The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), in partnership with Accenture, has initiated the reimagining and development of a new student-centered application process and supporting system architecture for our prospective and returning students, to:
- Improve the user experience
- Reduce the pressure of the application process on students
- Better support equitable access
- Increase data accuracy
- Protect against and mitigate fraud
The new CCCApply application will consider industry best practices while also exploring innovations in technology, user experience, and data collection, given the unique challenges and opportunities that the California Community College system must consider. The goal is for the resulting CCCApply Application to be one that is intuitive, inclusive, and secure, providing a best-in-class first impression to current and future students. The Chancellor’s Office is committed to gaining a thorough understanding of the needs, challenges, opportunities, and perspectives of important stakeholders in the system’s application process.
Participatory Engagement to Date
- Statewide Working Group sessions in 2022.
- 44 interviewees related to CCCApply current state and feedback in 2022.
- 141 survey respondents related to CCCApply data usage in August 2023
- 73 interviewees from 47 districts and 59 colleges related to CCCApply data usage in September 2023
- 20 student interviews and usability testing on lo-fi prototypes in October 2023.
- 224 attendees across 6 Working Sessions from Oct 2023-Jan 2024
