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Aspiring Novelist Gwendolyn Bullocks Says, ‘This is My Time!’

Gwendolyn Bullocks came to CCC with the goal of becoming a writer. “I used to always write. I have one book published. I want it where I travel with my books. I want to be a full-fledged novelist,” Gwendolyn explains. Gwendolyn will be graduating this May with degrees in English, Arts & Humanities, and Social […]
Gwendolyn Bullocks

Student Emergency Fund Featured on Forbes Civic Nation

CCC’s New student emergency fund has been featured on Forbes’ Civic Nation Voice blog! In a post published this morning, Sara Marcellino, Development Officer for the Contra Costa College Foundation, describes the program in detail: If an otherwise dedicated student suddenly goes missing from class or confides in struggling to continue, faculty members, or college counselors are […]
Graduates

Business Professor’s Estate Gifts $825,000 To College Foundation

The Contra Costa College Foundation has received a gift of $825,000 from the estate of retired business professor, Stephen C. Schaefer. The donation will support Contra Costa College students interested in business careers and related campus support activities. It will also fund the Stephen C. Schaefer Scholarship, which will be awarded to business students transferring […]
Stephen Schaefer