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CCA, CCCS Foundation Partner with Amazon on New Presidential Scholars Program 

Leaders from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), Community College of Aurora (CCA), and Amazon celebrated the launch of the new Presidential Scholars Program that aims...
Group receiving an oversized check at Community College of Aurora with the CCA mascot and administrative officials

Open Education Week: A Q&A with Susan Stafinbil, Ph.D.

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). Susan Stafinbil, Ph.D., a...

Open Education Week: A Q&A with Kelly Jo Eldredge

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). Kelly Jo Eldredge, Department...

Open Education Week: A Q&A with MacKenzie Kembel

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). We are thrilled to...

Otero College Presidential Search Underway 

March 2, 2023 (Denver, CO) – The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has launched a nationwide search to select Otero College’s next president following President Timothy...

CCCS Foundation Opens 2023-2024 Scholarship Application 

March 1, 2023 (Denver, CO) – The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges (the Foundation) opened its scholarship application for the 2023-2024 academic year today, offering financial...

High School Students Experience Health Careers Up Close at State Conference  

(Photo: More than 1,300 students attended last week’s Colorado HOSA – Future Health Professionals conference.) Addressing about 30 high school students in a packed conference room,...
Large group of people sitting in a conference looking at the stage.

Arapahoe Community College Fosters Sense of Belonging with Lumina Foundation Funds 

When Arapahoe Community College (ACC) decided to make its campus more inclusive for adult learners, they started in an obvious place: the Welcome Center.   “As a...
Graphic with the text, Fostering a Sense of Belonging, with three students at a counter looking at a document, smiling. ACC name in the background.

CCCS Associate Vice Chancellor Wins Award for Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education  

Dr. Sarah Heath, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) associate vice chancellor and state director for Career and Technical Education (CTE), was named an Equity Champion by...

Governor Polis Declares Third Annual Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado 

February 20, 2023 (Denver, CO) – Governor Polis declared February 20-24 as Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado today to motivate more students to take college-level classes...