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Coast Community College District

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Coast Community College District
Community College District overview
Formed1947 (1947)
Headquarters1370 Adams Avenue Costa Mesa, CA
Community College District executives
  • Lorraine Prinsky, President
  • Jim Moreno, Vice President
  • Elizabeth Dorn Parker, Board Clerk
  • Mary Hornbuckle, Trustee
  • Jerry M. Patterson, Trustee
Parent departmentCalifornia Community Colleges
Websitewww.cccd.edu

The Coast Community College District (CCCD) is a community college district in Orange County, California that offers associate degrees and adult education certificates. It includes three colleges: Coastline Community College, Golden West College, and Orange Coast College. It is headquartered in Costa Mesa.

History

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The Coast Community College District was created in 1947 following a special election to establish the district and Orange Coast College.[1] The district became a multi-campus operation following the construction of Golden West College in 1966, following being renamed from the Orange Coast Junior College District.[2]

In 2002, the voters approved Measure C, which was a $365 million bond for improvements at the three campuses.[3] Measure M was a 2012 bond measure that was submitted to the voters in the district. Requesting $698 million for various facilities improvements, the measure was approved by voters.[4]

In 2022, the District forgave $4.5 million of student debt following federal assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Campuses

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Coast Community College District has three campuses:

Governance

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CCCD is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, each elected to a four-year term.[6] Following a 2017 threat of lawsuit by attorney Kevin Shenkman, the district transitioned from from-district elections, where each trustee would represent and live in a district but still be voted at-large, to by-district elections where only the residents of each trustee area would vote for their trustee.[7][8] The current members of the Board of Trustees are:

Position Trustee Trustee Area Term Began Term Ends
President Lorraine Prinsky 3 2020 2024
Vice President Jim Moreno 1 2022 2026
Clerk Elizabeth Dorn Parker 5 2022 2026
Trustee Mary Hornbuckle 4 2020 2024
Trustee Jerry M. Patterson 2 2020 2024

References

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  1. ^ "About". Orange Coast College. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "The History of Orange Coast College". Orange Coast College. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Pak, Ellyn (March 1, 2010). "Home of Orange Coast College crew gets revamping". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Szabo, Matt (October 6, 2023). "Golden West College debuts Language Arts Complex". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Cardine, Sara (August 19, 2022). "Coast Community College District pays $4.5M to forgive student debt incurred during the pandemic". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Board of Trustees". Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Zint, Bradley (July 20, 2017). "Coast college district OKs resolution to change election system after lawsuit threats". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Zint, Bradley (August 3, 2017). "Trustees argue during hearing over changing Coast Community College District's election system". Daily Pilot. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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