FACCC Overview, Advocacy, and Communications: FACCC has served as the professional membership association for California Community College faculty since 1953, providing a focused voice in Sacramento on academic freedom and higher education funding. Key initiatives include the Sacramento Policy and Advocacy Conference, alongside comprehensive faculty communications such as the FACCCTS journal, our Weekly newsletter, and impactful op-eds across California media.
Who we are
The focused voice for California community college faculty.
Since 1953, FACCC has provided focused representation for the community college faculty to promote funding, academic freedom, and retirement benefits. With members across every campus in California, FACCC continues to strengthen the position of faculty in the State Capitol, the State Chancellor's Office, and the State Teachers' Retirement System.
Every faculty a member, every member an advocate, every advocate informed.
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2M
Students taught by the faculty we represent
9K
Faculty members statewide
116
Community colleges across California
73
Years advocating in California
31
Bills sponsored since 2018
Our record
Faculty advocacy changes what California funds.
$530MSecured in additional ongoing and one-time funding since 2018.
$200M
Part-time faculty health care
2022$150M
Full-time faculty hiring
2018 & 2021$80.7M
Student Support Services
EOPS, CARE, and MESA
2020–2022$100M
Part-time faculty office hours and professional development
2023A history of successful legislation
2018AB 2933 (Medina)County human-services liaisons for community college students
2019AB 595 (Medina)Permits ITIN in place of SSN for community college background checks
2020AB 2884 (Berman)Allows lottery funds to support student homelessness and hunger programs
2021AB 1326 (Arambula)County liaisons for community college counselors
2022AB 2315 (Arambula)Chosen names on all non-legal college documents
2023SB 467 (Portantino)ITIN students can access apprenticeship programs
2024AB 2370 (Cervantes)The instructor of record must be a person
2025SB 241 (Cervantes)Instructor of record includes librarians, counselors, and EOPS faculty
2026 priorities
What we are fighting for now
AB 1171 (Patel)FACCC sponsored
Protect part-time faculty health coverage
Requires district participation in the part-time faculty health insurance program to improve equity and retention.
AB 65 (Aguiar-Curry)FACCC co-sponsored
Advance paid pregnancy leave for college employees
Provides up to 14 weeks of fully paid pregnancy-related leave for community college employees.
Read and research
The analysis behind the advocacy
Research, journalism, and policy analysis that inform the positions we take in Sacramento, and give faculty the evidence to advocate on their own campuses.
Newsroom
Latest from FACCC
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FACCCTS: Spring 2026
The Spring 2026 issue examines return on investment in community colleges, federal higher-education policy, declining faculty leadership, artificial intelligence and learning, and FACCC advocacy.
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2026 Board Election Results
Election Results 2026 Board of Governors Election We are pleased to announce the results of our 2026 Board of Governors Election. These faculty leaders…