Coast Community College District Explained

Coast Community College District
Type:Community College District
Headquarters:1370 Adams Avenue Costa Mesa, CA
Chief1 Name:Lorraine Prinsky
Chief1 Position:President
Chief2 Name:Jim Moreno
Chief2 Position:Vice President
Chief3 Name:Elizabeth Dorn Parker
Chief3 Position:Board Clerk
Chief4 Name:Mary Hornbuckle
Chief4 Position:Trustee
Chief5 Name:Jerry M. Patterson
Chief5 Position:Trustee
Parent Department:California Community Colleges

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

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

Coast Community College District has three campuses:

Governance

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
PresidentLorraine Prinsky320202024
Vice PresidentJim Moreno120222026
ClerkElizabeth Dorn Parker520222026
TrusteeMary Hornbuckle420202024
TrusteeJerry M. Patterson220202024

External links

Notes and References

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