Share: Monday, May 4, 2026 2:06 p.m. A student reported that a male subject at Harbison Hall made a threatening statement towards her. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 1:36 a.m. An officer caught two homeless people wandering around the Mirror Pools. They were escorted off the premises. 1:14 p.m. A student reported that a man in the C building men’s bathroom attempted to sneak a camera under the handicap stall. He was asked to leave the campus. 3:34 p.m. Two people were reported for blocking vehicles …
Canvas hacked in nationwide attack
Share: In a nationwide cyberattack on Canvas, the learning management system used by many educational institutions, Pasadena City College (PCC) has also been targeted, with the college alerting users the platform is indefinitely offline as they monitor the situation. At about 1:37 p.m. PCC Alert issued a warning to avoid logging into Canvas. Providing further updates, PCC advised against responding to any messages or authorizing unfamiliar Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) requests. For those already logged into the platform or who signed in after the hack, they …
Penny for your thoughts: ‘I don’t use coins at all’
Share: If you had a penny for every time someone used a penny, you’d have…well not much — and that’s kind of the problem. About five months after the U.S. Mint ceased penny production on November 12, 2025, the change seemed to go unnoticed. For consumers and businesses alike, the disappearance of the one-cent coin reflects a reality that had already taken hold: the penny had become more symbolic than practical. The decision to halt production was rooted in cost. According to the U.S. Mint, …
BLOTTER: Restroom encampments taken down across PCC campuses
Share: Monday, April 27, 2026 2:56 a.m. – Someone reported an unconscious person near the L building. The person was conscious and breathing and agreed to leave. 12:15 p.m. – A report was made by a student whose bicycle was stolen from the Annex area. 6:37 p.m. – A report was made by a student who saw someone attempting to cut the bike lock securing their bicycle. 11:27 p.m. – An officer escorted someone from Lot 4 off campus. Tuesday, April 28, 2026 8:25 a.m. …
BLOTTER: Person wielding stick almost strikes student at Mirror Pools
Share: Monday April 13 9:27 a.m. – A person was removed from Mirror Pools, because construction was ongoing. 9:36 a.m. – A verbal dispute between a student and administrative personnel regarding class registration at the Foothill Campus’ Community Education Center (CEC) was broken up after calls to campus police. 11:35 a.m. – A person was found smoking in the quad, was reminded of the No Smoking policy. 11:49 a.m. – A person was stopped off campus after matching a description of someone wanted for theft. …
More patrols, new parking system lead to more citations
Share: A new parking permit system was implemented at PCC this semester, causing a major increase in parking tickets for both students and staff. The previous system, PayByPhone, was an app students and visitors could download on their phones for daily parking permits. The new system for daily parking permits is simply a QR code you can scan, which is located in the parking lots. The parking machines are also still available in each lot if people are unable to pay online. However, another issue …
BLOTTER: ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere’—morning drinkers make a drunk getaway from Lot 4
Share: Monday, Mar 30, 2026 2:56 a.m. – An officer found a homeless person at the IT Building and escorted him off campus. 8:31 a.m. – A man was found digging in a dumpster by kitchen staff and an officer advised him to leave and he did. 10:59 a.m.– A homeless man was found sleeping on the ground of the second floor men’s restroom in the C Building by staff and escorted off campus. 11:09 a.m.– A student fell and injured her knee during class …
‘A natural fit’: PCC and YMCA join forces to feed students
Share: The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles has teamed up with Pasadena City College (PCC) to host a series of food distribution events at the Foothill PCC campus, in response to a growing community need for food insecurity relief. “We don’t have a food pantry [on this campus],” said Ashley Mejia, associate dean of Noncredit Student Services who works at PCC’s Foothill campus. At PCC’s Colorado campus, students can utilize the Lancer Pantry, which is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to …
PCC works toward Bachelor of Arts program, but universities aren’t happy
Share: In February 2026, there were three more bachelor’s degree programs approved at community colleges, despite opposition from California State Universities (CSUs) and Universities of California (UCs). Bachelor’s degree programs first started being offered in community colleges in 2014 under a temporary bill which then became permanent when Governor Newsom signed AB-927 into law. This law allows up to 30 new bachelor’s degree programs at community colleges each year with the caveat that the program being offered in a community college can’t duplicate a program …
Catering to students makes PCC’s geography program the best in the country
Share: Pasadena City College’s Geography Program was recently recognized as the best community college Geography program both in tstate and in the nation, where it received the 2026 AAG Award for Community College Program Excellence from the American Association of Geographers (AAG). There are 210 community colleges in the United States that offer two year degrees in geography. Currently the program has awarded 160 credentials from 2018 to 2025 and 32 awards from the same period of time, more than any other California Community College. …