AB705 Implementation in the Los Angeles Community College District: Results from a District-Wide Survey

The Pullias Center for Higher Education, as part of the USC-LACCD Research-Practice Partnership (RPP), is conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of Assembly Bill 705 (AB705) focused on how community college practitioners are implementing this landmark policy, which directs all 116 community colleges in the California Community College (CCC) system to maximize the probability that students complete transfer-level math and English courses in one year’s time. This report describes the findings of a survey completed by 486 administrators, faculty, and staff in the 9 LACCD colleges during Spring 2021. The survey asked about: (a) respondents’ policy knowledge; (b) the guidance received and changes made in response to AB705; and (c) respondents’ beliefs about the policy goals and student capacity.