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Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC)

The Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC) is the representative student government for Berkeley City College. It is a 15-member council consisting of the President, the Vice President of Administration, the Vice President of Programs, the Vice President of Public Relations, the Vice President of Finance, the Secretary, and nine senators. Additionally, there is a Judicial Council consisting of the Chief Justice and four supporting Justices.

The role of this organization is to empower the student voice on campus through active participation in shared governance meetings, increase club participation, and assist students in reaching their goals at Berkeley City College.

Elections for the Associated Students of Berkeley City College are every spring semester with all positions open to candidates — except the Judicial Council and Secretary. The Judicial Council and the Secretary positions are both appointed positions which are selected by the Executive Council.

Meetings are held every Thursday between 12:20 pm – 1:20 pm in Room 57. The agenda for each meeting is finalized and uploaded here 72 hours in advance of that scheduled meeting date.In order to have your agenda item on the agenda, you must send the agenda item requests to:

raniyahjohnson@peralta.edu & bcc-assecretary@peralta.edu by 10 am the Friday prior to the ASBCC meeting you would like to be on.  Please note that not all requests will be added to the agenda due to time constraints.

Election Information

Timeline
DATE
TASK
20-Jan
Election Committee must have been formed
 
Eleven weeks before Election Day
27-Jan
Announcement of election timeline
 
Ten weeks before Election Day
27-Jan
Application filing open
 
Ten weeks before Election Day
17-Feb
Application filing deadline for all candidates and props
 
Seven weeks before Election Day
24-Feb
Official announcement of candidates and propositions
 
Six weeks before Election Day
10-Mar
Candidates meetings
 
Five weeks before Election Day
03/10 - 04/06
Campaign period
 
Four weeks before Election Day
04/07 & 04/08
Election days (Tuesday/Wednesday)
13-Apr
Announcement of election results
 
The following Monday after Election Day(s) by 5 p.m.
14-Apr
Turn in Student Protest Form to challenge election results
20-Apr
Certification of election results
 
One week following announcement of election results (the following Monday by 5 p.m.)

Council Membership

Associated Students of Berkeley City College 2025/2026
ASBCC Executive Board
 
President
Umaima Raisa 
Vice President of Administration
Kimiya Farzam 

Vice President of Programs | Inter-Club Council Chairperson
Glenn Mah

Vice President of Finance
Prab Oli
 
Vice President of Public Relations
Navaneet Baniya
 
Secretary
Jake Estigoy
 
ASBCC Legislative Council (Senators)
Asmaa Fatima
Maggie Lee
Subu Parajuli
Jake Wagner
Hnin Wai        
Robiya Anvarova
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
 
ASBCC Judicial Council
 
Chief Justice
Guy Parrish
 
Justices
Senghe Wangyal
Ngawang Legden
Harsheet Subedi
Sansar Chaulagain
 
ASBCC Council Advisor
 
Dean of Counseling & Student Equity
Raniyah Johnson
Associated Students of Berkeley City College Council 2023 / 2024

President
Himali KC
bcc-aspresident@peralta.edu

Vice President of Administration
Kenneth Rice

Vice President of Programs | Inter-Club Council Chairperson
Lorna Lee (Siew Ping Lee)

Vice President of Finance
Tenzin Jungney
 
Vice President of Public Relations
Benjamin Makaena Niihau-Ashby

Secretary
Kenny Ko

Senators
Hameed Alghaithi
Gianmarco Mazzella
Yale Tsai
Jennifer Vasquez
Kimiya Farzam
Parsa Faraji
Abdelrahman Yasin

Chief Justice
Michael Johnson

Justices
Ankit KC
Victoria Mapodile
Aryan Mahyavanshi
Lobsang Lungtok

ASBCC COUNCIL ADVISOR
Director of Student Activities & Campus Life
John Nguyen
johnnguyen@peralta.edu

Elections and Voting

Spring 2025 Election Results

 

Spring 2025 Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC) Election Results

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Spring 2025 Elections Days – April 8 at 8am – April 9 by 11:59pm 

Important List Dates: 
 
Announcement of Election Timeline
Ten weeks before Election Day
Tuesday, February 11th 
 
Application Filing Open
Ten weeks before Election Day
Tuesday, February 11th 
For three weeks
Application Filing Deadline for All Candidates and Props.
Seven weeks before Election Day 
Tuesday, February 18th 
Official Announcement of Candidates and Propositions
Six weeks before Election Day 
Tuesday, February 25th 
Candidates meetings
Five weeks before Election Day
Tuesday, March 4th 
For one week
Campaign period
Four weeks before Election Day
Tuesday, March 11th 
For four full weeks
Election Days (Tuesday/Wednesday)
Second Tuesday of April and the accompanying Wednesday of the same week.
Elections scheduled to occur during Spring Break will be rescheduled to occur on
the Tuesday and Wednesday that immediately follow the week of Spring Break. 
Tue., April 8th & Wed., April 9th
For two days
Announcement of election results
The following Monday after Election Day(s) by 5 p.m.
Monday, April 14th
Turn in Student Protest Form to challenge election results to raniyahjohnson@peralta.edu
 Third Tuesday of April by 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15th
 Certification of Election Results
 One week following announcement of election results (the following Monday by 5 p.m.)
Monday, April 21st

 

Spring 2026 ASBCC Election Information

Spring 2025 Elections Days: April 7 - April 8, 2026

 

Important List Dates: 

 
DATE
TASK
20-Jan
Election Committee must have been formed
 
Eleven weeks before Election Day
27-Jan
Announcement of election timeline
 
Ten weeks before Election Day
27-Jan
Application filing open
 
Ten weeks before Election Day
17-Feb
Application filing deadline for all candidates and props
 
Seven weeks before Election Day
24-Feb
Official announcement of candidates and propositions
 
Six weeks before Election Day
10-Mar
Candidates meetings
 
Five weeks before Election Day
03/10 - 04/06
Campaign period
 
Four weeks before Election Day
04/07 & 04/08
Election days (Tuesday/Wednesday)
13-Apr
Announcement of election results
 
The following Monday after Election Day(s) by 5 p.m.
14-Apr
Turn in Student Protest Form to challenge election results
20-Apr
Certification of election results
 
One week following announcement of election results (the following Monday by 5 p.m.)

Questions?

Raniyah D Johnson, Ed.D (She/Her/Hers)
Dean of Counseling and Student Equity
2050 Center Street, Room-352 | Berkeley, CA 94704
tel: (510) 981-2830 | raniyahjohnson@peralta.edu

Benefits of Joining ASBCC

  • Represent students in participatory governance.
  • Plan campus life events that improve the student experience.
  • Grow your network and develop professional relationships.
  • Leadership development and public speaking skills.
  • Travel to state and national conferences to represent students.
  • Gain experience and build your resume.
  • Opportunities to build leadership skills.

Requirements

  • A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
  • Be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) semester units at Berkeley City College
  • Be in good standing with the College and District. Students on academic, progress and/or disciplinary probation CANNOT serve on the ASBCC.

Elections

Student Government Applications will be available starting: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Application Package deadline: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Voting

Students will be able to vote online on: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 beginning at 8:00am through Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:50 pm PST. Students unable to vote online may request a paper ballot through the Dean of Counseling & Student Equity's Office (Room 352) or by emailing raniyahjohnson@peralta.edu

Important Documents

Questions?

Dean of Counseling and Student Equity
Raniyah D Johnson, Ed.D (She/Her/Hers)
Dean of Counseling and Student Equity
2050 Center Street, Room-352 | Berkeley, CA 94704
tel: (510) 981-2830 | raniyahjohnson@peralta.edu

Constitution, Bylaws, Codes, and Forms

Legislative Council (Senate)

About & Agendas, Minutes, and Related Documents

The Legislative Branch of the Associated Students of Berkeley City College (ASBCC) is composed of nine (9) officials elected every spring semester. As stated in the By-Laws of the ASBCC, each senator shall be assigned and appointed by the council president to a specific senatorial duty: Information and Organization Systems, Community Building, Campus Sustainability, Student Transfers, Academic Services, Primary Services, External Affairs, and two (2) Special Populations Senators. At the same time, they are required to attend two (2) BCC Shared Governance Committee Meetings, and to engage in or to start new projects.

Our goal is to increase student voice through effective representation, and creation of events and collaboration with clubs and the community that will enhance everyone’s community college experience.

Legislative Council Agendas, Minutes, and Related Documents

Judicial Council

About

Hello! We are the judicial council! We are the ones in charge of making sure that the Associated Students of Berkeley City College and Inter Club Council follows the necessary protocols for meetings and operations.

We also obsess over documents, many in our council are involved with the Documents committee,  where we try to make our vision of establishing institutional memory a reality by making the process of bureaucracy much more streamlined whether it’s through simplification of codes, or establishing cheat sheets and sending out updates.

ASBCC