News - Contra Costa College

CCC’s Laura Lozano Elected to National I‑CAR Board of Directors
Contra Costa College collision repair program lead Laura Lozano has been elected to the I‑CAR Board of Directors, representing the Education segment in a national leadership role. Her three-year term officially began August 27. I‑CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is a leading nonprofit that provides education, resources, and standards to ensure safe,…
CCC’s Mark Wong Wins 2025 Faculty Award for Western US
Professor Mark Wong has been honored with the 2025 Faculty Member Award for the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii (collectively known as the Pacific Region,) by the Association of Community College Trustees. He is now one of five finalists for the national honor. The ACCT’s regional awards recognize one outstanding faculty member…
CCC Students Win National Title in Engineering Innovation
Contra Costa College students Sudinma Thapa and Emily Au have just been named national champions in engineering! Thapa and Au are students at CCC as well as Middle College High School, the high school on CCC’s campus. They earned first place at the 2025 MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC), where they represented California…
Dean’s List, Spring 2025
Full-time students who achieve a term grade point average of 3.0 or above in 12 or more units of graded courses are placed on the Dean’s List as a recognition of academic achievement. This honor is noted on the student’s permanent academic record. Contra Costa College’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List A Abalos, Julian…
Early College Program Snags National Blue Ribbon Title, Again
Congratulations to Principal Finny Prak and the rest of the team at Middle College High School. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has once again named the school a National Blue Ribbon school. Middle College is a collaboration between the West Contra Costa Unified School District and CCC. It allows high school students who have strong potential, but need a…
Contra Costa College Foundation’s Partnership with Comcast: Helping Kimberlly Guevara with Internet Access
Kimberlly Guevara and her family migrated to California from Nicaragua in search of better opportunities in 2021. Within a year of settling here, Kimberlly enrolled herself in English classes at Contra Costa College (CCC). Lack of internet access was an issue at her home. In order to access what she needed online to remain enrolled,…
New Civil Engineering Apprenticeship Program Launches on Campus
Contra Costa College is proud to launch the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pathway (CEDAP), a groundbreaking new program that offers students a supported, debt-free route into high-demand infrastructure careers. The program officially kicked off on July 7 with an on-campus celebration that welcomed the first 20-student cohort into the new five-year pathway. CEDAP is designed…
CCC Foundation Scholarships Make Difference for First-Gen Student
Brayan Olivares takes immense pride in his rich Hispanic heritage. Raised in West Contra Costa County by a Honduran mother and a Mexican father, Brayan is the oldest of four siblings and a first-generation college student at Contra Costa College (CCC). He first learned about CCC through a friend who told him about various campus…
Generational Connections
Celebrating Family, Legacy, and Community at CCC Contra Costa College has always been more than a campus. It is a community. For over 75 years, CCC has welcomed students from all backgrounds. In some families, CCC has become a tradition, with parents, children, and even grandchildren studying or working here. The Generational Connections series, curated…
CCC’s Monique Hernandez Selected for National Leadership Program
Contra Costa College is proud to celebrate Monique Hernandez, Director of the HSI Social Justice Grant, on her acceptance into the HACU Enlace Mid-Level Leadership Program for 2025–2026! This national program—offered by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)—was created to support and advance emerging leaders at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country. Participants…
Local Restaurant Donates to Special Culinary Scholarship
Since becoming a worker-owner of Arizmendi-Lakeshore in 2002, a special bakery and pizzeria in Oakland, Adrien Sanderson has learned a lot. “Ownership and being immersed in the communities we serve make employees happier and healthier,” she shared. Arizmendi believes in giving back – and the Contra Costa College (CCC) Foundation has been a lucky recipient…