Dr. Larry Galizio | Community College League of California

n this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo Co-Founder & Co-CEO Ben Hallett sits down with Dr. Larry Galizio, President and CEO of the Community College League of California, to explore the scale, mission, and future of the largest community college system in the United States.

Ben and Dr. Galizio discuss how the League works behind the scenes to shape policy, funding, and governance in Sacramento, and how that work directly impacts student experience at scale. From championing transfer pathways and workforce-aligned education to expanding access to community college–conferred bachelor’s degrees, the conversation highlights how statewide systems can evolve to meet the needs of place-bound, working, and returning learners.

This conversation is a thoughtful, systems-level look at student success—one that reminds listeners that community colleges are not only engines of workforce development, but democratic institutions that expand opportunity, mobility, and lifelong learning for millions of students across California and beyond.