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State Board Welcomes Dr. Landon Mascareñaz as New Chair

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...
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Search Underway for Red Rocks Community College’s Next President

CCCS to Announce Finalists this Fall   Aug. 1, 2023 (Denver, CO) – The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has launched a nationwide search to select...
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CCCS Foundation, Pinnacol Assurance Continue Successful Workforce Scholars Program

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...

President White is energized, optimistic about Northeastern Junior College’s future

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...

Colorado Community College System Launches Free Training for In-Demand Jobs

July 18, 2023 (Denver) – Today, the Colorado Community College System announced the launch of Career Advance Colorado, a workforce development initiative that provides free training...
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Plan to Keep Graduates in Trinidad Emerges from Wake of Low-Opportunity Exodus

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...

Otero College Earns Healthy Minds and Hunger Free Campus Designations

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...
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Hundreds Attend Chancellor’s Summit on Adult Education

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...
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Community College Foundation Board Members Gather for First-Ever Convening 

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...
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President Michele Haney Announces Retirement from Red Rocks Community College

May 22, 2023 (Lakewood, CO) – Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) president Dr. Michele Haney announced she will retire in January 2024, culminating a 15-year tenure...
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