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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…
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.…
‘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…
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…
CCC Jazz Ensembles Celebrated in DownBeat Magazine
The October, 2022 issue of DownBeat Magazine highlighted CCC’s multi-award-winning jazz ensembles! Here’s what they had to say: Stephanie Austin Letson holds a number of titles at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California. The professor of music is also the director of choral activities, performance program director and coordinator of vocal and piano education…
