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Chancellor's office outlines 'reimagine CCCApply', common cloud and career passport to modernize onboarding and credentials

Board of Governors, California Community Colleges · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Chancellor's Office leaders detailed a multi‑year technology program—mobile‑first CCCApply redesign, a common cloud data platform, eTranscript California 2, and a digital career passport—intended to speed enrollment, improve student data visibility and connect skills to employers.

The Chancellor’s Office presented a multi‑component technology roadmap on Nov. 18 aimed at modernizing student onboarding, records and employer connections. Leaders described a mobile‑first Reimagine CCCApply (goal: complete the application in the time it takes to stand in line at Starbucks), a Common Cloud Data Platform providing near‑real‑time enrollment analytics, a modernized eTranscript exchange and a California Career Passport (a verified digital wallet for skills and credentials).

Jory Hetzel, executive in residence for strategic technology initiatives, told the board that the technical design emphasizes interoperability: CCCApply will integrate with the common cloud, eTranscript 2 and the career passport so verified CPL (credit for prior learning) and noncredit accomplishments can flow into a skills registry and a trusted digital resume for employers. Vice Chancellor Craig Hayward reported 11 colleges already connected to the common cloud and a target of 23 by year end; staff also announced a DMV mobile wallet pilot for secure identity verification and broader adoption of a fraud detection tool (LightLeap AI) currently operating at 80+ colleges.

Rollout will be phased: the first wave of districts for reimagined CCCApply is targeted for June 1, 2026, with subsequent waves through 2027. Career passport and eTranscript timelines target mid‑to‑late 2027 for fuller system integration. Board members pressed on student privacy, DMVs mobile‑wallet coverage for minors, and pilot testing with students; staff said contracts include restrictions on using student data to train external AI models and stressed user testing with student design labs.

What happens next: staff will proceed with vendor procurement, phased district onboarding and testing, and provide quarterly updates to the Board.

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