Columbia College joins with partners from K-12, Post-Secondary and Industry partners
in the region. These include University of California, Merced, California State University,
Stanislaus, the Superintendents of Schools in each participating county, many K-12
districts, and workforce investment boards including Mother Lode Job Training. Additional
industry partners include Adventist Health Sonora, MACT Health Board Inc. and Apple
Inc.
The seven-county Eastern Sierra region includes two distinct geographic regions; a
core of four adjacent Mother Lode counties that have a long history of working together
(Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador and Mariposa) and are linked by the Highway 49 corridor,
and three rural, remote counties on the Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain
range (Alpine, Inyo and Mono) that are linked by the Highway 395 corridor.
Regional K16 Education Collaborative Grant Program Grant Agreement
