California Community Colleges system

The California Community Colleges system consists of 109 community colleges in 72 community college districts in California. Created by legislation in 1967 it is the largest system of higher education in the world, serving more than 2.5 million students each year who have a wide variety of educational and career goals.

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California - 1967

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The system is administered by the Chancellor's Office located in Sacramento, which is responsible for allocating state funding and provides leadership and technical assistance to the colleges.

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The system is governed by the Board of Governors which, within the bounds of state law, sets policy for the system. The 17 Board members, who represent the public, faculty, students, and classified employees, are appointed by the Governor of California as directed by Section 71000 of the California Education Code http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=edc&codebody=71000&hits=10. The Board is also directed by the Education Code to allow local authority and control of the community college districts to the "maximum degree permissible" and AB 1725 in 1974 added a formal consultation process which has resulted in the formation of a consultation council http://www.cccco.edu/executive/consultation/consultation.htm to assure the Board of Governors and Chancellor's Office remain responsive in this respect.

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Governor of California - 1974

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The Chancellor of the system brings policy recommendations to the Board of Governors, and is given the authority to implement the policies of the Board through his leadership of the Chancellor's Office. The Chancellor plays a key role in the consultation process.

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