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![President Chesley Signals Retirement for 2025](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/laurie-chesley-sm.jpg)
Dr. Laurie Chesley has announced plans to step down from her role and retire next June; a candidate search will commence this fall
![Breaking Ground on Madras Campus Growth](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/madras-groundbreaking-web-sm.jpg)
Board approves sale of gifted Miller lumberyard to Jefferson County, authorizes contract with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company
![Grant from Roundhouse Foundation Ensures Rural Youth Access to COCC Camps](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/youth-camp-in-madras-sm.jpg)
More than 200 rural youth will receive free or partially paid access to 20 of COCC's hands-on summer Youth Camps
![COCC Adds EV-Charging Infrastructure in Bend, Prineville](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/ev-sign-sm.jpg)
A nearly $112,000 grant from the Oregon Clean Fuels Program and Pacific Power brings new electric vehicle-charging stations to Central Oregon
![Fun COCC Summer Camps Designed for Youth, Adults](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/youth-camps-2024-sm.jpg)
Community Education's summer programming sparks discovery with immersive experiences — register now!
![Applications Open for Summer Symposiums](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/college-prep-programs-emphasize-culture-sm.jpg)
Offered free for regional high school Latinx, Native American and Afrocentric students and their allies, these June programs provide college exposure
![Three COCC Students Selected for All-Oregon Academic Team](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/2024-all-oregon-academic-team-web-sm.jpg)
Students will be honored at an Oregon Community College Association event in Salem on April 19
![Meal of the Year Marks 45th Anniversary](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/meal-of-the-year-fundraiser-sm.jpg)
The COCC Foundation's milestone event will also honor the Miller family of Bend for their longtime support
![One Thousand New Child Care Spots -- and Counting](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/child-care-business-accelerator-web-sm.jpg)
Working with NeighborImpact, COCC has designed a free business training program that's bringing vital child care to Oregon
![COCC Instructor, Nursing Grad Team Up for Published Research](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/american-journal-of-health-studies-sm.jpg)
The public health study, centered on a community college dataset, is featured in American Journal of Health Studies
![Roundhouse Foundation Gifts $300K to Help Grow COCC Madras](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/madras-rendering-sm.jpg)
"Growing Together" fundraising campaign receives major support for college's long-planned Madras campus expansion
![Central Oregon Builders Association Honors COCC](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/constuction-article-sm.jpg)
Award recognizes the College's vital partnership role in construction workforce development
![COCC Holds First-ever](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/coats-sm.jpg)
Watch a recording of the event which shared the College's priorities, goals and actions
![Food When it's Needed](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/food-pantry-sm.jpg)
Read in The Bulletin how COCC and NeighborImpact are collaborating to confront food insecurity issues for students
![Bringing Help to](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/automotive-tech-donates-vehicle-to-meals-on-wheels-sm.jpg)
Central Oregon Daily shares the story of how COCC Automotive Technology students fixed up, gifted an SUV to the Council on Aging food program
![Season of Nonviolence Schedule Announced](https://www.cocc.edu/home/events/images/snv-tracey-michael-lewis-giggetts-sm.jpg)
Held mid-January through early April, commemoration will feature an engaging lineup, including notable activists, New York Times-bestselling authors
![Sustainability Coordinator Receives Regional Award](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/noelle-copley-headshot.jpg)
Noelle Bell Copley named a 2023 Sustainability Award honoree by the Environmental Center
![$1 Million Gift to Help Transform COCC Madras](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/madras-rendering-sm.jpg)
Madras campus expansion moves closer to its fundraising goal thanks to an incredible gift from the JTMF Foundation
![Creating a Space for the Love of Singing](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/redmond-choir-sm.jpg)
Ken Piarulli, Redmond choir director, profiled in the Oct. 11 edition of the Source
![Small Business Series Kindles Community for Entrepreneurs](https://www.cocc.edu/news/images/sbdc-community-building-sm.jpg)
Monthly “Community Building Community” series will offer sessions that combine skill-building, strategizing and a social space