Connecting the California Community Colleges
Partnering with the Corporation for Educational Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) to use the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) high-bandwidth, high-capacity fiber network has resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the California Community Colleges.
To address bandwidth demand for the near future, the CCC Technology Center has been working with CENIC to upgrade the majority of circuits connecting the colleges to CalREN to 10Gbps. In addition, approved college centers will receive 1Gbps primary and 1Gbps secondary circuits. The planned upgrades are all ordered and expected to be in place by fiscal year 2026-27, and provide sufficient capacity for at least five to 10 years.
Ongoing projects starting 2024-25 through 2026-27 include the replacement of end-of-life routers and reviewing college, district, and center sites to improve the diversity of secondary circuits to ensure minimal impacts to student learning and daily college business.
Report Technical Issues
To report network routing or technical issues related to CENIC-managed circuits or CENIC Network, contact the CENIC Network Operations Center at
