City College of San Francisco
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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 location. With an enrollment in excess of 100,000 students, City College of San Francisco is the largest community and junior college in the United States
, and the second-largest collegiate institution overall
City College of San Francisco has six schools over eleven satellite campuses. San Francisco, Castro/Valencia, Chinatown/North Beach, Civic Center (Formerly Alemany), Downtown, Evans, Fort Mason, John Adams, Mission, Ocean, and Southeast. Furthermore,the CCSF offers interdisciplinary educational programs and non-interdisciplinary educational programs all together.
CCSF offers a variety of Academic disciplines or School thought. CCSF consist of the School of Behavioral& Social Sciences,
School of Business,
School of International Education ESL,
School of Liberal Arts,
School of Science and Mathematics,
Aircraft maintenance Technology,
Architecture/Construction,
Astronomy,
Automotive, motorcycle Building maintenance Construction
, gay
, bisexual, transgender
, genderqueer
, intersex
, questioning
, and straight
allies.
The Queer Resource Center aims to empower and celebrate its demographic as well as its community.
The center has participated in anti-violence, anti-homophobia, and anti-transphobia rallies and workshops.
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.
programs in the nation.
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.
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Sources
Expenditures (estimate)
Allocations
All campuses are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department (SFCCDPD).
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 one of four campus police departments that do not carry firearms, after Napa Valley College armed their officers late 2007.
(San Francisco Municipal Railway). Riders can travel from larger distances in the East Bay, downtown San Francisco, or San Mateo County to the Balboa Park station. This station is shared between BART and MUNI, and is located two blocks from the main campus. Passengers within the city can use MUNI train K-Ingleside line or one of several other bus lines to arrive at the main campus. The 43 Masonic has direct stops around the perimeter of campus. The other campuses are also accessible via public transportation.
is exhibited in the theatre lobby, and may be viewed during open hours or at The Diego Rivera Mural Project web site.
Also, the student union building's front façade is painted with a large multicultural mural titled "Song of the Spirit" painted by Precita Eyes
murals.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside
Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California
San Francisco has both major, well-known neighborhoods and districts as well as smaller, specific subsections and developments. While there is considerable fluidity among the sources, one guidebook identifies five major districts, corresponding to the four quadrants plus a south central district...
neighborhood, is the college's primary location. With an enrollment in excess of 100,000 students, City College of San Francisco is the largest community and junior college in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and the second-largest collegiate institution overall
Overview
- Motto: The Truth Shall Make You Free(1948)
- Original Motto: Ut Adolescentes Vitae Educantur (LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, "That Youth May Be Educated to Life") - Established: August 1935
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Type of Institution: Public, community college
- 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 magazine: etc. Magazine
- Campus media: EATV Cable Channel 27, KCSF 90.9 FM
- Mascot: Rams
- Fraternities: No fraternities/ greek system a Western Ad hoc school (hobbies and sports, social activities clubs,debate club, stoic club, political and religious clubs, etc) Origin of the word San Francisco .
- Athletics Programs: CCSF Athletics
History
City College first opened in August 1935; the Ocean Avenue campus opened 1940.City College of San Francisco has six schools over eleven satellite campuses. San Francisco, Castro/Valencia, Chinatown/North Beach, Civic Center (Formerly Alemany), Downtown, Evans, Fort Mason, John Adams, Mission, Ocean, and Southeast. Furthermore,the CCSF offers interdisciplinary educational programs and non-interdisciplinary educational programs all together.
CCSF offers a variety of Academic disciplines or School thought. CCSF consist of the School of Behavioral& Social Sciences,
School of Business,
School of International Education ESL,
School of Liberal Arts,
School of Science and Mathematics,
Aircraft maintenance Technology,
Architecture/Construction,
Astronomy,
Automotive, motorcycle Building maintenance Construction
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
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 lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
, bisexual, transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
, genderqueer
Genderqueer
Genderqueer is a catch-all term for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and heteronormativity...
, intersex
Intersex
Intersex, in humans and other animals, is the presence of intermediate or atypical combinations of physical features that usually distinguish female from male...
, questioning
Questioning
Questioning is a major form of human thought and interpersonal communication. The thinker employs a series of questions to explore an issue, an idea or something intriguing...
, and straight
Heterosexuality
Heterosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, physical or romantic attractions to persons of the opposite sex";...
allies.
The Queer Resource Center aims to empower and celebrate its demographic as well as its community.
The center has participated in anti-violence, anti-homophobia, and anti-transphobia rallies and workshops.
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.
Women
CCSF was the first college to offer women training as aircraft mechanics, and established one of the first Women's StudiesWomen's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
programs in the nation.
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.
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.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 CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
.
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 LotteryCalifornia State LotteryThe California State Lottery, also known as the California Lottery, began on November 6, 1984, after California voters passed Proposition 37, the California State Lottery Act of 1984, authorizing the creation of a 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 -
Campuses
- Airport Campus (SFO, Building 928)
- Alemany Campus (Map)
- Castro/Valencia Campus (Map)
- Chinatown/North Beach Campus (Map)
- Downtown Campus (Map)
- Evans Campus (Bayview District, Evans at 3rd) (Map)
- John Adams Campus (North of Panhandle, Masonic at Hayes) (Map)
- Mission Campus/El Colegio de la Misión (Map)
- Ocean Campus Main (main campus, Ingleside)
- Southeast Campus (Bayview District, Phelps at Oakdale) (Map)
- Fort Mason Art Center (Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard)
- Administrative Offices, Adult Learning & Tutorial Center (31 Gough Street)
Crime and safety
City College of San Francisco is located in urban environment and has the associated crime.All campuses are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department (SFCCDPD).
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 one of four campus police departments that do not carry firearms, after Napa Valley College armed their officers late 2007.
Public transportation
The Ocean Avenue campus is accessible via BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and MUNIMuni
"Muni" is a common abbreviation for "municipal" or a city-related service or organization:*The Muny, an outdoor musical theatre in St. Louis, Missouri*Municipal bond*San Francisco Municipal Railway, the public transit agency for San Francisco, California...
(San Francisco Municipal Railway). Riders can travel from larger distances in the East Bay, downtown San Francisco, or San Mateo County to the Balboa Park station. This station is shared between BART and MUNI, and is located two blocks from the main campus. Passengers within the city can use MUNI train K-Ingleside line or one of several other bus lines to arrive at the main campus. The 43 Masonic has direct stops around the perimeter of campus. The other campuses are also accessible via public transportation.
Murals at the Ocean Campus
A large mural, Pan American Unity, created in 1940 by Diego RiveraDiego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...
is exhibited in the theatre lobby, and may be viewed during open hours or at The Diego Rivera Mural Project web site.
Also, the student union building's front façade is painted with a large multicultural mural titled "Song of the Spirit" painted by Precita Eyes
Precita Eyes
Precita Eyes Muralists Association is a community-based non-profit muralist and arts education group located in the Mission District of San Francisco, California, founded in 1977 by Susan and Luis Cervantes.-History:...
murals.
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.