Chancellor’s Welcome
Welcome to the North Orange County Community College District’s (NOCCCD) website. Whether you are seeking academic encouragement, personal development, or employment opportunities, our site is your perfect starting point. Student success is the driving force behind everything we do at NOCCCD. Our commitment to putting students first is seen in our rigorous curriculum; excellent faculty, staff, and administrators; and our continued efforts to remain leaders in the community, state, and nation, both in the community college and non-credit education arenas.
I invite you to explore all that the North Orange County Community College District has to offer.
Cheryl A. Marshall, Ed.D.
Chancellor
Email: cmarshall@nocccd.edu
Chancellor’s Goals
My vision for the North Orange County Community College District is an effectively-run organization that is responsive to the needs of our diverse communities; values and respects all constituents; and embraces life-long learning while putting students first.
It is the Board’s Direction to the Chancellor to:
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Enhance Student Equity and Success
- Increase the number of students who complete courses, certificates, and programs.
- Eliminate the achievement gap.
- Support District-wide meaningful professional development that is tied to student success.
Targets and Measures for Year 1:
- Explore the feasibility of developing or enhancing streamlined educational pathways.
- Identify high-impact practices across the District and scale wherever possible.
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Foster Collaboration and Communication
- Develop strong partnerships internally and externally.
- Share relevant information throughout the District.
- Cultivate civility, respect, and kindness.
Targets and Measures for Year 1
- Host cross-functional meetings for sharing information, joint planning, and collaborative problem solving.
- Meet community and educational partners to strengthen and/or expand our work together aiming for collective impact.
- Maintain visibility and accessibility at all three sites.
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Strengthen the District’s Capacity and Enrich the Culture
- Develop and strengthen processes and procedures to achieve strategic goals.
- Function in a collaborative, transparent, and proactive manner.
- Promote continuous improvement, evidence-based decision-making, and fulfillment of accreditation standards.
Targets and Measures for Year 1
- Build and maintain positive relationships with staff, program managers, architects, and other consultants.
- Support hiring a diverse staff and faculty.
- Assess research capacity across the District to expand evidence-based decision making.
- Establish a District-wide Enrollment Management Committee to improve overall effectiveness in student achievement and fiscal stability.
- Develop a District-wide professional development plan and goals that align with the sites.
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Regional and State Level Work and Legislative Advocacy
- Serve as an educational leader at the regional and state level.
Targets and Measures for Year 1
- Participate in Accreditation Work Group II.
- Stay abreast of the work of the FON/50% Law Task Force, and advocate for changes as appropriate.