The Educational Programs and Professional Development Unit of the California Community Colleges oversees policy development, management and implementation covering an array of programs at all 116 community colleges. Those programs are:
- Distance Education
- The Online Education Initiative
- State Authorization
- The Distance Education and Educational Technology Advisory Committee
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- The Zero Textbook Cost Degree program
- The OER Advisory Committee
- The OER Council
- The OER Library