Sacramento City College

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Sacramento City College (SCC) is a two-year community college located in Sacramento, California (38.5408° N 121.4888° W). SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had enrollment of 21,729 for the Fall 2004 semester.

1 History
2 Noted alumni
3 Noted athletes
4 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1916 as a department of Sacramento High School, Sacramento City College is the seventh oldest public community college in California and the oldest institution of higher learning in Sacramento.

In 1922, the citizens of Sacramento organized a junior college district by severing the connections between the college and Sacramento High School. This plan of organization remained in force until 1936 when the college became a part of the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Twenty-eight years later, as a result of a March 17, 1964 election, Sacramento City College separated from the Sacramento City Unified School District to join the newly organized Los Rios Junior College District which assumed the operation of American River College and Sacramento City College. In October 1967, the Sacramento Pop Festival was held at the main campus's Hughes Stadium. In 1970 the newly renamed Los Rios Community College District opened a third campus, Cosumnes River College.

[edit] Noted alumni

Michael James Adams, aviator and NASA astronaut
Donnell Alexander, journalist and author of "Ghetto Celebrity: Searching for My Father in Me"
Samuel Charters, writer on music and record producer
Kurt Edward Fishback, photographer
John E. Moss, served in 13 Congresses of the United States House of Representatives and championed the Freedom of Information Act