Solano Community College Explained

Solano Community College
Established:1945
Type:Public community college
Parent:California Community Colleges System
Head:Celia Esposito-Noy
Head Label:Superintendent president
Students:10,814[1]
City:Fairfield, California
Country:U.S.
Coordinates:38.2327°N -122.1263°W
Former Names:Vallejo Junior College
Colours: Solano Blue and white
Mascot:Falcons
Athletics Affiliations:Bay Valley Conference

Solano Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Fairfield, California, with additional centers in Vacaville and Vallejo. The college is part of California Community Colleges System. SCC's service area includes all of Solano County, and the town of Winters in Yolo County. It has 10,814 students.[2]

In 2016, Solano College was approved by the ACCJC to offer its first baccalaureate degree in biomanufacturing. The first cohort of students began the Bachelor of Science degree program in fall 2017.

History

The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo Junior College. It was part of the Vallejo City Unified School District until 1967, when it established itself as a countywide institution.

Campuses

SCC consists of a main campus in Fairfield and two centers: one in Vacaville and another in Vallejo. It also offers classes at other locations including Travis Air Force Base. The 192acres main campus in Fairfield was completed in 1971. The Vallejo Center opened in 2007 and the Vacaville Center opened in 2008.[3] In 2017, the college opened the Biotechnology and Science Building in Vacaville and the Auto Technology Building in Vallejo, and completed an extensive remodel on its theatre on the Fairfield campus. Solano College also holds classes at the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville where they have a large hangar that houses the aviation mechanics and avionics mechanics programs. In its first year at the Fairfield campus, the college had approximately 5,000 students. By 2007, the three campuses had approximately 11,000 students taking on-ground and online classes .[4]

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart.
  2. Web site: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart. 2020-11-13. datamart.cccco.edu.
  3. Wolf, Andrea "Triumphant return", Vallejo Times Herald, September 16, 2007
  4. http://www.solano.edu/campus_info/index.html Solano College Official web site - Campus Information