Pathway Champions 2026

The Campaign for College Opportunity presents the 2026 Pathway Champions Awards, our annual virtual celebration recognizing California campuses that are leading the way in removing barriers and creating more equitable pathways to transfer and completion.

We’ll celebrate the institutions turning policy into practice, accelerating student progress, and helping more California students stay on the path to transfer, completion, and greater economic mobility.

Thursday, October 22, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PT
Virtual via Zoom

What to Expect

Join higher education leaders, advocates, partners, and champions from across California as we:

• Celebrate colleges advancing equitable pathways to transfer and completion
• Recognize this year’s Pathway Champions
• Highlight promising practices helping students succeed
• Hear from leaders and students helping turn policy into progress

Meet the 2026 Pathway Champions

Pathway Champions of Placement

Transfer-Level English Success

• De Anza College
• Irvine Valley College
• MiraCosta College

Transfer-Level Math Success

• De Anza College
• Lake Tahoe Community College
• College of the Siskiyous

Pathway Champions of Placement Equity

Latinx Transfer-Level English Success

• Lemoore College
• Los Medanos College
• Antelope Valley College

Black Transfer-Level English Success

• Irvine Valley College
• College of San Mateo
• MiraCosta College
• Las Positas College

Latinx Transfer-Level Math Success

• Lake Tahoe Community College
• Merritt College
• San Joaquin Delta College

Black Transfer-Level Math Success

• Santa Rosa Junior College

Growth in Transfer-Level English Success

• College of the Siskiyous
• Compton College
• College of Alameda

Growth in Transfer-Level Math Success

• Palo Verde College
• Feather River College
• West Los Angeles College

Join us in celebrating California’s 2026 Pathway Champions.

Thursday, October 22 • 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PT • Virtual

This event is supported by the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund and generous funding from the Kresge Foundation and Sobrato Philanthropies.