Welcome to the
Vision Resource Center

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Learn

Access thousands of learning resources and view your personal transcript listing completed professional development.

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Connect

Discuss ideas, share resources and learn promising practices from professionals across the state in online communities.

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Convene

Find in-person and online professional development conferences and workshops in the Events Calendar.

What Is the Vision Resource Center?

The Vision Resource Center is an online learning and communication platform that offers all California community college employees equitable access to professional development opportunities and supports efforts to fulfill the goals outlined in the Vision for Success.

The Vision Resource Center offers:

  • Thousands of learning modules, including content specifically created for the California Community Colleges.
  • Systemwide online communities available to 137,000 professionals, making it the largest collaboration space in the system.
  • The only systemwide calendar with the intention to list all professional development events open to California Community College professionals.

Who Is It For?

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Individuals

Access a robust catalog of professional development content and events, from both your college/district and the system. Monitor your progress and automatically submit flex requirements through your personal transcript. Advance your career goals while gaining the expertise to drive student success.

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Colleges/Districts

Integrated colleges/districts have access to all systemwide content and resources, as well as the opportunity to add customized content, communities and events that support their specific needs. Colleges/districts can easily track and report flex requirements and compliance training. College-specific communities can provide an alternative to emails or listservs.  

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California Community Colleges

Access to consistent information about systemwide programs and initiatives helps scale successful endeavors across the state. The online communities establish a direct communication channel to 137,000 professionals, including those from partner organizations. The Events Calendar assists in the planning and promotion of systemwide professional development events and can be used to manage event registration. 

Supporting Success

In the Vision Resource Center, every professional in the system, no matter their position, has access to information, training, collaboration opportunities – and more – to learn about the transformative work taking place across the system and to contribute to the realization of the Vision for Success. It’s a game-changer.

Marty Alvarado
Executive Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Support, Chancellor’s Office

Check Out the Latest

The Vision Resource Center is continuously adding new content to increase and enrich professional development opportunities. Watch for the monthly Vision in Action Professional Development Edition email, which lists all new content, communities and events.

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Creating a Path to Success for Adult Learners of Color

CCC | REACH Collaborative Community

The Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Ed (REACH) Collaborative aims to increase attainment of high-value, non-degree credentials and associate degrees in community colleges by adult learners of color, particularly Black and African American, Latinx and Indigenous learners. This community provides a collaboration space for the 20 participating REACH college teams and other interested professionals.

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Ensuring Students Stay on the Path to Completion

Introduction to Strategic Enrollment Management

Strategic enrollment management (SEM) is a holistic approach to addressing enrollment and student success challenges. SEM promotes student success, optimizes enrollment, and ensures the fiscal viability of our colleges. This module is an introduction to SEM fundamentals and strategies. 

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Supporting the Dreamers

CCC | Undocumented Student Support Community

This community encourages systemwide communication about undocumented student efforts and serves as a hub of information for the professionals who support these students. The community goal is to continue increasing the capacity of community colleges to adopt practices to provide specialized, comprehensive and holistic support services for undocumented students in the California Community Colleges.

Answers to Your Questions

The following is a list of frequently asked questions. Questions should start with your college/district Vision Resource Center Administrator who manages your instance of the Vision Resource Center. Find yours in our administrator list.

Where can I go for help with technical problems?

How can I add a professional development event to the Events Calendar?

How can I start a new community in the Vision Resource Center?

I’m a new Vision Resource Center college administrator. Where do I start?