MEDIA ADVISORY:  Vision 2030: A Call to Action - Adult Education Summit is being held in San Diego on Oct 5 & Oct 6

What: The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office is proud to host state leaders, legislators, community college peers, and representatives from labor and industry in a two day summit exploring how legislative actions can open opportunities for adult learners. This event is co-hosted by San Diego College of Continuing Education and North Orange Continuing Education.

The California Community Colleges plays a critical role in developing innovative approaches to bolster socioeconomic mobility with equity. Vision 2030: A Call to Action - Adult Education Summit will provide participants with an opportunity to explore emerging strategies aimed at eliminating barriers that are keeping adult learners from reaching their career goals. Noncredit and credit community college workforce development initiatives, earn and learn models, and innovative adult support services will be highlighted.

Vision 2030 is a framework for bold and thoughtful action — action for policy reform, fiscal sustainability, systems development and for process and practice reform in the field — to support our students, our communities and our planet. The framework has been guided by the Vision for Success (2017), the governor’s “Multi-Year Roadmap” (2022) and current issues and future considerations.

Registration is now closed. An overwhelming amount of interest led to more than 300 people registering for the convening exploring emerging strategies aimed at eliminating systematic barriers that are keeping adult learners at noncredit and for-credit colleges from reaching their career and educational goals. Details about the summit and the live stream can be found on the summit website (sdcce.edu/call-to-action/).

When: Thursday, October 5, 2023 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. & Friday, October 6, 2023 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: San Diego College of Continuing Education 4343 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113

Visuals/Media Availability: Elected Officials & Higher Education Panels held in theater, red carpet, press room, luncheon, interviews with dignitaries can be arranged.

Program Speakers:

Monica Montgomery Steppe, Council President pro Tem San Diego City Council

Stewart Knox, Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency 

Ben Chida, Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

California Assemblymember Chris Ward

California Assemblymember David Alvarez

Dr. Sonya Christian, Chancellor of California Community Colleges

Dr. Constance Carroll, President and CEO of California Community College Baccalaureate Association

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, President of the College Futures Foundation

Dr. Tina M. King, President of San Diego College of Continuing Education

Valentina Purtell, President of North Orange Continuing Education

Gregory Smith, Chancellor of San Diego Community College District

Dr. Byron Breland, Chancellor of North Orange County Community College District

Dr. Constance Carroll, President and CEO of California Community College Baccalaureate Association

Noncredit Adult Students

Partners & Sponsors:

California Community Colleges

San Diego College of Continuing Education

North Orange Continuing Education

San Diego Community College District

San Diego & Imperial Regional Consortium

Regional Consortium Chair, Dr. Danene Brown

RSSC

The Foundation for California Community Colleges

California Employment Training Panel (ETP)

California Coast Credit Union

Employee Training Institute (ETi)

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

The San Diego College of Continuing Education Foundation

Calbright College

Goodwill of San Diego County