Woodland Community College
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Woodland Community College is a fully accredited 2-year California Community College in Woodland, California
. It is a part of the Yuba Community College District
. Woodland Community was fully accredited in the July 2008, by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
making it the 110th college in the California Community College System and the second college in the Yuba College District.
labeled Woodland as an official education center. In 1990, Woodland Center (now Woodland Community College) relocated to its current 120 acres (48.6 ha) parcel of land. In 1999 Yuba Community College District
notified its intent for Woodland Center to become a self-sufficient community college, the same year that a Child Development center was opened on campus. The next year the district received the approval from the State Chancellor's office to begin Woodland Center's process of being a comprehensive college.
In 2006, Woodland Community College began the accreditation process through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
, completing the process in June 2008 with the notification of initial accreditation.
Woodland, California
Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California...
. It is a part of the Yuba Community College District
Yuba Community College District
Yuba Community College District is a community college district with a flagship campus, Yuba College, in Marysville, California, USA.The Yuba Community College District is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and recognized as a fully accredited 2-year community college by...
. Woodland Community was fully accredited in the July 2008, by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western 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...
making it the 110th college in the California Community College System and the second college in the Yuba College District.
History
In the fall of 1975 Woodland offered courses in an outreach program. In 1981 the California Postsecondary Education CommissionCalifornia postsecondary education commission
The California Postsecondary Education Commission was the higher education planning and coordinating agency of the government of the U.S. state of California...
labeled Woodland as an official education center. In 1990, Woodland Center (now Woodland Community College) relocated to its current 120 acres (48.6 ha) parcel of land. In 1999 Yuba Community College District
Yuba Community College District
Yuba Community College District is a community college district with a flagship campus, Yuba College, in Marysville, California, USA.The Yuba Community College District is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and recognized as a fully accredited 2-year community college by...
notified its intent for Woodland Center to become a self-sufficient community college, the same year that a Child Development center was opened on campus. The next year the district received the approval from the State Chancellor's office to begin Woodland Center's process of being a comprehensive college.
In 2006, Woodland Community College began the accreditation process through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western 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...
, completing the process in June 2008 with the notification of initial accreditation.
External links
- Woodland Community College Official Website
- Yuba Community College District Official Website