Cosumnes River College

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**Cosumnes River College**

Established	September 14, 1970
Type	public 2-year community college
Staff	400 (Fall 2005) ^[1]
Students	11,541 (Fall 2005) ^[2]
Location	Sacramento, California, USA
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Hawks
Affiliations	Los Rios Community College District
Website	http://crc.losrios.edu

Cosumnes River College is a two-year community college located at the southern edge of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California.

The college is part of the Los Rios Community College District and was opened in 1970. Current enrollment is 16,000 students at its main campus and its two satellite campuses (the El Dorado Center, located in Placerville and the Folsom Lake Center, located in Folsom).

Consumnes is a common misspelling of Cosumnes. The college is a namesake of the Cosumnes River which flows just a few miles to the south.

[edit] History

The concept for Cosumnes River College was included in a Master Facility Need Study that was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Los Rios Community College District in February of 1967. A campus site of 180 acres (0.7 km²) was obtained and construction proceeded on a library building, a science building, an automotive and technology complex, a women's physical education building, and a swimming pool. In the fall of 1970 the college opened with an initial enrollment of about 2,100 students.

In September of 1975 the Business/Social Science building was dedicated, which included computer laboratories.

In fall of 1990 the Cafeteria opened with facilities for both staff and student dining, and also for the instructional food service program. In the summer of 1991 a second phase of construction completed the College Center building with space for the Admissions/Records, Financial Aid, Business Services, Administration and the book store.

In fall of 1995 a visual and performing arts complex was opened, completing the roster of facilities in the college's original plan.

In 2004, the Folsom Lake Center was revamped as Folsom Lake College, as fourth community college under Los Rios Community College District.

In 2006, the college became home to the Sacramento Heatwave of the American Basketball Association (ABA).