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Spring 2025 baseline · June 2026 update

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Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 10 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 5 source-verified findings (2 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.

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Team/Lead: Sierra College/Student AI Leadership Marcus King
  • Marcus King, Sierra College
  • “I started up the Artificial Intelligence club at Sierra College. Students just like me deserve the opportunity to learn about AI, and the school doesn't offer fully-fledged courses on it as a two-year institution.”
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Policies
  • Academic honesty policy does not address AI. Sierra College's official 'Honesty in Academic Work' policy in the 2026-2027 catalog contains only general academic-integrity language and does not mention artificial intelligence, AI, ChatGPT, or generative AI, nor provide AI-specific guidance; it directs students to consult instructors about ethical questions. 2026 · high confidence — source
Policy
Team/Lead: Sierra College
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Resources
  • 🆕Community Education AI class series (summer 2026). Sierra College Community Education offers a series of six online single-session AI classes ($60 each) starting July-August 2026: AI for Retirees, Introduction to AI for Everyday Work, Writing and Editing with AI, Intermediate AI Tools (ChatGPT and Gemini), Research/Analysis and Learning with AI, and AI for Marketing and Media Creation, marketed as introducing 'cutting-edge tools, technologies, and real-world applications shaping the future of work and innovation.' 2026 · high confidence — source
  • 🆕Sierra College Foundation hosts community AI forum. On Nov 22, 2025, the Sierra College Foundation hosted a Community Forum, 'The future of AI and what it means to modern life,' moderated by Terry McAteer with panelists Steve Monaghan (former Nevada County CIO), technology lawyer Eric Little, and CSU Sacramento professor Sasha Sidorkin; about 100 people attended and discussed AI's impact on education, legal work, jobs, and regulation. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (non-credit, ed2go). Sierra College Community Education offers an online, non-credit 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence' course (via ed2go) covering forms of AI, machine learning/neural networks, natural language processing, the AI development process, AI's effect on the workforce, and ethics of AI deployment. 2025 · high confidence — source
  • AI as a topic in CSCI 0010 Introduction to Computing. The credit-bearing CSCI 0010 (Introduction to Computing) course in the Sierra College catalog lists exploration of 'current and emerging topics such as robotics, computer security and artificial intelligence' as part of its survey of computer science. No dedicated credit AI course or AI degree/certificate was found in the catalog. 2026 · high confidence — source
Resources
Team/Lead: Sierra College
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