Mission College (Santa Clara, California)
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| Motto | "Where today’s students meet tomorrow’s opportunity" |
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| Type | Community college, Public |
| Established | 1975 |
| Chancellor | Patrick Schmitt |
| President | Daniel Peck |
| Vice-Chancellor | Edralin Maduli |
| Students | 10,221 |
| Location |
Santa Clara, California, United States 37°23′28″N 121°58′56″W / 37.3911°N 121.9821°WCoordinates: 37°23′28″N 121°58′56″W / 37.3911°N 121.9821°W |
| Colors | teal, black and white |
| Affiliations | West Valley–Mission Community College District |
| Mascot | Saints |
| Website | www.missioncollege.edu |
Mission College is a community college located in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley, and is part of the West Valley–Mission Community College District. It was founded in 1975. Mission College's course offerings are broad-based and include computer technology, hospitality management, health occupations, and fire prevention, as well as a large number of transfer degrees.
The college opened in 1975.
During Super Bowl 50 Mission College hosted rock group Heart.
In recent years the college has hosted a number of speakers, including Pulitzer Prize winning author Sonia Nazario, Civil Rights activist Cornel West,Tuskegee Airman Les Williams, and former Santa Clara Assistant District Attorney Rolanda Pierre Dixon.
The college's art department also hosts exhibits at its Vargas Gallery in the Gillmor Center. The Mission College Symphony is celebrating its 10th season in 2016-17.
In May 2014 the Gillmor Center opened, named after former Santa Clara mayor Gary Gillmor. The building houses 50 percent of the college's class room and is a LEED Gold Building. Gillmor was the City's first elected mayor and helped facilitate the land sale that eventually became Mission College.
The Hospitality Management program runs lunch service on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Formerly called the Owl Cove, it is now called the Mission Bistro. The restaurant was renovated between 2009 and 2012.
In its parking lot it hosts 2,640 high-efficiency SunPower solar panels, saving the college $9 million over the next 25 years.
In January 2011 the school opened its new Child Development Center preschool.
Mission College is part of Silicon Valley's West Valley–Mission Community College District, which also administers West Valley College in nearby Saratoga, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System. The district serves the cities of Campbell, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Monte Sereno, Santa Clara, and San Jose. The district's headquarters are on the campus of West Valley College.
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