2026 CCA Winter Conference
Event Description
Winter – Advocacy
The Winter Conference sessions will highlight Advocacy in addition to lobbying and contract enforcement issues. We will also offer the California Leadership Academy (CLA) and the Grievance Flash Academy this year.
For questions about the conference, please email the conference staff at ccaconference@cta.org. For more information on the Community College Association, please visit the CCA website.
Program
CONFERENCE AGENDA*: Coming Soon!
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PROGRAM*: Coming Soon!
*All program details and documents are subject to change.
Friday, February 27
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CCA Board Meeting
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Elections and Credentials Committee Meeting
3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CCA Conference Registration Desk
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Exhibit Booths
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
CCA California Leadership Academy (CLA) – Session I
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Conference Orientation Session (New Participants)
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dinner Buffet | General Session – Elections
Saturday, February 28
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
CCA Conference Registration Desk
7:45 AM – 8:15 AM
Faculty, Equity, and Diversity Committee (FEDC) and CCA At-Large Directors’ Open Forum
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Exhibit Booths
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
CCA Budget Presentation
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CCA Conference Information Desk
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
CCA Council Session - Elections | Meet Your CCA Director
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break | Coffee and Tea
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CCA California Leadership Academy (CLA) – Session II
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CCA Grievance Flash Academy – Session I
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Professional Development Workshops – Session I
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
CCA Elections Via Simply Voting
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
CCA California Leadership Academy (CLA) – Session III
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
CCA Grievance Flash Academy – Session II
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Professional Development Workshops – Session II
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
General Session – Reviewing Changes to the CCA Bylaws and Standing Rules
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Social Hour and Hosted Bar – Prize Drawings (Must be present to win)
6:00 PM
EVENING FREE (Reimbursable expenses must be submitted on an MES along with itemized receipts - $90 limit)
Sunday, March 1
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet
7:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Luggage Storage
7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CCA Conference Information Desk
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
CCA Run-Off Election Speeches (if necessary)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
CCA Run-Off Election Via Simply Voting (if necessary)
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CCA Council Session
CCA California Leadership Academy
The California Leadership Academy (CLA) is a learning community made up of local community college representatives. The primary goal of the CLA is for participants to develop advanced leadership skills, gain knowledge about the history and importance of unionism, and learn more about our important statewide organizations. Graduates of the CLA have become board members, local leaders, statewide leaders, and influential faculty advocates in California. CLA participants have the unique opportunity to learn from CCA leaders, CCA staff, and each other.
The CLA will meet at the 2026 Winter, Spring, and Fall Conferences.
CCA Grievance Flash Academy
We’re excited to announce that the CCA Grievance Flash Academy: Practical Tips You Can Use will be offered at the 2026 CCA Winter Conference! This hands-on, interactive training is a great opportunity for grievance representatives and grievance teams to review their CBA and practice handling real-world grievance situations.
The Academy will be held at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa (3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626) during the regular Saturday morning and afternoon sessions. Participation in both sessions is required. Please note: this training is not for the “grievance-curious” crowd; participants must have a basic understanding of the grievance process and hold an official grievance-related role in their chapter.
Space is limited to the first 30 participants who register, so don’t wait! Both individuals and teams are welcome, as long as they are official grievance representatives for their chapter. To be eligible for reimbursement, Grievance Flash Academy participants must attend both sessions and the Council meeting.
Advance registration is required. Please complete registration using the link: CCA Grievance Flash Academy by Friday, January 16, 2026.
Please note: Registration for the Grievance Flash Academy and the 2026 CCA Winter Conference are separate.
Venue
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Address: 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Group Rate: $182/night + tax
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Booking Deadline: Thursday, February 12, 2026 (or until block sells out)
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Discounted Self-Parking Rates: Daily – $10.00 + tax / Overnight – $18.00 + tax
Fees
- CCA DELEGATES – $0 Registration Fee
- CCA NON-DELEGATES– $0 Registration Fee
- Invited Exhibitor – $200 / booth
- If you are interested in procuring an exhibitor table at a CCA Conference, please send your request to: conference@cca4us.org. Include your name and the title you would like on the placard for the table. Please submit your request no later than 10 days before the start of the conference. Remember: Space is limited in some venues. We will accommodate your requests if at all possible.
- Aspiring Educators – $0
Expense Reimbursement Guidelines for 2026 CCA Winter Conference:
For the 2026 Winter Conference, CCA will reimburse the following expenses for all of the following:
State Council delegates, CCA board members, Academy participants, CCA awardees, and official delegates from a local on the delegate list submitted by the local president will have their expenses reimbursed as per the CCA standing rules.
Reimbursable Expenses: Must be submitted on an MES along with itemized receipt(s).
- Full cost of a single-occupancy hotel room at the conference rate
- Round-trip mileage from home to the airport or the hotel
- Airport or hotel parking
- Coach airfare
- Lyft/Uber/taxi as necessitated for travel
- THESE MEALS ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE FOR ANY ATTENDEES, INCLUDING GUESTS, AS THEY ARE INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Sunday breakfast are all included with registration. Family-friendly weekend meal passes are available free of charge upon registration of each member of the family as a “Guest.” **The only requirements are that attendees must register their Guest and have their Guest sign in at conference to receive a “Guest” badge. For attendees and Guests, entry into the dining area will require a badge.
**PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ELECT TO NOT PARTAKE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE MEALS, YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY MEALS YOU PURCHASE ON YOUR OWN EITHER FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR GUEST(S)**.
Meals necessitated by travel will be reimbursed at a maximum rate of $90 per day, including gratuity. An itemized receipt is required for reimbursement. THE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO GUEST(S) OF MEMBERS.
- $10/day other gratuities (no receipt required).
Dependent care and house-sitting expenses will be reimbursed per CCA policy and guidelines. For more information, see Standing Rule 2-3 B and C or contact the CCA Treasurer: treasurer@cca4us.org Receipts are required for these reimbursements.
**Attendees, other than those stated above, are generally not reimbursed their expenses by CCA, and should contact their local president for further information.
Documents
Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the conference app and attendee hub.
Health & Safety Policies
If you are feeling sick, have tested positive for COVID-19, or are showing COVID-19 symptoms, do not attend the event.
Your wellbeing at CTA conferences is important to us, click here to read the conference health and safety policies.
As part of registration, all attendees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct for CTA Events found here.
Credits
Professional Growth Hours: By attending this conference, you will earn 15 hours of Professional Development which can be used to claim one (1) University Credit through our partner, CSU Chico. Conference attendance from start to finish is required to receive the Professional Growth Hours. After the conference, attendees will be emailed a certificate of Professional Growth Hours.
University Credit: The CTA University Credit Program is a benefit available to members who attend CTA Conferences or watch recorded sessions through the CTA Virtual Pass to Online Learning. Please visit www.CTA.org/Credit for all timelines and information on how to claim the credit.
Contact
Conference Coordination Center
Email: ccaconference@cta.org