HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - Community College Awareness Month - April 2018PROCLAMATION
"Community College Awareness Month"
April 2018
WHEREAS, Coastline Community College, Golden West College and Orange Coast
College are essential resources to the nine cities within the Coast Community College
District's boundaries, including Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington
Beach, Midway City, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Westminster; and
WHEREAS, California's community colleges are an essential resource to the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, the California Community Colleges Chancellor has declared that April will
be celebrated by the state of California as Community College Month; and
WHEREAS, the state recognizes California's community colleges as having made a
significant positive impact on the state's workforce by offering first-rate education and
high-quality training; and
WHEREAS, the state recognizes that California's community colleges have made an
essential commitment to open access, diversity and its 2.1 million students;
WHEREAS, Coast Community College District (CCCD) serves the local community in
providing access to high quality, affordable education and training to its 45,000
students;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the City of Seal Beach hereby
recognize the many positive contributions of community colleges in the state of
California and furthermore recognize the month of April as Community College Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of the City of Seal
Beach this twenty third day of April in the year Two Thousand and Eig�htteye�n.
Mike Varipapa, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem: Ellery A. Deaton
City Council Members:
Sandra Massa-Lavitt
_ Thomas Moore
Schelly Sustarsic
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