Deborah Budd is retiring as Chancellor of San Jose-Evergreen Community College District. The Chancellor since 2015, will retire this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a joy to see our incredible progress during my time at SJECCD and I am retiring this summer with a profound sense of gratitude for having been a part of the district during such an incredible period,\u201d according to an SJECCD press release on the Chancellor\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n
During her tenure the district asked voters to pass the 748 million dollar bond, Measure X, expanded with an extension campus in Milpitas for dual enrollment with district high schools and debuted San Jose Promise, to name a few highlights.<\/p>\n
According to the 2017 Annual Report, the SJCC-EVC District achieved a 33 percent increase in the number of Associate Degrees, reaffirmed accreditation, for both colleges from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and increased fall 2017 enrollment by 7.9 percent from the previous fall term.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Chancellor Budd for her outstanding work and visionary leadership during her tenure as SJECCD chancellor,\u201d said SJECCD Board President Maya Cruz in the press release.<\/p>\n
Pasadena Star News reported that San Jose City College President Byron Breland was recently a finalist for Superintendent of Pasadena City College along with Cliff Davis, currently vice chancellor of the Springfield, Missouri-based Ozarks Technical Community College System. Breland pulled out of consideration after being offered the job of interim chancellor for the SJCC-EVC District for the next academic year. Breland has served as president of San Jose City College since 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am blessed to have been given this opportunity,\u201d Breland said. He articulated his confidence and faith in the team he has been a part of and inherits as interim chancellor.<\/p>\n
Vice President of Administrative Services, Jorge Escobar cited Breland\u2019s wealth of experience and \u201cvisionary leadership\u201d as president of San Jose City College as being a major asset for the district as Breland assumes the role of chancellor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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