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Message from the Chancellor: Our Commitment to our Students and our Communities

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...
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Colorado Community College System Launches New Guaranteed Admission Program with Colorado Universities

The Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program marks major effort to expand college pipeline, increase degree completion, at lower cost to students. The Colorado Community College System...
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CCCS Reimagines Student Awards Ceremony

Statewide, students receive “ceremony in a box” as part of virtual event sponsored by Credit Union of Colorado.   With spring events canceled due to COVID-19,...

CCCS Revolutionizing College Textbooks & Tackling Costs

Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is a champion in delivering high quality post-secondary education and training that is affordable and accessible. One way the System and...

Community College of Denver president announces plans for retirement

Dr. Everette Freeman, who has served as president of the Community College of Denver (CCD) since 2013, announced today his intentions to retire on December 31,...

Colorado Community Colleges Rise in Challenging Times

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...
Colorado Community Colleges Rise in Challenging Times

In-State Community College Tuition Available to Military Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families Under Colorado New Law

Tuition rate change takes effect Jan. 1 2021 Attending college in Colorado will become more affordable for many military servicemembers, veterans and their families under a...
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Colorado PERA-Sponsored Event Honors Community College System Employees

The second annual Commitment Excellence Awards ceremony celebrated 54 employees from across the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) for their contributions to the overall success of...
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CCCS Prepares Transition to Remote Instruction

13 colleges take steps to mitigate spread of COVID-19 To ensure the health and safety of campus communities across Colorado, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS)...

CCCS Receives National Recognition for Leading in OER and Zero-Cost Textbooks Creation

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announced that the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) received its 2020 “EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Award”...
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