Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education and Youth, formed by an Act of Parliament passed in 2001 December,  to supervise and coordinate the work of community colleges in Jamaica. The Act was amended in 2023. The Council, which comprises representatives of all colleges, the tertiary and secondary levels of the education system, business and industry, held its first meeting in 2002 July and established offices in August of that same year.

Regulatory Function

The CCCJ seeks to determine and implement common standards in all colleges to ensure the integrity of courses from one campus to the next, with the intention of addressing a need for articulation into other educational institutions, both locally and abroad. In this regard, CCCJ:

  • prescribes conditions under which persons may be admitted as students.
  • considers, recommends and approves curricula to be used.
  • determines conditions for holding examinations leading to awards of degrees.
  • examines and assesses students’ work.
  • certify/award students