| Contra Costa College | |
| Established: | 1946 |
| Type: | Public community college |
| Parent: | Contra Costa Community College District |
| Chancellor: | Mojdeh Mehdizadeh |
| President: | Kimberly R. Rogers |
| Students: | 9,995[1] |
| City: | San Pablo |
| State: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Coor: | 37.9669°N -122.3433°W |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Colors: | Midnight Blue |
| Mascot: | Comets |
| Sporting Affiliations: | Bay Valley Conference |
| Website: | www.contracosta.edu |
Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.
The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California.[2] In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo.
The college is flanked by Abella Center to the south.
The college campus is also home to Middle College High School, whose students take college classes in addition to regular high school courses. The high school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The current principal is Finy Prak.
The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.