The Environmental Scan, made filterable
Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 2 entries, 6 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 9 source-verified findings (9 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
Bay Area
filter to regionEngaged People
- 🆕College/district-wide generative AI policy in development. The SJCC Academic Senate page states 'San Jose City College, together with SJECCD, is actively investigating and developing a comprehensive Generative AI policy,' and references an SJCC Generative AI Committee that developed the student guidelines. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕SJCC faculty leadership in statewide AI governance. Mark Branom (SJCC Academic Senate President and Computer Applications/CIS faculty) serves as a co-chair of the ASCCC Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI Technologies Caucus, the statewide faculty body advising California community colleges on AI. 2025-2026 · medium confidence — source
- 🆕EVC and SJCC faculty participation in ASCCC AI/GenAI Caucus. Per the ASCCC AI and Generative AI Technologies Caucus, Evergreen Valley College is represented by Grace Estrada and Henry Estrada and San Jose City College by Sanjay Dorairaj (in addition to co-chair Mark Branom), giving the district active representation in statewide AI faculty governance. 2025-2026 · medium confidence — source
PeoplePolicyResources
Team/Lead: SJEVCCD/District/Tech Committee
- Listed in 2025-2032 District Tech Master Plan
- Draft policy
- Develop PD
- Ensure AI resource availability
- District people and process not yet found.
Policies
- 🆕San Jose City College student generative AI / academic integrity guidelines. SJCC Academic Senate page states that unless an assignment explicitly permits it, using generative AI to draft, translate, outline, paraphrase, code, or otherwise produce submitted work is not allowed; when permitted, students must follow assignment parameters and disclose the tool, its purpose, and how they verified accuracy. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕SJCC AI data-privacy / FERPA guidance. SJCC guidelines prohibit uploading or pasting education records (assignments, grades, feedback) containing personally identifiable information into public AI systems unless the College has approved the tool under a FERPA-compliance agreement; AI-enabled assistive technologies remain available under Section 504/ADA. 2025 · high confidence — source
Policy
Team/Lead: SJEVCCD/District
- Policy not yet found.
Resources
- 🆕Evergreen Valley College new AI course sequence (AI 101-110). EVC's 2025-2026 catalog lists a full sequence of credit AI courses including AI 101 Generative AI Foundations, AI 102 Generative AI Software Foundations, AI 103 Prompt Engineering, AI 104 Cloud Foundations for Generative AI, AI 105 Frontend Development, AI 106 Backend Development, and AI 110 Generative AI Entrepreneurship Capstone (each 3 units, degree-applicable AS). 2025-2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Evergreen Valley College AI Entrepreneurship Certificate Program. The EVC 2025-2026 catalog states the AI Entrepreneurship Capstone (AI 110) is 'the final requirement of the AI Entrepreneurship Certificate Program,' giving students practical experience using AI to build applications that address real business problems. 2025-2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕SJCC Academic Senate Generative AI Faculty Guide (2025 Updates). The SJCC Academic Senate publishes a faculty resource titled 'SJCC AS Generative AI Faculty Guide 2025 Updates' (PDF) covering AI use, disclosure, and academic-integrity handling for instructors. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕SJCC LIB 010 Digital Literacy covers responsible generative AI. San Jose City College's LIB 010 Digital Literacy (1 unit) has students 'examine and discuss responsible use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI),' alongside algorithmic bias, fact-checking, manipulated imagery, and data privacy. 2025-2026 · high confidence — source