On June 30, Green ended her tenure at the college when the district eliminated her Computer Center technician position, forcing her into retirement. ...

Cellphones provide a connection to the world with the tap of a screen. ...

Keeping in touch with friends and loved ones is easier than it has ever been thanks to the growing assortment of communication devices and social networking websites. ...

Al-Qaida, Arabic for 'the base,' is a global Sunni Islamist militant group founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. ...

Ten years have passed since 19 men changed the world on Sept. 11, taking control of four planes on the East Coast and crashing them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. But the memory continues to haunt many. ...

Charles Gibson has survived a career in law enforcement that has spanned 30 years. But during his Fourth of July vacation he faced the greatest threat of his life....

As a community college in the area we are located, Contra Costa College's mission statement and promise to San Pablo is to employ 'informed decision-making to allocate resources in ways that best serve the needs of our urban community rich in diversity...

With the 2010-11 school year coming to an end, high school seniors will be graduating, many ready to start their first year in college. ...

In today's society, employment is a major issue that people face, especially college students. ...

Over the past 61 years, Contra Costa College has become the principal academic catalyst for any and all West County residents with the resolve to learn and succeed. It has become a communal core where students young and old, and from vastly differing b...

These days, when there is Internet nearly everywhere and any question one could think of asking can be answered through the gargantuan amount of information at our fingertips, a proper education has become increasingly, overwhelmingly impo...

The college newspaper has seen many advisers during its 61-year tenure, but perhaps none more influential in the development of professional journalistic standards than Alma Oberst Holmgren. ...

Driven by immense dedication and a passion to help students in need, as she once was one, Vicki Ferguson has continuously moved up the ranks in student services during her eight years at Contra Costa College. ...

Through his tenure, Frank Hernandez has developed what he calls a 'love affair' with Contra Costa College. ...

The International Student Union is a new club on campus that gives international students a place to meet and chat about issues they face. ...

Thirty-one years ago, professor and learning disabilities specialist Peggy Fleming was the only employee working in the Disabled Students Programs and Services Office. ...

Alumnus and former professor of Contra Costa College John E. M and aacute;rquez is once again working with the college to lay out a better future for education. But this time it's from the District Office in Martinez. ...

It was nearly half a century ago while browsing a list of job opportunities while at Tuskegee Institute that Dr. Anthony Gordon stumbled upon an opening 'at some college in San Pablo called Contra Costa.' ...

Due to the forced frugality of many students resulting in a declining number of book sales, the Bookstore will be adding a rental program beginning with the spring semester to provide students with another, more economical, option. ...

The truths and misconceptions of Islam were brought out in the open at the Islam Unveiled forum in the Fireside Room on Nov. 23. ...