the online course. (c) The teaching college shall charge participating students the appropriate course enrollment fees for residents as applicable and to the extent required by law.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66772. Section 66772.

The chancellor’s office shall establish a convenient online methodology so that a student who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 66771 may accomplish all of the following: (a) Be informed of the opportunity to access courses provided entirely online by another teaching college. (b) Simultaneously enroll in courses at his or her home college and courses provided entirely online by another teaching college. (c) Provide consent to electronically transfer all relevant enrollment data to the teaching college.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66773. Section 66773.

A course provided entirely online pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted for credit at the student’s home college on the same basis as it would be for a student matriculated at the teaching college.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66773.5. Section 66773.5.

The enrollment of a student at a teaching college pursuant to this chapter may be counted in the calculation of headcount or full-time equivalent student enrollment at the teaching college. The home college and the teaching college at which the student is cross-enrolled may count, in the calculation of headcount or full-time equivalent student enrollment, only those course units for which the student is enrolled at each respective campus.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026