By David Wahl, M.Ed., Workforce & Economic Development Manager For the second year, beginning in the Fall 2019 semester, the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) will offer the 4CD Promise Program: “First Time + Full Time = Free Tuition” (FT3). All three 4CD colleges – Contra Costa College (CCC), Diablo Valley College (DVC) and Los Medanos College (LMC) – will provide free...

By Christina Goff, M.S., Instructional/Library Director As you enter the space, it is hard not to notice the quiet hum of activity in the building: people at a table near the entrance, working on a community puzzle; children and preschool teachers sitting on the vibrantly colored rugs of the children’s reading area; students working on posters or reading textbooks at the tables; study groups...

By Cynthia Perez-Nicholas M.Ed., CWEE & Career Services Coordinator Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE) is a long-standing, opportunity-based program. “It is such a great program from which to take advantage and we need to get word out of its benefits to all LMC students,” said Cynthia Perez-Nicholas, Cooperative Work Experience Coordinator at Los Medanos College. The CWEE...

By Steven Freeman, Jr., M.B.A.,  Academic/Student Services Manager, EOPS/CARE From offering book vouchers to organizing workshops, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is continuing to motivate underprepared students to succeed at Los Medanos College. “We are with our students every step of the way. We provide encouragement and tough love when needed, in order to help them...