Colleges Lacking a ZTC Mark

Overview

A review of California Community Colleges online course schedules found that many do not presently have a “mark” visible in their schedules that is consistent with the requirements of California Education Code 66406.9 which requires that:

(a) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both of the following:

(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.

California Education Code 66406.9

The requirement that the mark be in a conspicuous place has been interpreted to mean that it is visible when viewing the list of available sections of a course, allowing a student to quickly identify those sections that have no costs associated with course materials.

A screenshot from a course schedule that shows a course section marked with both a no-cost icon and the statement "All course materials will be provided digitally and free of cost". This example is from Los Angeles CCD. A low cost icon and statement is also visible. Low cost has been defined as less than $50.

Colleges with No ZTC Mark

The following data are in the process of being reviewed as of November 19, 2024. As of a review of winter or spring 2022 schedules, only 22 colleges are lacking a ZTC icon. District has only been indicated when a college is part of a multi-college district. Data are organized alphabetically by district and then by college. Please provide updates or corrections to these data to the OERI.

*DistrictCollegeNotes
SBVCrafton Hills
SBVSan Bernardino Valley
 Chaffey
 City College of SFReportedly, ZTC icon is visible when students are logged in for registration purposes. Search available.
 College of the Desert
 College of the Redwoods 
 College of the SequoiasZTC mark visible after ZTC search.
 Feather River
 Mendocino 
 Merced
 Monterey PeninsulaZTC note added in section narrative as a work-around. Examples shared 3-29-11.
 Napa Valley
 Ohlone
 Palo VerdeZTC icon is visible when students are logged in for registration purposes.
 San Joaquin Delta
 Santa Rosa JuniorFree / Low Cost Instructional Materials note.
 Southwestern
 Victor Valley 

This page last updated 11-19-24.