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KCBX Two-Way: State considers more funding to LGBTQ+ services at rural community colleges

Allan Hancock College is one of several community colleges on the Central Coast with no LGBTQ+ student center.
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Allan Hancock College is one of several community colleges on the Central Coast with no LGBTQ+ student center.

Few community colleges in rural and conservative areas of California have LGBTQ+ student centers. New funding from the state could help create these spaces or fund other LGBTQ+ services.

KCBX's Benjamin Purper spoke with CalMatters' community colleges reporter Adam Echelman.

Benjamin Purper was News Director of KCBX from May of 2021 to September of 2023. He came from California’s Inland Empire, where he spent three years as a reporter and Morning Edition host at KVCR in San Bernardino. Dozens of his stories have aired on KQED’s California Report, and his work has broadcast on NPR's news magazines, as well. In addition to radio, Ben has worked as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer.
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