Innovation and Impact Report
Centering Communities
Connecting people and the places they live and work to opportunity
Sacramento City College
College of the Siskiyous
The Power of Community Colleges
This year’s Innovation and Impact Report honors the role of California community colleges as anchor institutions, deeply embedded in the lives of students, families, small towns, and cities.
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Contra Costa College
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Long Beach City College
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Los Angeles Pierce College
Community colleges change lives for the better.
Our colleges serve as economic engines for whole regions, helping community members get the education and skills they need to thrive.
Local California community colleges are funding student scholarships, supporting veterans, and serving as centers for disaster relief.
They are convening community stakeholders, bringing new technologies to address long-standing challenges, showcasing local artists and athletes, and connecting students at middle schools and high schools to a promising future they can envision and achieve.
That’s why FoundationCCC invests in this work every day. By supporting California Community Colleges, we help create lasting change for individuals, families, and the communities they call home.
Los Angeles Pierce College
Creating Lasting Change
FoundationCCC collaborates closely with a diverse ecosystem of partners, including colleges, employers, community service providers, local schools, and government entities, to advance student success, expand access, and address challenges such as workforce development and community resilience.
This partnership creates opportunities that empower students and strengthen communities. We drive systemwide change across California, while also reaching deeply into local communities to meet the needs of Californians of all ages and backgrounds where they live, learn, work, and thrive.
Discover the key metrics that demonstrate the reach and impact of our work.
Six Areas of Impact
Shaping the Future for Students and Local Communities
Across six areas of impact, we address the evolving needs of California’s students, colleges, and communities while advancing the goals of Vision 2030: A Roadmap for California Community Colleges. These six areas of impact are our levers for change as we tackle today’s challenges and create a stronger, more resilient future for all Californians and their communities.
Student Success
Locally, regionally, and statewide, supporting colleges in implementing student-centered reforms, transforming policies, practices, and systems to drive student success and strengthen community connections.
Workforce Development
Driving economic growth by creating career pathways that connect students to in-demand jobs that fuel community prosperity and meet evolving regional and statewide workforce needs.
Equity
Helping students thrive by partnering with colleges to expand services, remove barriers, and provide the support every learner needs to reach their goals, fostering strong communities where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Community Impact
Strengthening communities by expanding access to opportunity for all Californians, drawing statewide resources to fuel long-term growth and empower neighborhoods for generations to come.
Climate Action
Creating a more sustainable future by building California’s green workforce, advancing local solutions to environmental challenges, and attracting resources to protect farms, forests, coasts, and watersheds, strengthening the resilience of communities most affected by a changing environment.
System Support
Fostering collaboration across California’s community colleges through shared tools, funding, and innovation, so that every campus can better serve its students and its community.
Student Success
Locally, regionally, and statewide, supporting colleges in implementing student-centered reforms, transforming policies, practices, and systems to drive student success and strengthen community connections.
Workforce Development
Driving economic growth by creating career pathways that connect students to in-demand jobs that fuel community prosperity and meet evolving regional and statewide workforce needs.
Equity
Helping students thrive by partnering with colleges to expand services, remove barriers, and provide the support every learner needs to reach their goals, fostering strong communities where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Community Impact
Strengthening communities by expanding access to opportunity for all Californians, drawing statewide resources to fuel long-term growth and empower neighborhoods for generations to come.
Climate Action
Creating a more sustainable future by building California’s green workforce, advancing local solutions to environmental challenges, and attracting resources to protect farms, forests, coasts, and watersheds, strengthening the resilience of communities most affected by a changing environment.
System Support
Fostering collaboration across California’s community colleges through shared tools, funding, and innovation, so that every campus can better serve its students and its community.
