Press Releases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement following the passage by the Legislature of the 2017-18 state budget.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Cecilia V. Estolano today congratulated college and community leaders along with faculty and students from Compton Community College District following a decision that restores accreditation to Compton College.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community Colleges system today launched a new online video, that encourages California students to apply for financial aid despite the current federal immigration climate. The new video, titled “Follow Your Dreams,” features California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León, Asm. Speaker Anthony Rendon, Asm. Jose Medina, Asm. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, students and other voices in ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget, which was released today.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today honored Ashley Chelonis, Zolayma Martin, Roberta McKinney and Julie Vu as the 2017 California Community Colleges Classified Employees of the Year.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley issued the following statement on Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget plan, which was released today.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In conjunction with California Small Business Month in May, the California Community Colleges today announced a new program designed to pathway students into the small business world of freelancers, independent contractors and entrepreneurs enabled through online platforms – workers who comprise the “gig economy.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, with support from the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation and College Futures Foundation, is soliciting input from the public through a virtual town hall as part of an effort to develop a long-term, ambitious vision for the California Community Colleges.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley congratulated the 14 California community colleges and community colleges districts that they won a $25 million state award for developing innovative programs to increase completion rates and make college more affordable. The Committee on Awards for Innovation in Higher Education announced the awards on Monday. The money will be split among the winning campuses and districts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It pays to complete your degree: earning a degree or certificate from a California community college continues to deliver a remarkable return on investment, according to updated analysis on Salary Surfer data. The online tool allows students and the public to view aggregated median earnings of those who complete a certificate or degree in a specific community college discipline and then enter the workforce.