CCC Tech Central News
July 2022
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CCC Budget Prioritizes Equity, Affordability
July 14, 2022
With $13.4 billion to spend in 2022-23, the California Community Colleges will invest heavily in equity-focused student supports, college affordability, career pathway programs, and technology.
The new state budget, enacted on June 30, increases overall funding for the community colleges by roughly $4 billion over 2021-22 levels through a combination of ongoing and one-time funds. Many of the new investments are one-time, focused on addressing pandemic-related needs.
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Oakley Resigns as CCC Chancellor
July 14, 2022
After six years as chancellor of the California Community Colleges, Eloy Oakley announced he will step down Aug. 1 to head up a student equity-focused nonprofit where he has been a board member for nearly a decade.
The CCC Board of Governors will appoint an interim chancellor at its scheduled July 25 meeting and begin a search for a permanent replacement.
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Tech Center Alum Lauded For Academic Excellence
July 14, 2022
Student success is what drives our work here at the California Community Colleges Technology Center. In each issue of Tech Central, we aim to celebrate the achievements of California’s community colleges, students, and colleagues — as well as members of the extended Tech Center family.
With that in mind, let’s have a big round of applause for Maddi Miller, a former Tech Center staffer who in May graduated magna cum laude from Chico State University with a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies.
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Triplets Graduate with 4.0 GPAs from Fullerton College
July 14, 2022
As we highlight California Community Colleges graduates and transfer success stories throughout the state, we’d like to include three cheers for the DeVries triplets — Grant, Kennedy, and Madison — who recently graduated from Fullerton College with high honors.
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CCCs Among Finalists for $1M Aspen Prize
July 14, 2022
Congratulations to Imperial Valley College and Moorpark College, which are among the top 10 finalists for the prestigious 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Once described by former president Barack Obama as “basically the Oscars for great community colleges,” the $1 million prize is one of the highest honors bestowed on community colleges in the U.S.
About Tech Central
Tech Central is an internal newsletter for the personnel of the California Community Colleges (CCC) Technology Center.