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Chabot College

Chabot College is one of California's

California

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community colleges, located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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. The campus is in Hayward, California

Hayward, California

Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. The sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, it is one of the larger suburbs of Oakland, California....
, just a few miles away from California State University, East Bay

California State University, East Bay

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The campus features the 200-seat Little Theatre, the 1,432-seat Performing Arts Center, a full-size planetarium, four major athletic fields, and an Olympic-size swimming pool.

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Chabot College is one of California's

California

San Francisco Bay Area

Hayward, California

California State University, East Bay

Chemistry

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and computer science

Computer science

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building. The college hosts a flea market

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on the third Saturday of each month. The most notable alumnus is Academy Award

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winning actor, Tom Hanks

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History

Chabot College was the first college opened by the Chabot-Las Positas

Las Positas College

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Community College District. The formation of a “junior college district” was approved by the voters on January 10, 1961, and the first board of trustees elected on April 18, 1961. Chabot College opened for classes on September 11, 1961, on a temporary site in San Leandro with an enrollment of 1,163 students. The Chabot College site on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward opened for its first day of classes on September 20, 1965. The college primarily serves residents of Alameda County in the East Bay area

East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)

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, including the district communities of Hayward

Hayward, California

Castro Valley, California

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, San Leandro

San Leandro, California

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, San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo, California

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and Union City

Union City, California

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Academics

Chabot offers a curriculum of over 175 majors of study , awarding more than 100 associate degrees and certifiicates., Chabot is on a semester system, unlike Cal State East Bay, which is on a quarter

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system.

Campus Enrollment

Chabot has an enrollment of over 14,500 students, from over 25 countries and all continents. Those countries are as followed : Argentina

Argentina

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, Belize

Belize

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, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, Canada

Canada

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, China

China

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, Denmark

Denmark

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, Fiji

Fiji

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, France

France

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,Germany

Germany

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, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, India

India

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, Indonesia

Indonesia

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, Japan

Japan

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, Kenya

Kenya

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, Macau

Macau

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, Malaysia

Malaysia

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, Mongolia

Mongolia

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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, Philippines

Philippines

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, Poland

Poland

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, South Korea

South Korea

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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, Tanzania

Tanzania

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, Thailand

Thailand

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, Togo

Togo

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, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, and Vietnam

Vietnam

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. . The following are preliminary statistics from the Spring 2006 enrollment:

Total Students: 14,500

Women: 57%

Men: 42%

Not stated: 1%

Race-Ethnicity:

African American: 18%

Asian American: 22%

Filipino: 11%

Latino: 26%

Middle Eastern: 1%

Native American: 1%

Pacific Islander: 3%

White: 30%

Other: 2%

Not stated: 8%

Number of Units:

Full-time (12+ units): 28%

Part-time (6 to 11.5 units): 31%

Part-time (0.5 to 5.5 units): 41%

Educational Goal:

Transfer (with/without degree): 37%

AA/AS degree: 10%

Occupational certificate or job training: 15%

Personal development: 9%

Other or undecided: 20%

Not stated: 10%

Accreditation

Chabot College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Chabot College is also accredited by the Council on Dental Education, American Dental Association, the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation in collaboration with the American Hospital Health Information, Management Association and the America Medical Assisting Association. The Program in Nursing is accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The college is approved by the California State Department of Education and is a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the Community College League of California.

Mission

Chabot College is a comprehensive community college that provides quality educational opportunities to all individuals who seek to enhance their knowledge and to improve their skills. The College offers both traditional and non-traditional methods of learning and student support services and activities that foster student success and enrichment. The College encourages sensitivity to all culture, respects diversity among students, faculty, and staff, and is responsive to the rapidly changing demands in our global community. In addition, the College provides resources and programs that help students develop a sense of civic and social responsibility and commitment to life-long learning.

To accomplish this mission, the College provides the following academic programs:

Technical and career-vocational education programs
Transfer education programs to four-year universities
General education
Basic skills instruction
English as a second language programs
Community and continuing Education programs

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Notable Alumni

- Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Cliff Burton

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, legendary bassist of Metallica

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