Dr. Jose Fierro began his tenure as President/Superintendent of the Cerritos Community College District in July 2015. His commitment to increasing access to education is reflected in the innovative ways that Cerritos College connects with the community and students. Through the support of time-tested partnerships between Cerritos College and local school districts, Dr. Fierro helped launch Cerritos Complete in 2016. More than a Promise Program, Cerritos Complete provides easy access to college for high school seniors. Cerritos Complete increases graduation rates and velocity of completion through wraparound student services and a merit-based scholarship component. Cerritos Complete won the 2018 Examples of Excelencia Award in the Associate Level category, which is the only national effort to identify and promote evidence-based practices that help accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The program was also selected as a finalist for the 2018 Bellwether Award.