• Growing Skills and Confidence, One Student at a Time

    Martin Leung is one of many Contra Costa College (CCC) STEM success stories. It was Martin’s time at Contra Costa College—where he received hands-on learning and access to professors—that launched his current career as a satellite engineer.  Having grown up in Richmond, Martin attended Middle College High School. He was an active member of the…

    Portrait of Martin Leung
  • Contra Costa College Named One of California’s First Black‑Serving Institutions

    Contra Costa College has been officially designated as one of California’s first Black-Serving Institutions (BSIs) under the newly enacted California Black-Serving Institutions Program Act (SB 1348). “Contra Costa College has a long history of serving Black students, but until now, there has not been a formal designation recognizing that work,” said Contra Costa College President…

    Student using microscope in science classroom
  • 4th Annual CCC  Holiday Toy Drive!

    Help Brighten the Holidays for CCC Families: Join Our Annual Toy Drive Each year, Contra Costa College comes together to make the holidays a little more joyful for student families. Through our Holiday Toy Drive, we are creating moments of celebration for more than 350 children in our campus community, and you are invited to…

    3rd Annual CCC Holiday Toy Drive group photo
  • 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,…

    Laura Lozano and student examining surface object
  • 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…

    Portrait of Mark Wong
  • 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…

    Sudinma Thapa and Emily Au
  • 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…

    2025 student graduate
  • 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,…

    Kimberlly Guevara Photo
  • 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…

    New civil engineering apprenticeship program launch
  • 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…

    Brayan Olivares Photo