Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Board of Governors approved $8.5 million in grant funding this month to expand and bolster Veterans Resource Centers throughout California’s community colleges.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Board of Governors agreed on Monday to seek major changes in the Cal Grant awards program to reduce inequities that limit the number of community college students eligible for grants.

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — California Community Colleges Board of Governors Vice President Tom Epstein has assumed the role of board president following the resignation of former president Cecilia V. Estolano in August to serve on the University of California Board of Regents.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An executive order signed this week by California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley will grant Compton College full independence next year now that it has cleared every accreditation hurdle needed to regain its autonomy.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest appointment to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, Alexis Zaragoza. 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointment of two new California Community Colleges Board of Governors, Amy Costa and Blas Villalobos:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Barney Gomez, former chief technology officer, chief information officer (CIO) and section chief for the California Department of Health Care Services, is the new vice chancellor for Digital Innovations and Infrastructure at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Under a new agreement signed today by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), California community college students pursuing an Associate Degree for Transfer can receive guaranteed acceptance and a more affordable, seamless pathway to 36 private, non-profit four-year colleges and universities.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California College Pathways program, focused on helping current and former foster youth succeed in post-secondary education, received the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on Foundations 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships this month. The awards recognize model partnerships between foundations and government organizations that have been instrumental in transforming communities and improving ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 18th Annual Dr. John W. Rice Diversity & Equity Award ceremony today honored two college programs whose work has promoted student equity, diversity and access in the California Community Colleges. The ceremony was held at the Crocker Art Museum.