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CCC Awarded $382,500 Grant to Better Serve Justice-Involved Individuals
Contra Costa College has been awarded a sizable grant to create a Rising Scholars pathway for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. The grant will allow CCC to better engage with and serve justice-involved individuals at every step of the student journey. The college will offer informational workshops to currently incarcerated individuals that help them understand…
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NASA Names CCC an Aerospace Scholars Campus
NASA has chosen Contra Costa College as the only Northern California campus for its National Community College Aerospace Scholar program! CCC aims to recruit a cohort of about 60 CCC students who are seeking degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math and want to participate in an authentic NASA learning experience. “We are so excited…
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CCC Unveils New Scholarship for Students Facing Financial Hardship
Thanks to a new grant from Ellucian, Contra Costa College students facing economic hardship were eligible for the Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship for the first time this year. $10,000 was awarded to the college, then distributed to ten students, to help cover items such as housing, tuition and food. “In an environment…
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Award-Winning Author Reyna Grande Shares Her Story at CCC
Reyna Grande, Award-Winning Author came to Contra Costa College this week to have lunch with CCC students, sign books, share some of her inspiring story and give advice to aspiring authors. After sharing lunch with a group of around 50 students in Fireside Hall, Grande moved over to GE-225, where she answered questions and read…
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ESL Career Education Week
Come meet Contra Costa College’s English as a Second Language Department to learn more about career options and educational pathways that could help you to achieve your goals. Children are welcome! Light snacks and activities will be provided on site. The discussion will also be streamed for virtual attendees and made available for viewing later.…
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‘Everything is an Opportunity for Growth’ Says Luna Angulo
Luna Angulo is an environmental justice organizer who was just awarded the Sierra Club’s Emerging Voices Award. They also just graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. But, Contra Costa College is where they got their start in community organizing and environmental activism. Luna grew up in…
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Biology Instructor Ellen Coatney Named Teacher of the Year
CCC is proud to announce that, on September 22, 2022, Ellen Coatney was named Contra Costa County’s Community College Teacher of the Year! The award comes with a $1,000 grant, which Professor Coatney intends to put toward classroom supplies. “We are so proud of Professor Coatney,” said Dean of Natural, Social and Applied Sciences Rene…
