General Information

The Community College League of California is pleased to announce our 2021 Annual Convention will be presented as a fully online virtual event November 16-19th. This year’s Convention theme, California Community Colleges: Always Essential, recognizes the indispensability of our colleges to economic and social mobility, fostering civic engagement, and for an equity-based (or E-shaped) recovery and economy for California. The Annual Convention is the state's premier professional development conference for California Community College leadership to share ideas, promising practices, and approaches to significant issues confronting our institutions.

Schedule-at-a-Glance

The below schedule is subject to change. Please visit this page for updates.

Tuesday, November 16

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       Virtual Doors Open

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.        League Welcome

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       Opening General Session Keynote                     

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.       Lunch Break (Mini Session)

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.         Concurrent Sessions

1. Transforming the Mission of Campus Police
2. Streamlining Success for High School English Learners Transitioning to College
3. Community Colleges: The Clean Energy Policy Executive Summary for 2021
4. Creating Equitable Educational Pathways to Living Wage Work—Across the Curriculum
5. Like a Juggler: Student Parents in California’s Community Colleges

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.           15-minute Break (Mini Session)

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.           Concurrent Sessions

1. Early College: Student Success and Matriculation Starting in 9th Grade
2. Utilizing Geospatial Approaches to Advance Equity and Career Decision Making
3. Strategic Enrollment Management: Building High-Quality Online Student Support
4. Recognizing a Civic Ethos Is Practicing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
5. Is Housing Feasible on Your Campus? Learn From the Experts

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.            15-minute Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.           Concurrent Sessions

1. Unifying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Messaging
2. Return to Campus: Legal Issues While Emerging from the Pandemic
3. The Promise Realized: Doubling Student Completion in Los Angeles
4. Participating Effectively in District and College Governance
5. SB 26 Name, Image, and Likeness

2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.           CVCCCC Caucus Meeting

3:30 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.           AACCCT Caucus Meeting

Wednesday, November 17

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       Virtual Doors Open

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.        General Session Keynote

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.       Lunch Break (Mini Session)

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.         Concurrent Sessions

1. The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students’ Transfer Trajectories
2. Faculty Learning for Equity: Lessons from Campuses
3. COVID-19 Forced the Brown Act into the 21st Century
4. A Comprehensive Approach to Career Services from Pre-Enrollment to Employment
5. Trustee & CEO Partnership to Close the Equity Gap                                             

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.           15-minute Break (Mini Session)

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.           Concurrent Sessions

1. Town Hall – Legal Eagles
2. Are You Prepared for the Youngest, Fastest-Growing California Population?
3. Affordable Student Housing Grant Programs
4. OC is WE: Creating a Welcoming Environment-Responding to COVID-19
5. Statewide “I CAN” CCC Brand Launch and Enrollment Marketing Campaign

2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.           CCCWC Caucus Meeting

3:30 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.           LGBTQ+ Caucus Meeting

Thursday, November 18

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       Virtual Doors Open

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.        General Session Keynote

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.       Lunch Break (Mini Session)

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.         Concurrent Sessions

1. Touching the Academic Spirit: Umoja’s Prescript for Black Student Achievement
2. Learning from Our Competitors
3. Are the New Title IX Regulations Here to Stay?
4. Classified Professionals: Front and Center in Improving Student Success
5. CCC History Book

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.           15-minute Break (Mini Session)

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.           Concurrent Sessions

1. Faculty Inquiry Groups, a Collaborative Approach to Equity-Infused Course Redesign
2. Bond Election 101
3. Key Considerations for the First Campus Housing Development
4. Trustee and CEO Leadership Development Opportunities
5. Emerging from COVID-19: What Districts Should Do to Prepare

2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.           CCCVC Caucus Meeting

3:30 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.           CALCCTA Caucus Meeting

Friday, November 19

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       Virtual Doors Open

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.       General Session Keynote

11:55 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.       Lunch Break (Mini Session)

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.         Concurrent Sessions

1. TechConnect Student Services: Enabling Success
2. 2HSIs and the State of Higher Education for Latinx
3. Strategies to Diversifying Certificated Hires That Work!
4. Come Learn About the League’s District Services
5. Aspiring CEO Program Module 7, Part 1  (Closed Session)

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.           15-minute Break (Mini Session)

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.          

Concurrent Sessions

1. Establishing a Culture of Cyber Hygiene
2. Investing in Equity: Strategic Analytics for Increased Access, Completion, Revenue
3. Hot Topics and Emerging Issues with CalPERS and CalSTRS
4. Aspiring CEO Program Module 7, Part 2  (Closed Session)
5. Enhancing Health and Well-Being Through a Student-Sponsored Telehealth Program

2:30 p.m. –  3:25 p.m.          APITA Caucus Meeting

3:30 p.m. –  4:25 p.m.          Joint Caucus Meeting

Distinguished Alumni Award

The California Community College Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes and honors the fine men and women whose attendance at a California community college helped them achieve their educational and professional goals and serve their communities. The League has recognized the distinguished alumni of California’s community colleges since 1964. To view the completed distinguished alumni list, click here.

This year, three nominees will be selected as the Community College League’s 2021 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumnae. The awards will be presented at the League’s Annual Convention in November. This award celebrates excellence and is an inspiring experience for all involved. The success of the program is dependent on recipient attendance and if selected, we ask that the sponsoring districts arrange their alumnus/alumnae’s attendance at the Convention.

Thank you for your continued support of the League’s efforts to showcase the outstanding results of a California community college education. For questions, contact Jimmy Madrigal at the League office, 916-245-5035, or via email at jmadrigal@ccleague.org.