This summer feels very different for Victor Oluniyi. “Last year, I didn’t know what I was going to do,” he said. “I was literally in a...
Becoming a lawyer isn’t just a career goal for Daniela Fierro—it’s a passion. After successfully completing an internship, the first-year Northeastern Junior College (NJC) student has...
Original article published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan on August 21, 2023. The article has been excerpted for length. Colorado’s community colleges and public universities have...
Dear Colleagues, I can hardly believe this is my sixth State of the System address. We have been through a lot over those years, and I...
The Colorado Community College System took center stage at a national summit bringing together federal, state, and higher education leaders to discuss strategies to rapidly train...
For Kimberly Jellison, becoming a nurse is not just a dream come true—it’s a promise kept to her late husband, Eric. “That’s why I want to...
For someone who’s worked mostly in the K-12 sector, Dr. Landon Mascareñaz has a surprising number of connections to community colleges. His father attended one, and...
A longstanding partnership between the Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges and Pinnacol Assurance is getting another $50,000 boost to support workforce development across the state. For the...
Original article published in the Sterling Journal-Advocate on July 19, 2023. A year and a half into his role as president of Northeastern Junior College, Mike...
Original article published in the Trinidad Chronicle-News on June 29, 2023. Trinidad educators have seen student after student leave the town after graduation with a feeling...
When she first arrived at Otero College in rural La Junta, Colorado, Chelsea Herasingh, Ph.D., knew staff had a long way to go in addressing student...
For Colorado Community College System (CCCS) chancellor Joe Garcia, supporting adult learners is not just an important institutional mission—it’s a personal one. “My mom, like so...
The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges brought together dozens of community college foundation board members for the first time in Denver last week, providing opportunities for...
Photo: Michael Schulman, Director of Student Affairs for the Colorado Community College System (right), accepts the Elevate Award from Western Governors University. Michael Schulman, Ed.D., the...
Associate of Engineering Science pathway streamlines transfer process from community college to CSU May 16, 2023 (Fort Collins, CO) – Today the Colorado Community College System...
Photo: Mark Irby-Gill accepts his Phi Theta Kappa All-Colorado Academic Team award from Colorado Community College System chancellor Joe Garcia and Red Rocks Community College president...
Photo: Ryan Wade, an automotive technology graduate at Arapahoe Community College, accepts the Phi Theta Kappa All-Colorado Academic Team award from Joe Garcia, chancellor of the...
Building on their partnership with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation has awarded three community colleges about $4 million in...
Lauren Jones, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Director for Special Populations, Counseling and Equity for the Colorado Community College System, received a state award...
Dr. Linda Lujan, former president of Lamar Community College (LCC), recently earned the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society...
