What's New at SFCC?

We can’t see you in person, but we can hold weekly Zoom sessions to help you connect and succeed

At SFCC we’re doing our darndest to make sure the unique Falls experience is still available to you in your living room (or office, or bedroom or…basement).

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Fall Sports Postponed to Winter Quarter

The 2020 Cross Country season for CCS and others in the NWAC has been moved to the winter quarter.

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O'Day art exhibit opens at SFCC Gallery

A mixed media art exhibit by a recently retired art instructor at Spokane Falls Community College opened today at the SFCC Fine Arts Gallery and continues through Oct. 22.

Although the SFCC campus is closed to drop-in visitors because of the pandemic, anyone interested in visiting the art exhibit by Thomas O’Day can make arrangements by calling him at 533-3710 or emailing thomas.oday@sfcc.spokane.edu. 

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New class teaches internal COVID-10 contact tracing

Using the direct experience of a first responder fighting COVID-19, a new four-hour class offered by Community Colleges of Spokane aims to help businesses and organizations develop internal contact tracing within their organization to minimize the effect of COVID-19. Participants of this class will learn the process of developing and maintaining internal contract tracing, how it protects their internal and external customers, and supports regional contract tracing work of the epidemiologists at the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD).

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CCS nets $4.3 million in extra state pandemic support

A tough financial time at CCS got a boost this week when the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges approved giving it $4.3 million in one-time funds from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief fund. 

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Colleges get more support for Running Start

At a time when high school students are considering their options, the Community Colleges of Spokane has been awarded an $89,546 state grant in a competitive process to help Running Start students with the costs of attending community college.

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Donation will fund scholarships for more than 100 students

The Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation has received a generous $500,000 donation for student scholarships from the Krumble Foundation, a Spokane charitable organization.

The gift will provide $4,000 scholarships to more than 100 students over the next five years.  The CCS Foundation will begin taking applications from students in August to award scholarships for fall quarter.

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CCS Cross Country, Golf teams will compete this fall

After an abrupt and unexpected end to spring collegiate sports in March because of the pandemic, CCS is gearing up for a reduced fall sports season with careful safety precautions.

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CCS confers degrees, certificates to 2,150

The Community Colleges of Spokane ended an unusually challenging academic year with 2,150 students earning degrees and certificates. CCS had hoped to honor all class of 2020 graduates in person at the Spokane Arena in August but has cancelled the event because Spokane remains in Phase 2 of the covid-19 re-opening.

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Keith Sayles joins SFCC as vice president of Student Affairs

The new vice president of Student Affairs at Spokane Falls Community College has 21 years of progressive leadership in college student services and personal experience in the life-changing power of community college.

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