Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To help prospective students and their families make informed decisions about their college education and career choices, the California Community Colleges recently launched two online resources that, together, allow them to explore diverse careers through short videos and compare salaries across fields, as well as check to see which of their local community college programs is recognized for how well students do after graduation.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement regarding Assembly and Senate passage of the 2018-19 state budget.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly 140 students throughout the state are making history this graduation season as the first in the California Community Colleges to earn a bachelor’s degree through the groundbreaking Baccalaureate Pilot Program.

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

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today the California Community Colleges launched a Spanish-language version of its Career Education website. The launch is part of an ongoing statewide campaign to reach all of the state’s prospective students and their parents and raise awareness of the more than 200 Career Education training programs available to them.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California State University (CSU) and the California Community Colleges have partnered to launch a new online course finder that will provide students who are enrolled at the CSU or a California community college access to 10,000 online, transferable classes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges today announced the expansion of the NextUp program to 15 additional California community colleges. NextUp, formerly known as CAFYES (Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support) gives current and former California foster youth extra support when pursuing their higher education goals at a local community college.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today awarded $20 million to 11 California community colleges and districts for developing programs that bolster student success. The money will be split among the winning colleges and districts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today honored Sheila Dorsey-Freeman, James Forté, Bethann Robertson and Sherri Suarez as the 2018 California Community Colleges Classified Employees of the Year.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed online community college seeks to fill the growing demand for information technology workers in California by offering education programs in IT support, Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley announced today.