Crafton Hills College
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| Type | Community college |
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| President | Cheryl A. Marshall, Ed.D. |
| Vice-president | Mike Strong, V. P. of Administrative Services, Rebeccah Warren-Marlatt, Executive V. P. of Instruction and Student Services |
| Location |
Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California, United States 34°2.45′N 117°6.05′W / 34.04083°N 117.10083°WCoordinates: 34°2.45′N 117°6.05′W / 34.04083°N 117.10083°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Nickname | Crafton/CHC |
| Mascot | Roadrunner |
| Affiliations | San Bernardino Community College District |
| Website | http://www.craftonhills.edu |
Crafton Hills College is a community college located in the city of Yucaipa, east of San Bernardino, Since its opening on September 11, 1972 Crafton Hills College has served as a beacon for higher learning in the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Much of the college is built on land that Ruben and Lester Finklestein donated through their foundation The Finkelstein Foundations to Crafton Hills College. The original donation included 167 acres of land in 1966 with 76 acres more in 1970 and finally donating 251 acres of additional land. Crafton Hills College now serves approximately 6,200 students each semester with both evening and night classes.
Students attending Crafton may choose to earn an associate’s degree, transfer to a four-year college or university or earn a career certificate that prepares them to enter the workforce. Crafton maintains strong programs in liberal arts, the sciences and performing arts. Crafton Hills offers 37 degree programs and 35 occupational certificate plans. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the accrediting body for California and the Western Pacific.
Cheryl A. Marshall, the college's current president, recently announced plans to introduce a bachelor's degree program in Emergency Services and Allied Health Systems, with other degrees (such as masters, doctorates and a Liberal Arts with teaching credential program) being added over time.
In maintaining strong programs in the liberal arts and the performing arts, Crafton Hills College publishes the annual art and literature magazine The Sand Canyon Review. This magazine is produced each spring semester, since its revival in the spring of 2008. The Sand Canyon Review has hosted work by noted writers and artists alike.
Crafton has a two-year Respiratory Care program, leading up to an RRT, a Radiology program operated cooperatively by Crafton and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and is also the site of a California State Fire Training Academy.
The Crafton Hills College paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
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