"OAKLAND - For decades, Laney College and Merritt College have built up distinct brands on opposite sides of town, offering their own slices of higher education but often vying for the same students - and even fielding competing basketball teams. But pesky financial challenges now may lead the Peralta Community College District to merge the two schools into a single institution: Oakland City College."
"Both campuses would remain active under the new plan, but certain programs and top-level administrative positions would be slashed, leaving the district with three schools - Oakland City College, Berkeley City College and the College of Alameda - and the existing chancellor's office with its own set of administrators. While the Peralta Board of Trustees may soon vote on a merger it could, if approved, take a couple years for the process to be fully completed."
Peralta Community College District is proposing to merge Laney College and Merritt College into Oakland City College to address persistent financial strains. Chancellor Tammeil Gilkerson introduced the plan Aug. 14 to district staff and faculty and frames it as a reunification because a single Oakland City College existed until the mid-1960s. Both campuses would remain open while selected programs and top administrative positions would be eliminated, reducing the district to three colleges plus the chancellor's office. High pension costs and widespread student debt defaults have weakened district finances. A Board of Trustees vote could occur soon and full implementation could take years.
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