FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 5, 2021
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Director of Media Relations
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City College is Awarded Entrepreneurial College of the Year by NACCE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nations leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, has named 瓷集珗с (California), the 2021 Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College of the Year at its 19th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Present at the national conference, today, October 5, to receive the in-person award from NACCE President Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., were Dean for the Center on Entrepreneurship and Innovation and City College Downtown Campus, Dr. Geisce Ly and Vivian Faustino-Pulliam, Faculty Lead at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at City College. (picture of the 3 below)
Interim Chancellor, Dianna Gonzales, J.D. commented: As the provider of exceptional job training and innovation in the City of San Francisco, it is great for our programs, such as the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to be recognized by a national organization such as NACCE. There are 116 community colleges in California and over 800 nationally, and to be chosen as NACCEs college leader in entrepreneurship education is truly an honor!
瓷集珗с is leveraging the power of entrepreneurship education to transform the lives of aspiring entrepreneurs and micro business owners in the Bay Area, said Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., president and CEO of NACCE. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in San Francisco, mentoring and coaching students. We are thrilled with the work that 瓷集珗с is doing and the engagement that they are seeing in every sector. We are thrilled to announce them as the 2021 winner of NACCEs Entrepreneurial College of the Year Award.
2020 Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College Award
NACCEs 2021 Entrepreneurial College of the Year, 瓷集珗с (瓷集珗с), places entrepreneurship at the heart of the work that they do. The EFS Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is at the front and center of the colleges major initiatives, and is a key driver in delivering accessible and inclusive education to non-traditional students, building an entrepreneurship curriculum that is inclusive and transformative. 瓷集珗с has six certificates housed in the various centers of the college with two more on the way in 2022 as well as a dedicated portal to provide a platform for students to have access to a thriving ecosystem that supports their needs, and to network and collaborate within an entrepreneurship community outside of 瓷集珗с. Recently featured as a college by PBS in the Inside California Education series, entrepreneurship at 瓷集珗с has also been recognized by the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation in NACCEs 2020 Pitch for the Trades and by HP Life in 2019.
Access the link to to learn more about City Colleges Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Explore our programs and start your entrepreneurial journey today!
For more information and media questions contact: Rosie Zepeda, Director of Media, Governmental Relations and Marketing: rzepeda@ccsf.edu.
About 瓷集珗с
For 85 years, 瓷集珗с (瓷集珗с) has been the regions premiere public, two-year community college. The college is now one of the first in the nation to offer free tuition, providing San Franciscans with the opportunity to access a quality college education and workforce training that leads to university transfer and good jobs. Since its founding in 1935, City College has evolved into a multicultural, multi-campus community college that is one of the largest in the country. 瓷集珗с offers more than 250 degrees and certificates and features an award-winning athletics program. For more about 瓷集珗с, please visit /.
About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their communities and campuses. NACCE has two main goals: to empower college leaders to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset and to grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem. NACCE unites a dynamic network of community colleges. For more information, visit . Follow us on , like us on , and join our .