Community College League of California

The League achieves its goals and objectives with the support of standing and ad hoc committees of trustees, administrators, faculty, classified staff, public information officers, and students known as advisory committees. If you are interested in serving on a Community College League of California advisory committee, please review the guidelines for applying to league committees and complete the online application found on our website https://lnkd.in/dxSESkHt.

ICYMI: State Center Community College District Chancellor Carole Goldsmith and Asm. Esmeralda Soria, Esq. outlined the reasons that California Community Colleges need to be able to offer a bachelor of science in #nursing degree. Top of the list: affordability and access. "Allowing community colleges to offer these degrees serves an important societal need: Not only will it expand educational opportunities for a broader range of potential applicants, particularly in rural communities, it will also enable our healthcare system to better serve disadvantaged communities and enhance diversity in the nursing profession." https://lnkd.in/g_DuBEeb

Following weeks of intense negotiation particularly over K-12 and California Community College Proposition 98 funding, the Legislature and Governor Newsom reached agreement on the final 2024-25 Budget Act. The League is grateful to the Administration and Legislature for their confidence in the California Community Colleges. Read more in our latest budget update. #CACommunityCollege #communitycolleges #CABudget

One step closer to a pilot pathways to BSN degrees at California Community Colleges! SB 895 moved out of the Assembly Higher Education Committee with a 9-1 vote today! Sen. Richard Roth (D-Riverside) has been a tireless champion for making sure that affordable and accessible nursing education is available to the California students who want to earn their bachelor of science in nursing. As co-sponsors of the legislation, the League is grateful for Sen. Roth's work and the dedication from our colleges, districts, and partners! And we love that giant smile on Nune Garipian's face during yesterday's advocacy visits! Thanks to our nursing deans from across the state!

Please help us welcome Cassandra Flandre-Nguyen to the Community College League of California's Government Relations team! Cassandra is a Santa Monica College and Orange Coast College student majoring in Sociology with a focus on Public Policy. The League team looks forward to working with her during her fellowship and learning from her perspective as a California Community College System. #CACommunityCollege #communitycollege #CCLC

The Community College League of California is proud to honor our distinguished alumni each year. Those honored with the award are nominated by the community colleges they attended at the start of their professional journeys and are selected based on their post-academic accomplishments and impact on the communities around them. We are now accepting nominations for recipients of the 2024 California Community College Distinguished Alumni Awards. The 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented at the League’s Annual Convention, on Friday, November 22, in Burlingame. To submit a nomination for the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award, please review the criteria and submit your nomination form by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th. https://bit.ly/3KXxrAh

Urgent Update: SB 895 Assembly Higher Education Committee hearing has moved to July 2, 2024. More updates to come. #CACommunityColleges #SB895

The Capital Cities Community College Consortium (C5) is hosting a zoom forum for a community college audience on Monday, June 17, from 12-1 p.m. PST. Coming as a resource to League members from our federal legislative partner Tom Downs, this forum will focus on semiconductor industry workforce training. Featured presenters will be from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office.  To receive the link for the webinar, please email Tom Downs at tcdowns@downsgovaffairs.com.   About CHIPS President Biden signed the Chips and Science Act into law on August 9, 2022. Chips and Science has placed America on a path toward renewed leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. The Department of Commerce has authority under the Act to direct $50 billion to programs strengthening and revitalizing the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing through Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office and the CHIPS Program Office. This includes $13 billion for semiconductor research and workforce training.  These efforts are likely to advance development of robust semiconductor technology programs at community colleges across the country to secure the talent pipeline for technician-level jobs in semiconductor manufacturing.

We’re hiring! Our Communications team is excited to hire an intern to be part of some amazing resume-building projects. We’re looking for a college student to help with a variety of strategic communications duties, from feature and news writing to social media to publications development. Plus, it’s a paid position with in-office flexibility. Read more ⬇��⬇️ Know a great candidate? Thanks for sharing! 😎 https://lnkd.in/gEGRnqUT