Candidate: Elizabeth Coria

Elizabeth Coria

Dr. Elizabeth Coria has over 21 years of California Community College Administrative experience. She most recently served as Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Student Success and Support Programs at Cuesta College following her service as the Chief Student Services Officer at both San Joaquin Delta College as, Interim Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Service and City College of San Francisco as Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. Dr. Coria has previously served as Dean of Financial Aid & Student Success Programs, where she was responsible for Financial Aid, EOPS/CARE, CalWORKs, Guardian Scholars, Homeless-At-Risk Transitional Student Program (HARTS), Scholarships and Student Employment. She also served as Director of Financial Aid, Scholarships and Veteran Services and Administrator of Student Financial Services at Rio Hondo College and Chaffey College. She completed her undergraduate work in Business Administration at Whittier College, attained a Master’s Degree in Management from University of Redlands, and completed her Doctoral Degree in Higher Education Community College Leadership from California State University, Fullerton.

Dr. Coria is from East Los Angeles, California, she is a first-generation college student and through her own personal life experiences understands the challenges students face navigating our educational system and is enthusiastic to assist students achieve academic success.