Solano Community College

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Solano Community College
Solano College.png
Former names
Vallejo Junior College
Type Public community college
Established1945
Parent institution
 California Community Colleges System
Superintendent presidentCelia Esposito-Noy
Students10,814 [1]
Location
Fairfield, California
,
U.S.

38°13′58″N122°07′35″W / 38.2327°N 122.1263°W / 38.2327; -122.1263
Colours    Solano Blue and white
Sporting affiliations
 Bay Valley Conference
Mascot Falcons
Website www.solano.edu
An archway on the Solano Community College campus in Fairfield, California An archway on the Solano Community College campus in Fairfield, California.jpg
An archway on the Solano Community College campus in Fairfield, California

Solano Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Fairfield, California, with additional centers in Vacaville and Vallejo. The college is part of California Community Colleges System. SCC's service area includes all of Solano County, and the town of Winters in Yolo County. It has 10,814 students. [2]

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In 2016, Solano College was approved by the ACCJC to offer its first baccalaureate degree in biomanufacturing. The first cohort of students began the Bachelor of Science degree program in fall 2017.

History

The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo Junior College. It was part of the Vallejo City Unified School District until 1967, when it established itself as a countywide institution.

Stone Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield Stone Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield.jpg
Stone Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield

Campuses

The main lobby of Vallejo campus Solano Community College Thurston Center lobby.jpg
The main lobby of Vallejo campus

SCC consists of a main campus in Fairfield and two centers: one in Vacaville and another in Vallejo. It also offers classes at other locations including Travis Air Force Base. The 192-acre (0.78 km2) main campus in Fairfield was completed in 1971. The Vallejo Center opened in 2007 and the Vacaville Center opened in 2008. [3] In 2017, the college opened the Biotechnology and Science Building in Vacaville and the Auto Technology Building in Vallejo, and completed an extensive remodel on its theatre on the Fairfield campus. Solano College also holds classes at the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville where they have a large hangar that houses the aviation mechanics and avionics mechanics programs. In its first year at the Fairfield campus, the college had approximately 5,000 students. By 2007, the three campuses had approximately 11,000 students taking on-ground and online classes . [4]

Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield.jpg
Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield

Notable alumni

Solano Community College campus in Vallejo, California. Solano Community College campus in Vallejo, California.jpg
Solano Community College campus in Vallejo, California.

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References

  1. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart".
  2. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ↑ Wolf, Andrea "Triumphant return", Vallejo Times Herald, September 16, 2007
  4. ↑ Solano College Official web site - Campus Information Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
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