City College of San Francisco
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| Motto: | The Truth Shall Make You Free |
| Established: | August 1935 |
| Type: | Public (two-year) |
| Staff: | 1,836 |
| Undergraduates: | 33,834 (credit) ca. 55,000 (noncredit) |
| Location: | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Sports Team: | CCSF Rams |
| Website: | www.ccsf.edu |
City College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year community college in San Francisco, California. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside neighborhood, is the college's primary locale. City College of San Francisco is one of the largest community colleges in the United States, with an annual enrollment of more than 100,000 students.[1]
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[edit] Overview
- Motto: The Truth Shall Make You Free (1948)
- Original Motto: Ut Adolescentes Vitae Educantur (Latin, "That Youth May Be Educated to Life")
- Established: August 1935
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Type of Institution: Public, community college
- Interim Chancellor: Dr. Don Q. Griffin
- Enrollment: 33,834 (Spring 2005), 100,153 (Annual, 2002-03)
- Faculty: 1836 (710 full-time, 1126 part-time)
- Campus paper: The Guardsman
- Campus media: EATV Cable Channel 27, KCSF 90.9 FM
- Football team: CCSF Rams
- Greek: Alpha Gamma Sigma (Omega Chapter)
[edit] History
City College first opened in August 1935; the Ocean Avenue campus opened 1940.[1][2]
[edit] Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
CCSF established the first gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies department in the U.S. (1989), teaching courses in Queer Studies.
Currently, there is a Queer Alliance student group and a Queer Resource Center on campus. The Queer Resource Center is an academic and informational resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, intersex, questioning, and straight allies.[3] The Queer Resource Center aims to empower and celebrate its demographic as well as its community.[4] The center has participated in anti-violence, anti-homophobia, and anti-transphobia rallies and workshops.[5] The center has struggled with funding although this has caught the attention of politicians, notably the Green Party, whose candidate for board of trustees John Rizzo has promised funds for more LGBT studies and the Queer Resource Center.[6]
[edit] Women
CCSF was the first college to offer women training as aircraft mechanics,[citation needed] and established one of the first Women's Studies programs in the nation.[7]
On campus, there are numerous student activity groups, gender-specific courses, and health services. For example, the Women's Resource Center and Library (Smith Hall, 103-104) offers women on campus an opportunity to network with academic support services and resources, and Project Survive is a campus peer education group working to promote healthy relationships and end abuse and sexual violence.[8]
[edit] Hotel and restaurant management programs
Founded in 1936, the program is the oldest two-year hospitality program in the country and oldest of any kind emphasizing culinary arts, with an annual average enrollment of 200 international students.[9]
[edit] Administration
The district for City College is an independent co-extensive with the City and County of San Francisco. Its Board of Trustees is elected by San Francisco residents. District funds are allocated from the state legislature, local property taxes, student tuition and fees, lottery funds, sales tax funds, and miscellaneous sources. The district's programs are certified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
[edit] Budget (2005–06)
- Revenue (estimate)
- $161.6 million
- Sources
- 76.9% – Legislative funding
- 8.0% – Sales tax
- 4.2% – Partnership for Excellence
- 2.9% – non-Resident
- 3.3% – California State Lottery
- 2.2% – Beginning balance
- 2.5% – Other
- Expenditures (estimate)
- $161.2 million
- Allocations
- 75% – Academic and student support services
- 13%– General institutional services
- 9% – Operating and maintenance
- 3% – Planning and policy making -
[edit] Campuses
- Airport Campus (SFO, Building 928)
- Alemany Campus
- Castro/Valencia Campus
- Chinatown/North Beach Campus
- Downtown Campus
- Evans Campus (Bayview District, Evans at 3rd)
- John Adams Campus (North of Panhandle, Masonic at Hayes)
- Mission Campus/El Colegio de la Misión
- Ocean Campus Main (main campus, Ingleside)
- Southeast Campus (Bayview District, Phelps at Oakdale)
- Fort Mason Art Center (Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard)
- Adult Learning & Tutorial Center (31 Gough Street)
[edit] Crime and safety
City College of San Francisco is located in urban environment and has the associated crime.[10] are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department (SFCCDPD).[11] The SFCCDPD employs twenty eight police officers and nine civilian personnel. The SFCCDPD's primary jurisdiction is the San Francisco Community College District and adjacent streets and sidewalks. The SFCCDPD's arrest authority extends to any place within the State of California. The officers employed by the Community College District must graduate from a POST certified academy and also attend continuing training in law enforcement and other appropriate topics. Community College Police Officers are granted full time peace officer arrest authority pursuant to Penal Code Section 830.32 and Education Code Section 72330. There are police officers on the Ocean Campus 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The SFCCDPD is the only police department that does not carry firearms, after Napa Valley College armed their officers late 2007.
[edit] Public transportation
The Ocean Avenue campus is accessible from BART's (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and MUNI (San Francisco Municipal Railway). BART passengers can travel from larger distances in the East Bay, downtown San Francisco, or San Mateo County to the Balboa Park station. Passengers using MUNI can take the K-Ingleside line or one of several bus lines. Other campuses are also accessible on public transportation. A shared (BART/MUNI) station is about 2 blocks from the edge of campus, the station is Balboa Park Station.
[edit] Murals at the Ocean Campus
A large mural, Pan American Unity, created in 1940 by Diego Rivera is exhibited in the theatre lobby, and may be viewed during open hours or at The Diego Rivera Mural Project web site.[12] Also, the student union building's front façade is painted with a large multicultural mural titled "Song of the Spirit."
[edit] Notable students and faculty
- Joe Angel, radio broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles
- Bill Bixby, actor, notably in the 1970s television series The Incredible Hulk
- Helen Crlenkovich, 1939 national diving champion, 1940 Olympic Team member
- Robert Demmons, former San Francisco Fire Chief
- Danny Glover, actor and director
- Keith Kerr (faculty), Military general and Gay Rights activist
- Him Mark Lai, independent scholar of Chinese American History
- Fred H. Lau, first Asian American chief of police for San Francisco
- Peter Max Lawrence, performance artist
- Lee Meriwether, former Miss America and actress
- Pat Paulsen, statesman, winemaker and comic
- O.J. Simpson, professional football hall-of-famer
- Damian Harrell, professional arena football player for the Colorado Crush
- Gibril Wilson, Defensive back New York Giants
- Paul G. Hewitt, writer of Conceptual Physics
- Charles "Chuck" Harrison
- Patrick Cowley
[edit] References
- ^ a b Educational Programs. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ White, Austin. From Dream to Reality,City College of San Francisco: A Short History. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Programs and Services. City College of San Francisco - Phelan Campus. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Queer Resource Center – Mission Statement. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Advisory Committee Minutes of the November 15, 2005 Meeting. SF Human Rights Commission. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ John Rizzo's questionnaire. San Francisco Green Party. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Women Studies Department. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Project Survive - History and Philosophy. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Culinary Arts & Hospitality Studies. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ District Total Crime Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ SFCCD Police Department. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ The Diego Rivera Mural Project. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- History of CCSF
- Women's Studies History at City College
- Campus Peer Educators Project Survive
- Queer Studies Department
- SF Chamber of Commerce
- Stem Cells and Biotech Info. Archived from the original on 2006-03-06.
- Student Enrollment by Year
- Career and Technical Education Programs
- Budgetary info
- A Short History: Seventy years of making dreams into reality
- Women's Resource Center
- Schedule of Classes
[edit] External links
- City College of San Francisco (CCSF)
- CCSF Community Outreach
- Student Health Center
- Wellness Center
- QRC at CCSF Associated Students organizations
- Personal photo tour: Virtual walkabout of CCSF, part of a large web site about San Francisco.
- USGS GNIS: City College of San Francisco. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
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