Education

U.S. consumers are expected to spend a record amount on back-to-school and back-to-college this year, according to a forecast. Back-to-school spending is expected to reach $41.5 billion in 2023, up from $36.9 billion last year and the most ever spent if the prediction holds true, according to the National Retail …

Riverside County has donated $2.5 million to the Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation, money the school will use to bolster its career and technical education programs. The donation from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds was arranged by Supervisor Chuck Washington, whose third district includes the community college’s Temecula Valley …

Cal State San Bernardino has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will help provide scholarships, mentorships, and learning opportunities for low-income students in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, according to a statement on the university’s website. “This is a very significant grant …

UC Riverside has received a $126 million state grant that school officials hope will build a 1,500-bed on-campus student residence complex. The project, which will need another $220 million in borrowed revenue to be built, is scheduled to be voted on by the UC Board of Regents in September, according …

The California University of Science and Medicine has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. That accreditation, by the association’s senior college and university commission, validates the Colton-based medical school’s academic structure and its role in providing doctors for the Inland Empire, according to a university statement. …

The California University of Science and Medicine has officially welcomed its class of 2027. With family and friends looking on, the 130-member class underwent a traditional white coat ceremony on July 14, during which each student recited the Hippocratic Oath, according to a statement. Each new medical student was recognized …