College of the Sequoias

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College of the Sequoias
Visalia Junior College
Image:Collegesequoisseal.png
Motto Preparing students for productive work,

lifelong learning, and community involvement.
Established 1926
Type Public Junior College
President Bill Scroggins
Location 915 S. Mooney Blvd.,
Visalia, California, United States
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Colors Orange and Blue
Athletics Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Softball, Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Tennis, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Golf, Equestrian
Mascot Giants
Website College of the Sequoias
The College of the Sequoias should not be confused with the similarly named College of the Redwoods in the northern California town of Eureka and College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California.

College of the Sequoias (COS) is a public two-year community college located in Visalia in Tulare County, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The current enrollment of COS is 10,200 students, and the college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including the fire/police academies for Tulare and Kings counties. The college is named for the Giant Sequoia trees native to the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range.

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[edit] History

College of the Sequoias was originally established in 1926 as Visalia Junior College as a department in the city high school. It's mission at that time was to provide inexpensive, lower-division college education to local high school graduates who intended to transfer to a traditional four-year college.[1] Visalia Junior College was later expanded and a campus was build in 1938. The campus was built on what is still the college grounds. In 1949, it expanded further and formed the College of the Sequoias Community College District.

[edit] Expansion and Renovation

College of the Sequoias is currently being expanded and renovated. The latest addition to the main campus is the John Muir building, a state of the art science wing.

[edit] Mission & Philosophy

[edit] Mission Statement

College of the Sequoias is a comprehensive community college focused on student learning that leads to productive work, lifelong learning and community involvement.

College of the Sequoias affirms that our mission is to help our diverse student population achieve their transfer and /or occupational objectives and to advance the economic growth and global competitiveness of business and industry within our region.

College of the Sequoias is committed to supporting students’ mastery of basic skills and to providing programs and services that foster student success.

[edit] Philosophy

The philosophy of the College of the Sequoias is based upon a belief that all individuals are innately valuable and entitled to develop their full potential; that a healthy and vigorous society benefits from an informed appreciation of the cultural, racial and socioeconomic variations among its members; that a democracy depends upon a critical, questioning and informed citizenry; and that through its programs the College serves the individual, the community and society.

[edit] Satellite Campuses

Currently, COS offers classes on several campuses. These campuses include: COS Farm Campus, Corcoran, Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Hanford, Ivanhoe, Lemoore, Lindsay, Orosi, Porterville, Strathmore, Three Rivers, Tulare, and Woodlake.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ About C.O.S..

[edit] External links

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