Messages from the Chancellor

  • Supporting Our Students to Stay on Their Educational Pathway | Nov. 12, 2024
    This last week, I received numerous messages from colleagues across our system and thought I would drop you a note.

    Let me start by reaffirming that the California Community Colleges’ mission remains unchanged. Our colleges continue to be places of support and opportunity for everyone, including our undocumented students. Education empowers individuals to break cycles of poverty, shape their futures and contribute meaningfully to the world. Access to quality education must be universal, ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, can learn, grow and thrive.

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  • California Community Colleges Communication - Veterans Day 2024 | Nov. 10, 2024
    As Veterans Day approaches, the California Community Colleges say thank you to our active-duty military, military veterans, military reservists, and dependents – thank you for your service and for protecting the freedoms we hold dear. 
      
    California community colleges are proud to support veterans and active-duty service members as they pursue education and new career paths. California is home to approximately 1.8 million veterans, and many turn to our community colleges for debt-free education and career training. Each year, over 30,000 veterans, active-duty members, and their families enroll in our colleges, gaining access to critical resources like Veterans Resource Centers, credit for prior learning, priority registration and mental health services.

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  • Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) | Nov. 10, 2024

    It is a great time to be at the California Community Colleges.

    The Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) initiative aims to recognize and validate the skills and abilities that have been gained by diverse learning experiences of our students and future learners, particularly veterans, apprentices, and working adults. By equating skills to college credit, we can accelerate progress toward degrees and certificates that align with industry needs. This effort will require unprecedented cooperation between our colleges, intersegmental partners, workforce agencies, labor unions, business leaders, industry, and community partners. You have heard me say over and over again that we are in the age of large-scale collaboration and cooperation.

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    System Webinars
    System webinars are available in the Vision Resource Center (VRC) and are located in the Chancellor's Office System Webinars section. Login is required.

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Video Clips Featuring the Chancellor

Futures Summit Opening Remarks by Sonya Christian
Hear opening remarks from Chancellor Christian.
October 28, 2024

CCC Board of Governors Meeting | September 2023 Part A
The board selects a chancellor for the system. The chancellor, through a formal process of consultation, brings recommendations to the board.
September 28, 2023

Sonya Christian Remarks: Announcement of 11th Chancellor of California Community Colleges
Sonya Christian gives remarks after being named the 11th Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on February 23, 2023.
June 01, 2023

Vision 2030 Adult Education Summit at ECC 5 & 6 October 2023
December 22, 2023

Publications

Below are recent opinion and op-ed pieces highlighting our system and the invaluable contributions made by our 116 colleges.

EdSource
October 16, 2023
Commentary: Community colleges are key to solving California’s toughest challenges

Lift Your Voice: Leadership Institute for Tomorrow
 Showcase of the voices of leaders who are shaping the landscape of education
Issue #3 November 2023