Press Releases

Sacramento – The California Community Colleges, seeking to protect hundreds of thousands of students denied eligibility to federal emergency student assistance, has filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Education from placing arbitrary eligibility restrictions on relief funds Congress approved to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s allocation of emergency funds for students:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on Gov. Newsom’s latest initiative to expand the state’s health care workforce to fight COVID-19.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley today announced appointments to two high-level positions critical to achieving the system’s Vision for Success, which aims to eliminate equity gaps, significantly increase transfers to a University of California or California State University campus and boost the numbers of those earning certificates and degrees or completing career education programs.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has filled two critical leadership positions with the hiring of Aisha Lowe as vice chancellor of educational services and support and David O’Brien as vice chancellor for governmental relations.

Sacramento, Calif. -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office today instituted changes to various grading regulations throughout the 115-college system in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the latest in a series of measures to help students adjust to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on the passage of the CARES Act:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on Monday announced a series of actions, including through executive order, to help ensure that teaching and learning continues at all 115 community colleges and that students are not penalized academically or financially due to the COVID-19 crisis.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Monday unanimously approved an emergency measure that provides the state chancellor with additional authority to help colleges continue to provide educational services to students, especially through online delivery, during the Coronavirus outbreak.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office is working closely with the governor’s office, the California Department of Public Health and local colleges to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.