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11 statewide projects have been funded to provide key services to support individuals in workforce programs.
Read more Foundation for California Community Colleges and State Workforce Board Award $4.2M to Develop Essential Workforce Skills Press Release May 2, 2024
The Network of California Community College Foundations is pleased to announce the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians as the 2022 Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year.
In Fiscal Year 2021-2022, FoundationCCC provided direct grants, support, and cost savings to the California Community Colleges and the Chancellor’s Office to support students, colleges, college foundations, and the system.
Explore the Innovation and Impact Annual Report to learn more.
The Foundation for California Community Colleges will be hosting a two-day Forestry Workforce Summit in partnership with the UC Davis Institute of the Environment and supported by presenting sponsor Forest Futures, an initiative of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation.
The Foundation for California Community Colleges’ Nursing Education Investment Grants Program recently announced its awardees for the 2022 grants cycle.
Today, the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) was announced as a recipient of one of 32 grants awarded as part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration.
Today marks the official launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP) thanks to funding from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information and its commitment to strengthening California community college to medical school pathway.
The Jay Pritzker Foundation has been named the 2021 Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year in recognition of its historic $100 million commitment to the students of the California Community Colleges, the single largest gift to community colleges in the nation to date.
The Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) has announced the launch of a new product, CCPS-Student Ready, which helps streamline the nursing student clinical placement process.
FoundationCCC will specifically work to increase alignment between the community colleges and California state workforce systems, including the California Workforce Development Board, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and the State Building & Construction Trades Councils, by providing “High Road Recovery” grants to three “High Road Construction Careers” (HRCC) grantees.
The Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative will provide resources and technical assistance to 25 colleges to increase success of adult learners of color through guided pathway.
Funds will be used to engage 150 students in paid outreach efforts to raise awareness of California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, CalFresh.
Kwesi Edwards, of Amazon Web Services, has joined the Foundation for California Community Colleges Board of Directors. The motion to approve his appointment was made by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis during the January Board of Governors meeting and was unanimously approved.
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