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Board hears NOCE‑led update on noncredit adult education and local workforce impacts
Summary
At the Anaheim meeting, NOCE and Chancellor's Office staff highlighted the statewide role of noncredit programs (ESL, citizenship, noncredit CTE), local outcomes at NOCE (hundreds achieving living wages), and requested legislative and system supports to scale outreach and services for adult learners.
California Community Colleges leaders and North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) presenters briefed the Board of Governors on the role noncredit education plays as an access point and workforce pathway for adult learners.
Vice Chancellor Anthony Cordova and NOCE leaders described how noncredit programming — from ESL and citizenship to noncredit CTE and adult high school completion — serves diverse learners who need flexible, low‑cost pathways into jobs and credit programs. Presenters stressed local partnerships and wraparound services (food pantries, mobile clinics, career training) and gave NOCE examples: dozens of sites across the district, stackable certificates, and results that correlated noncredit completion with measurable wage gains in Orange County.
Board members and public commenters lauded the work, urged data disaggregation to ensure equity (particularly for African American adult learners), and recommended sustained state investment for staffing and faculty pay. The chancellor’s office said the system will continue technical assistance, professional development, and policy work to make noncredit an integral route to Vision 2030 goals.
