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Board approves tech and ID steps to curb CCCApply fraud; debate over application fee continues
Summary
The Board of Governors approved mandatory identity verification in CCCApply and additional AI/technology fraud detection tools after hearing from staff and dozens of public commenters; the board stopped short of imposing a fee but later directed staff to explore a capped nominal application fee with waivers.
The Board of Governors debated a three‑part package to combat fraudulent applications and bot enrollments in the California Community Colleges system: (1) mandatory identity verification at the CCCApply application stage, (2) deployment of additional AI/technology tools to detect fraudulent application behavior, and (3) authority to pursue a nominal application fee to deter fraud and defray verification costs.
Executive Vice Chancellor Chris Ferguson framed the problem for the board, saying systemwide attempts at application‑stage fraud are large and growing. “The latest data … is around 31.4% of the applications have been determined to be fraudulent,” Ferguson said, clarifying that those attempts do not all make it through to enrollment but that the phenomenon imposes significant workload on campuses and can block authentic students from seats.
Assistant Vice Chancellor James Todd and other system leaders described the layered approach the office proposed: (a) require identity verification through CCCApply, (b) deploy advanced algorithmic detection and other tech tools to flag suspicious patterns (for example, many applications from a single IP address), and (c) seek…
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