As president of the college, McKinley Williams dedicates part of his days to walking around campus and warmly greeting students, faculty and staff members. ...

Budgeting for a gloomy economic forecast proved prudent for the district, as the mid-year trigger cuts being forewarned since the beginning of the fiscal year are becoming a practical guarantee. ...

Installation of an elevator in the 40-year-old Gym Annex Building is scheduled for next year, finally making its second floor accessible to students with disabilities. ...

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Students graduated from high school, which they went to for free, and went on to one of the two four-year university systems in the state paying low tuition fees, or they could go to a two-year college before transferring, cost free. But those days...

The walls of the empty room echoed the conversations and occasional shrieks coming from the Amphitheatre and Student Dining Room and Oliveira canceled the unattended 'Playing It Safe' workshop at 1:15 p.m. ...

Many who know Police Services Officer Tim Thomas may have met him as a police officer working here at Contra Costa College, but many CCC athletes have met him as a mentor and a friend. ...

Beginning June 2012, the college will embark on a three-year construction project to demolish the Humanities and Student Activities buildings and build a new Classroom Building, SA Building, Fireside Room and college entrance in their place. ...

Attendees will be able to listen to the skillful tunes of student-musicians at the Vocal and Piano Fall Showcase in the Knox Center on Dec. 16. ...

Barbecued food, blues music and good vibes flowed as four distinguished individuals were celebrated for their service to Contra Costa College during the seventh annual Hall of Fame gala at the Mira Vista Country Club on Nov. 18. ...

The walls of the empty room echoed the conversations and occasional shrieks coming from the Amphiteatre and Student Dining Room and Police Services Lt. Jose Oliveira canceled the unattended 'P...

To give back to the community for the holiday season ahead, the Ability Club is holding its second annual coat drive. ...

Despite cold and rainy weather, at least 60 protesters gathered in front of the city's Memorial Auditorium to decry income and wealth inequity, big banks and the Chevron Corp.'s appeal for refundi...

Jonathan Wheat had to trade in his football cleats for books to realize the importance of practice. ...

Ten days of furloughs that would have strained classified staff and managers in the spring are no longer scheduled after the Governing Board approved a plan to repeal them during a closed session meeting on Nov. 9. ...

A district Governing Board trustee is under investigation for an alleged conflict of interest as he plans to vote for an agreement that could benefit the same union group for which he works. ...

A smorgasbord of scholarship opportunities are offered to community college students this time of year one is the important locally-based Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship. ...

Financial literacy, a mostly unknown term to students, was stressed and defined at the African-American Male Leadership Workshop hosted by the African American Staff Association in the Fireside Room on Thursday. ...

The Mac Lab is getting an upgrade from the small room in which it is currently housed to a bigger room in the Art Building. ...

Through tireless efforts and a desire to produce a quality product, The Advocate staff won a total of 27 awards at a regional journalism convention Saturday. ...