Contra Costa College

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Contra Costa College
Contra Costa College logo.png
Type Public community college
Established1946
Parent institution
 Contra Costa Community College District
Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh
President Kimberly R. Rogers
Students9,995 [1]
Location
San Pablo
,
California
,
United States

37°58′01″N122°20′36″W / 37.966937°N 122.343256°W / 37.966937; -122.343256
Campus Suburban
Colors   Midnight Blue
Sporting affiliations
Bay Valley Conference
Mascot Comets
Website www.contracosta.edu
Contra Costa College

Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California, United States. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.

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History

The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. [2] In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo.

The college is flanked by Abella Center to the south.

Student demographics as of Fall 2023 [3]
Race and ethnicityTotal
Hispanic 49%
 
African American 13%
 
Asian 13%
 
White 11%
 
Multiracial 6%
 
Filipino 5%
 
Unknown2%
 
Pacific Islander 1%
 

Middle College High School

The college campus is also home to Middle College High School, whose students take college classes in addition to regular high school courses. The high school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The current principal is Finy Prak.

Restaurants

The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.

Student newspaper

The Advocate is a student newspaper published at Contra Costa College. The paper is published weekly during the school year and has a circulation of approximately 2,500. An online edition, "cccadvocate," is also published.

The Advocate has won 14 Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Awards since 1990. The newspaper was inducted into the ACP Hall of Fame in 1996, and has been cited by ACP officials as being one of the best examples of small-college journalism. [4]

Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022 Aerial view of Contra Costa College, September 2022.JPG
Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022

Notable graduates

References

  1. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart".
  2. ↑ Contra Costa College 2014-2015 Catalog. 15 July 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Annual/Term Student Count Report". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Summers, Nick (2005-12-04). "College Papers Grow Up". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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