City College of San Francisco
Coordinates: 37°43′33″N 122°27′01″W / 37.725716°N 122.450178°W
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| Motto | The Truth Shall Make You Free |
| Established | August 26, 1935 |
| Type | Public (two-year) |
| Chancellor | Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman (interim) |
| Admin. staff | 1,836 |
| Undergraduates | 33,165 [2012][1] |
| Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports Team | CCSF Rams |
| Website | www.ccsf.edu |
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 33,000,[1] City College of San Francisco is one of the largest community and junior college in the United States[citation needed] The college is experiencing significant public difficulties, including dire warnings from its regional accreditor,[2] and severe financial issues "exacerbated by 'operational dysfunction.'"[3]
History
City College first opened in August 1935 as San Francisco Junior College. In February 1948, the name was changed to City College of San Francisco.[4] It consists of eleven campuses, the Ocean Avenue campus being the primary one. CCSF is the largest junior and community college and the second largest collegiate institution overall in the US.[5]
In 2012, the college experienced significant public turmoil. In July 2012, the college's regional accreditor gave the college eight months to prove it should remain accredited and ordered it to "make preparations for closure."[2] Two months later and in the wake of a financial audit that found that the college was nearly bankrupt, the state chancellor's office warned that a special trustee would be appointed to oversee the institution's finances if the college did not voluntarily invite one; the board of trustees voted to invite a special trustee, despite student protests and objection.[6] A report issued by California's Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance team in September 2012 found the institution to be in a "perilous financial position" caused largely by "poor decisions and a lack of accountability.[3]
Campus life
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 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender queer, intersex, questioning, and straight allies.[7] The Queer Resource Center aims to empower and celebrate its demographic as well as its community.[8] The center has participated in anti-violence, anti-homophobia, and anti-transphobia rallies and workshops.[9] 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.[10]
Women
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.[11]
Administration
CCSF is part of the San Francisco Community College District which is independent and co-extensive with the City and County of San Francisco and part of the California Community Colleges System. The district's 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.
Although the college is certified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), WASC has warned the college several times about major problems. In July 2012, WASC gave the college eight months to prove it should remain accredited and ordered it to "make preparations for closure."[2]
City College of San Francisco is located in urban environment and has the associated crime.[12] All campuses are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department (SFCCDPD).[13] The SFCCDPD has twenty eight police officers and nine civilian employees.
Campuses
- Airport Campus, San Francisco International Airport, Bldg 928
- Castro Campus, 450 Church Street
- Chinatown/North Beach Campus, 808 Kearny St.
- Civic Center/Alemany Campus, 750 Eddy Street
- Downtown Campus, 88 4th Street
- Evans Campus, 1400 Evans Avenue
- Fort Mason Center, Fort Mason Center, 1934-Bldg. B
- Gough Street Site, 31–33 Gough Street
- John Adams Campus, 1860 Hayes Street
- Mission Campus, 1125 Valencia Street
- Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Avenue
- Southeast Campus, 1800 Oakdale Ave[14]
Academics
City College of San Francisco has over 50 educational programs and more than 100 work trainings.[15]
Schools
- Behavioral and Social Sciences (15 departments)
- Business
- School of Health & Physical Education
- School of International Education & ESL
- Liberal Arts
- Science & Mathematics
Hotel and restaurant management programs
Founded in 1936, the two-year hospitality program is the oldest of any kind on emphasizing culinary arts with an annual average enrollment of 200 international students. This program offers culinary art, food service management, and hotel management.
The current facilities in Statler Wing are now home to a café, cafeteria and fine dining restaurant; four kitchens, a bake shop, three lecture rooms, a lecture/demonstration auditorium, the Alice Statler Library and Gifford Resource Center. The department has an on-going enrollment of over 250 students from around the world.[16]
Athletics
Teams
Intercollegiate athletics are offered for men and women. College teams belong in the CCCAA Coast Conference North Section and competes with teams from other colleges. Intercollegiate sports include baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, soccer, softball, tennis, track, badminton, volleyball, and judo. These teams are all nicknamed the Rams. City College of San Francisco Football Teams has won nine national championships.[17]
Sports facilities
All of the CCSF Rams teams are based on the Ocean Campus. Field sports, as well as track and field competitions, uses Rams Stadium. A new Soccer Practice Field has been built north of the stadium. The Wellness Center, south of Rams Stadium, houses staff offices, weight rooms, a swimming pool, lockrooms, classrooms, and an indoor gym. East of Rams Stadium used to be the former site of the North Gym and the South Gym, which used to contained the lockrooms, weight rooms, and staff offices. The Tennis Courts are across an access road from the former gyms.
References
- ^ a b http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx
- ^ a b c Nanette Asimov (July 3, 2012). "City College of San Francisco on brink of closure". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "Deadline looms for City College". San Francisco Chronicle. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ White, Austin (2005), From Dream to Reality, City College of San Francisco: A Short History, retrieved September 9, 2012
- ^ "CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO (CCSF)". Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ Nanette Asimov (September 11, 2012), CCSF risks bankruptcy, chancellor warns, San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved September 20, 2012
- ^ "Programs and Services". City College of San Francisco – Phelan Campus. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Queer Resource Center – Mission Statement". Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Advisory Committee Minutes of the November 15, 2005 Meeting". SF Human Rights Commission. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "John Rizzo's questionnaire". San Francisco Green Party. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Project Survive – History and Philosophy". Retrieved May 04, 2008.
- ^ "District Total Crime Statistics". Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "SFCCD Police Department". Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/our-campuses.html
- ^ "Educational Programs". Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ "Culinary Arts & Hospitality Studies". Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Athletics". Retrieved September 02, 2012.
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