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April marks Community College Month, a national celebration of the role community colleges play in expanding opportunity and strengthening our communities.
In Colorado, that impact has been formally recognized by Governor Jared Polis, who has proclaimed April 2026 as Community College Month, affirming the essential role community colleges play in advancing opportunity and strengthening our economy.
Governor Polis: Community College Month Proclamation
“Across Colorado, community colleges represent the first and best path for learners to achieve a more prosperous future.”
They are engines of economic mobility—opening doors, strengthening communities, and preparing Coloradans for what’s next. This month, we celebrate the extraordinary impact our colleges have on learners, families, and the future of our state.” – Dr. Landon Mascareñaz, Chair, SBCCOE
In Colorado, that impact has been formally recognized by Governor Jared Polis, who has proclaimed April 2026 as Community College Month, affirming the essential role community colleges play in advancing opportunity and strengthening our economy.
A National Movement, A Colorado Story
Community College Month is part of a national movement led by the Association of Community College Trustees, bringing institutions across the country together each April to highlight how community colleges create pathways to education and career success.
Here in Colorado, that story is not just something we celebrate—it’s something we see in motion every day.
Across the Colorado Community College System, more than 130,000 learners each year are taking steps toward what’s next—earning credentials, advancing in their careers, and continuing their education. Each journey is different, but they all move in the same direction: forward.
When learners move forward, so does Colorado.
“At CCCS, we believe when we move together, opportunity moves further. Across our 13 colleges, we work as one system to expand opportunity, strengthen pathways, and help Coloradans move forward with confidence.” – Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, CCCS Chancellor
Across our 13 colleges, we work as one system to expand opportunity, strengthen pathways, and help Coloradans move forward with confidence.
This April, as we launch our Together, Opportunity Moves campaign, we celebrate the momentum happening across our colleges and communities—and the collective effort that makes it possible.
Because when we move together, opportunity moves.
