This message from the Chancellor was featured in the Denver Post on September 17, 2021. Jobs are available but need for an education remains critical Over...
Dear Colleagues, Let me start with two simple but very honest and heartfelt words: Thank you. Thank you for being here to serve and instruct our...
May 5, 2021 (Denver, CO) – Today, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced the selection of Dr. Mordecai Brownlee as the next president...
May 3, 2021 (Denver, CO) – Following a nationwide search, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced today that Dr. Stephanie J. Fujii will...
April 28, 2021 (Denver) – Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced today that CCCS will continue to follow recommendations of health authorities but...
April 26, 2020 (Denver) – Today, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced the selection of Dr. Lisa Jones as the next president of...
Finalists to participate in virtual, public forums April 19-21. April 14, 2021 (Denver) — Today, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced three...
Finalists to participate in virtual, open community forums April 13-16. April 8, 2021 (Denver) — Today, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced...
Dr. Marielena DeSanctis will begin new role January 2021. Following a nationwide search, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia today announced Dr. Marielena DeSanctis...

Chancellor Joe Garcia was formally inducted into the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Hall of Champions on October 26, 2020, honoring his career-long commitment...

Dear Colleagues: As I complete my second year as Chancellor and our 13 Colleges get ready to start the fall term amid the coronavirus pandemic, I...
Dear Colleagues, As we prepare to close the 2020 academic year, I want to express my immense gratitude for all your hard work and resilience. To...
Dear Colleagues: Our commitment to our students and our communities is to improve lives and increase opportunity through education, but we cannot achieve that goal if...

A message from Chancellor Joe Garcia Have any of us ever seen anything like this before? Shuttered and locked businesses. Stay-at-home orders. School-aged children underfoot as...

During my first year as Chancellor, I traveled to each of our 13 unique colleges and heard from students, staff, faculty, and administrators around the state....

Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to announce the promotion of one of our Vice Presidents and two new leadership positions at the System Office. Effective...

On September 5, CCCS President Joe Garcia joined prominent Colorado leaders of higher education to discuss how their institutions are preparing and adapting to better serve...

The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) was named among the top 15 community college systems in the U.S. in a report from WalletHub that was released...

A few days before assuming the role of President of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), Joe Garcia gave the keynote address for the Native American-Serving...
Dear Colleagues, As we prepare for the summer to come to an end and a new semester to begin, I am excited to step into the...
