To friends, neighbors and members of the CCAC family:

I have the privilege of joining the Community College of Allegheny County as its president at a critical crossroads in the college’s history. Serving 30,000 credit and more than 35,000 non-credit students annually, CCAC has played an important role in the development and renewal of the region for the last 42 years.

I now have the responsibility to lead the college into the future. I see that future as one of open communication between all college stakeholders—students, faculty, staff, administrators, funders, board leadership and others. The future will see the college continuing to grow established and new programs to benefit the region, while building upon established and new sources of funding to provide ever-better opportunities to the students of today and tomorrow. A continued focus on the one-college concept will be coupled with recognition that campuses and centers provide a vital service to the areas they serve. Workforce development will continue to be a driving factor in the college’s services to the community. CCAC’s mission will become increasingly more focused on learning, while the college’s commitment to diversity will only continue to strengthen.

At CCAC, I have found that classes are taught by faculty members who care and are accessible to their students, and services are supplied to students by staff and administrators who believe in what they do. Nursing and allied health programs are ranked nationally, and the college provides community outreach as well as many opportunities for students to succeed. The West Hills center, CCAC’s newest facility, meets the demand for training in the skilled trades as well as the demand for academic programming in the rapidly growing western suburbs.

The college has more than 90,000 alumni hailing from all walks of life. It offers more than 170 credit programs supplying career entry, career growth and transfer opportunities at an affordable cost. In fact, CCAC students save an average of $17,000 over public and $44,000 over private colleges and universities by spending their first two years at the college.* In addition, thousands of non-credit courses provide community education, continuing education, workforce development and public safety training to the region. At CCAC, it is proven every day that we’re more than you know.

I am proud to now call myself a member of the CCAC family. I invite you to join me in welcoming the next stage in the college’s success.

Sincerely,

Alex Johnson
President

*source: individual college/university websites. Figures for academic year 2007-08.

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