50th Anniversary

ABOUT US

The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization. Created for the promotion and advancement of public community college education in California, its general purposes are:

  1. To strengthen local academic senates and councils of community colleges;
  2. To serve as the voice of the faculty of the community colleges in matters of statewide concern;
  3. To develop policies and promote the implementation of policies on matters of statewide issues;
  4. To make recommendations on statewide matters affecting the community colleges.

 

OUR MISSION

The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges fosters the effective participation by community college faculty in all statewide and local academic and professional matters; develops, promotes, and acts upon policies responding to statewide concerns; and serves as the official voice of the faculty of California Community Colleges in academic and professional matters. The Academic Senate strengthens and supports the local senates of all California community colleges.

Adopted Spring 2005

 

SHARE YOUR ASCCC MEMORIES

Do you have memories of the ASCCC you'd like to share? We want to hear about people, events, and moments in time that impacted you. We want to know where the Academic Senate has been and where you think we can go! Funny stories are welcome too! Please follow this link to share with us!

 

50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We will be celebrating 50 years of Leadership, Empowerment, and Voice in style! Spring Plenary will be April 11 to 13, 2019 at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel. 

THE 10 + 1:

Title 5 § 53200 (b): Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. In Sections 53200 (c), "Academic and professional matters" mean the following policy development and implementation matters

  1. Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
  2. Degree and certificate requirements
  3. Grading policies
  4. Educational program development
  5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
  6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
  7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
  8. Policies for faculty professional development activities
  9. Processes for program review
  10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development 
  11. Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate. 

THE ASCCC IN PHOTOS

**If you can identify the year or subjects of the photos please email communications [at] asccc.org.

Plenary Sessions Over the Years

ASCCC Election Photos

Moments in ASCCC History

Award Winners Over the Years