Promote Alternate Paths to the Profession
Our Mission, Vision + Values
Mission
The CCCAP is a professional organization of educators dedicated to promoting the value of the Architecture Programs in community colleges and to providing an alternative pathway to the architectural profession.
The CCCAP empowers students to pursue their career and academic goals in the field of architecture and the built environment today and in the future.
Vision
The CCCAP is committed:
• To establish transfer/articulation agreements between Architecture Programs in community colleges and schools of architecture,
• To increase the racial, gender, cultural, and socio-economic diversity within the architectural profession,
• To lead dialogue, share best practices, and collaborate as a network among Architecture Programs in community colleges and architectural academic and accreditation institutions.
Values
- Good Value
- Advocacy
- Collaboration
- Excellence
- Diversity
- Employability
- Forward Thinking
Our History
10+ years of working together to establish articulation agreements between community college architecture programs and schools of architecture
2007
Start of compilation list of community college architecture programs [i.e. CCAP] by Professor Randy Steiner AIA as part of her sabbatical year at Montgomery College Architecture Program in Rockville, Maryland
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2011
Distribution of survey to 200+ community colleges with any type of architecture program
2012 September - [Washington, DC]
First Work Session “CCCAP”, AIA National Headquarters, Washington, DC [9/ 28 – 9/30/2012]
2012
First Work Session “CCCAP”, AIA National Headquarters, Washington, DC [9/ 28 – 9/30/2012]
Invitation to CCCAP to present on “Value of the CCAP” to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [ACSA]
2013
Invitation to CCCAP to present on “Value of the CCAP” at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [ACSA] Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island
2014
CCCAP is created as a non-profit 501.3(c) organization by IRS and state of Maryland with tax-exempt status.
Invitation to CCCAP to present on “Value of the CCAP” to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [ACSA]
CCCAP is created as a non-profit 501.3(c) by IRS and state of Maryland
2015 - [Atlanta, GA]
Selection of CCCAP founder, Randy Steiner AIA, to make presentation, "Widen the Pathway for a More Diverse Profession!" at AIA National Convention in Atlanta, GA
2015
1st CCCAP Student Design Competition open to all students in their first and second year of architectural studies
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2016
Invitation by ACSA to CCCAP to join newly created "Community College Initiative" subcommittee of ACSA Education Committee
2019 - [Chicago, IL]
Invitation to CCCAP to participate in National Architectural Accreditation Board [NAAB] “Articulation Certification Task Force” at Chicago, Illinois as the NAAB revises their accreditation standards for B.Arch and M.Arch programs
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2022
Invitation to CCCAP to present “Status of the CCAP” at NCARB Annual Board of Directors Meeting
2022 September - [Nemicolin, PA]
Presentation by CCCAP at NCARB BOD Meeting
First time, CCCAP was invited to discuss their objectives to the BOD. Steiner attended with Charlie
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2023
2023 - [Philadelphia, PA]
“Convening to Advance Community College Transfer + Articulation in Architectural Education” session sponsored by ACSA in partnership with CCCAP at Thomas Jefferson University COA
2024 January - [Naples, FL]
Presentation by CCCAP at NCARB BOD Meeting
Second time, CCCAP was invited to meet with the BOD to discuss upcoming NCARB “Work Force Readiness” Plan with its 52 competencies and a new Pathway to Licensure. Steiner attended with Charlie Setterfield [Sinclair Community College] and new CCCAP President, Joe Lucido [Palomar.
2024 January [Naples, FL]
2024 November - [Denver, CO]
Presentations by President Joe Lucido and Kreg Mebust [Truckee Meadows Community College] at ACSA Administrators Conference
2025 January - [Santa Barbara, CA]
Presentation by CCCAP at NCARB BOD Meeting
Concluding third time, CCCAP presents strategies for including CCAP “Ambassadors” as NCARB expands efforts across the country to promote the NCARB “Multiple Pathways to Practice.”
2025
2025 - [Boston, MA]
13th CCCAP Conference BOSTON and 10th CCCAP Student Design Competition
2026 CCCAP Members
Institutional Members - Boston Architectural College, DelMar College, Metropolitan Community College
Individual Members [Supporters] - Anne Bowens [Vincennes University], Randy Steiner FAIA
Student Members - Cesar Meza, Perla Morales
Anne Arundel Community College - Maryland
Boston Architectural College - Massachusetts
Brookdale Community College - New Jersey
Central Maine Community College - Maine
Central New Mexico College - New Mexico
Central Piedmont Techical College - North Carolina
City College of Chicago - Illinois
College of DuPage - Illinois
College of the Canyons - California
Community College of Denver - Colorado
Community College of Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
Dakota County Tech College - Minnesota
Delaware Technical Community College - Delaware
Delgado Community College - Louisiana
Del Mar College - Texas
Doña Ana Community College - New Mexico
Dutchess Community College - New York
East Los Angeles College - California
Forsyth Technical Community College - North Carolina
Fresno City College - California
Glendale College - California
Grand Rapids Community College - Michigan
Joliet Junior College - Illinois
Lake Washington Technical College - Washington
Los Rios Community College - California
Madison Community College - Wisconsin
McHenry Community College
Metropolitan Community College - Nebraska
Midlands Technical College - South Carolina
Milwaukee Area Technical College - Wisconsin
Montgomery College - Maryland
San Antonio College - Texas
San Bernardino Valley College - California
San Diego Mesa College - California
Scottsdale Community College - Arizona
Sinclair College - Ohio
South Texas College - Texas
Southwestern College - California
Southwest Tennessee Community College - Tennessee
SUNY Orange Community College - New York
Thomas Jefferson University - Pennsylvania
Triton College - Illinois
Vincennes University - Indiana
Wake Technical Community College - North Carolina
