LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network Partners with Los Angeles Community Colleges to Expand Apprenticeship and Increase Career Opportunities for Californians

LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network Partners with Los Angeles Community Colleges to Expand Apprenticeship and Increase Career Opportunities for Californians

Today, the LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network (LAUNCH) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC), a consortium of 19 California community colleges focused on promoting career and technical education.

Nursing Education Investment Grants Program Awards Over $521,000 to Help Educate and Train More Nurses Through the California Community Colleges

Nursing Education Investment Grants Program Awards Over $521,000 to Help Educate and Train More Nurses Through the California Community Colleges

The Foundation for California Community Colleges’ (FoundationCCC) Nursing Education Investment Grants Program recently announced its awardees for 2023. In total, $521,974 was awarded to campus projects focused on nursing education and training that address academic readiness, holistic admission process, and development of a culturally responsive curriculum. 

Foundation for California Community Colleges and Institute of the Environment at UC Davis to Host California Forestry Workforce Summit

Foundation for California Community Colleges and Institute of the Environment at UC Davis to Host California Forestry Workforce Summit

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.

Foundation for California Community Colleges is Awarded $21.5 Million Through the American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge

Foundation for California Community Colleges is Awarded $21.5 Million Through the American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge

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.

California Launches Medicine Scholars Program to Help Diversify the State’s Primary Care Physician Workforce

California Launches Medicine Scholars Program to Help Diversify the State’s Primary Care Physician Workforce

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 Receives 2021 Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year Award

The Jay Pritzker Foundation Receives 2021 Bernard Osher Philanthropist of the Year Award

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.

Centralized Clinical Placement System Announces Launch of Student Ready to Streamline the Healthcare Clinical Placement Process for Students

Centralized Clinical Placement System Announces Launch of Student Ready to Streamline the Healthcare Clinical Placement Process for Students

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.

Foundation for California Community Colleges Receives $1 Million Grant from Lumina Foundation to Advance Construction Careers for Students

Foundation for California Community Colleges Receives $1 Million Grant from Lumina Foundation to Advance Construction Careers for Students

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.