Chabot College
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| Established | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college |
| President | Robert E. Carlson |
| Staff | 516 |
| Students | 15,149 |
| Location | Hayward, CA,, USA |
| Address | 25555 Hesperian Boulevard |
| Telephone | 510-723-6600 |
| Campus | Suburban, 94 acres |
| Mascot | Gladiator |
| Affiliations | Chabot-Las Positas Community College District |
| Website | www.chabotcollege.edu |
Chabot College is one of California's community colleges, located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. The campus is in Hayward, California, just a few miles away from California State University, East Bay.
The campus features the 200-seat Little Theatre, the 1,432-seat Performing Arts Center[1], a full-size planetarium, four major athletic fields, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. The campus is built around a central plaza, and is surrounded by trees. The college hosts a flea market on the third Saturday of each month. The most notable alumnus is Academy Award winning actor, Tom Hanks.
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[edit] History
Chabot College was the first college opened by the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. The formation of a “junior college district” was approved by the voters on January 10, 1961, and the first board of trustees elected on April 18, 1961. Chabot College opened for classes on September 11, 1961, on a 7.5-acre temporary site in San Leandro with an enrollment of 1,163 students. The 94-acre Chabot College site on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward opened for its first day of classes on September 20, 1965.
The college primarily serves residents of Alameda County in the East Bay area, including the district communities of Hayward, Castro Valley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City.
[edit] Academics
Chabot offers a curriculum of over 175 majors of study.[2] Chabot is on a semester system, unlike Cal State East Bay, which is on a quarter system.
[edit] Campus Enrollment
Chabot has an enrollment of over 15,149 students[3], from over 25 countries and all continents[4]. The following are preliminary statistics from the Spring 2006 enrollment[5]:
- Total Students: 13,735
- Women: 57%
- Men: 42%
- Not stated: 1%
- Race-Ethnicity:
- African American: 18%
- Asian American: 22%
- Filipino: 11%
- Latino: 26%
- Middle Eastern: 1%
- Native American: 1%
- Pacific Islander: 3%
- White: 30%
- Other: 2%
- Not stated: 8%
- Number of Units:
- Full-time (12+ units): 28%
- Part-time (6 to 11.5 units): 31%
- Part-time (0.5 to 5.5 units): 41%
- Educational Goal:
- Transfer (with/without degree): 37%
- AA/AS degree: 10%
- Occupational certificate or job training: 15%
- Personal development: 9%
- Other or undecided: 20%
- Not stated: 10%
[edit] Accreditation
Chabot College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Chabot College is also accredited by the Council on Dental Education, American Dental Association, the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation in collaboration with the American Hospital Health Information, Management Association and the America Medical Assisting Association. The Program in Nursing is accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The college is approved by the California State Department of Education and is a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the Community College League of California.
[edit] Mission
Chabot College is a comprehensive community college that provides quality educational opportunities to all individuals who seek to enhance their knowledge and to improve their skills. The College offers both traditional and non-traditional methods of learning and student support services and activities that foster student success and enrichment. The College encourages sensitivity to all culture, respects diversity among students, faculty, and staff, and is responsive to the rapidly changing demands in our global community. In addition, the College provides resources and programs that help students develop a sense of civic and social responsibility and commitment to life-long learning.
To accomplish this mission, the College provides the following academic programs:
- Technical and career-vocational education programs
- Transfer education programs to four-year universities
- General education
- Basic skills instruction
- English as a second language programs
- Community and continuing Education programs
