California Community Colleges

10/23/2026

What can AI make possible for students and what will it take to get there?

At California Community Colleges Futures Summit 2026, educators, students, college leaders, and industry partners explored how emerging technologies can expand opportunity, strengthen learning, and prepare students for a changing workforce.

From Chancellor Sonya Christian’s vision for an AI-enabled future to student-led innovation, the Summit connected Vision 2030 with practical approaches colleges can put into action with human creativity, judgment, and leadership at the center.

Watch the 2026 highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQtGOHV_XU.

The conversation continues at Futures Summit 2027, bringing together perspectives from across California and the nation. Interested in joining us?

Share your interest here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftkuJqLTCC9SdmLBDd3BZz6fyfS4e_algAAZeYSuAkwexFDQ/viewform.

Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Community College League of CA
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQtGOHV_XU

At the California Community Colleges Futures Summit 2026, educators...

10/21/2026

Higher ed doesn’t change on its own. It changes because people do the work.

Join us in San Diego, December 1–3, for the 2026 CCA Annual Convening: Doing the Work. This year includes:
✅ More hands-on workshops and interactive sessions
✅ Dedicated tracks on AI in higher education, HBCUs, and first-gen practitioners
✅ Community colleges, four-year institutions, state systems, and nonprofits working on student success together

The regular rate of $950 ends November 2. Register now: https://cvent.me/mRRz21

10/16/2026

The latest Vision in Action newsletter is now available!

Each week, we share systemwide news, resources, events, and best practices that help move Vision 2030 forward across California community colleges. As the nation's largest system of higher education, serving more than 2.2 million students across 116 colleges, we remain committed to putting higher education within reach for every student.

In this week's edition:

📌 EDUCATE. ELEVATE. Podcast: You Can Receive a Bachelor's Degree at a California Community College
📌 California Opens New Workforce Pell Grant Application Portal for Institutions to Determine Career Training Program Eligibility
📌 Register Now | 2026 Fiscal and Policy Webinars (Oct. 29 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
📌 Register Now | 7th Annual Credit for Prior Learning Summit (Oct. 30 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Online)
📌 November System Webinar: Maximizing Students' CalKIDs Resources (Nov. 4 | 9 a.m.)
📌 Housing conference: Advancing Affordable Student Housing Across California Community Colleges (Nov. 19 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Santa Rosa Junior College)
📌 Now accepting applications: CISOA IT Management Foundations Program
📌 Online Teaching Conference 2027 | Call for Proposals is Open
📌 John Burton Advocates for Youth Hosting Annual FAFSA/CADAA "How-To" Webinar
📌 Accessibility trainings, webinars, and office hours
📌 Career opportunities at the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

Plus, updates, resources, and opportunities designed to support student success throughout California.

Read the Oct. 15 issue: https://bit.ly/VIA_Oct15.

Foundation for California Community Colleges
Community College League of CA

10/15/2026

As comes to a close, we will continue to celebrate the resilience, achievements, and contributions of Hispanic and Latine students, faculty, staff, and alumni across California Community Colleges.

We remain committed to ensuring higher education is within reach for every student and empowering the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

Learn more: ICanGoToCollege.com.

🏫 Sierra College

Icangotocollege

10/15/2026

🏆 The 2026 Ballot Bowl competition is still underway!

Want to help your campus boost voter participation and climb the leaderboard? The California Secretary of State's Ballot Bowl Outreach Toolkit has everything you need, including competition information and ready-to-use graphics to help spread the word.

Download the toolkit: tinyurl.com/3ad3e4hh and help your campus lead the way this Ballot Bowl season.

Important reminders:
• Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026.
• Oct. 19 is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 3 election.

California Secretary of State
Student Senate for California Community Colleges

10/15/2026

Help us spread the word!

The CSU Dual Admission Transfer Success Pathway (TSP) creates a seamless transfer experience for first-time community college students by connecting them early with CSU advisors, transfer planning resources, and a pathway to guaranteed admission when requirements are met.

With most participating CSU application windows closing Oct. 31, now is the time to share this opportunity with students. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CCC_ADT.

Together, we can help more students achieve their bachelor's degree goals.

The California State University
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
Foundation for California Community Colleges

10/13/2026

"What stood out to me during the visit was how much is happening at once: expanding dual enrollment, impressive progress with zero-textbook-cost courses, strong transfer pathways, and career programs that connect students directly to employers and universities." Those were Chancellor Sonya Christian's observations following her visit to Golden West College.

During a meeting with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, faculty, students, and campus leaders highlighted innovative work that supports the goals of Vision 2030, including strengthening transfer pathways, expanding dual enrollment, leveraging AI and technology, advancing Credit for Prior Learning and Adult Education, and growing community college bachelor's degree opportunities.

Golden West College exemplifies how California community colleges are putting Vision 2030 into action by expanding access, improving student success, and strengthening workforce and transfer outcomes for learners across the state.

Our time is now! Vision2030.cccco.edu

Sonya Christian
Golden West College
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Icangotocollege
Foundation for California Community Colleges

10/12/2026

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day, we want to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Indigenous people and land on which our community colleges occupy. We commit to strengthening our awareness of historical and contemporary issues in California to reckon with our institutional legacy and its impact on the people, lands, waters of this place, which are, and always will be, inextricable.

Learn more about the systemwide land acknowledgment developed in partnership with California Tribal Chairperson’ Association: https://buff.ly/Ke753M4.

Icangotocollege
Foundation for California Community Colleges
Community College League of CA

10/10/2026