Ventura College, a California community college, set up communities of practice focused on AI use to accelerate faculty AI-readiness. Leaders framed the approach as a structured, peer-learning model rather than leaving professors to experiment independently. Communities of practice (CoPs) bring together faculty with shared interests and provide coordinated learning, helping instructors build common baselines for tool use, pedagogy, and classroom expectations. The move reflects how AI adoption is shifting from individual experimentation to institutionally supported professional development—particularly in two-year settings where faculty workloads and instructional consistency matter. For the sector, CoP-based training can become a template as colleges formalize AI literacy and develop guardrails for academic integrity, compliance, and student support.