Santa Rosa Junior College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1918 |
| President | Dr. Frank Chong |
| Students | 26,674 |
| Location | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 80 acres (0.32 km2) (main campus and Petaluma campus) |
| Mascot | Bear Cubs |
| Affiliations | CCCAA |
| Website | santarosa.edu |
Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) is a community college located in the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. Founded in 1918, it is the tenth oldest community college in the state. Santa Rosa Junior College was modeled as a "junior" version of nearby University of California, Berkeley. It was intended to be a feeder school for the University of California system. SRJC is operated by the Sonoma County Community College District.
SRJC's main campus is located 52 miles (84 km) north of San Francisco and has a traditional-style 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus with ivy-covered brick buildings on a backdrop of rolling green lawns, dotted with ancient oak trees, redwoods, flower gardens, and manicured lawns in a parklike setting in the heart of Santa Rosa, California. In addition to its administration buildings, state-of-the-art classroom facilities, laboratories and conference-winning athletic programs, the campus houses a Planetarium, the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery, Summer Repertory Theatre, and the Santa Rosa Junior College Museum.
SRJC began offering evening classes in Petaluma in 1964, and in the early 1970s held classes in leased spaces throughout the city. In 1985, the Board of Trustees purchased a 40-acre (160,000 m2) site in east Petaluma, and in 1995 the first phase of construction of a Petaluma Center was completed. The Petaluma Center officially became a campus in April 1999. The second phase of construction to expand the Petaluma Campus to a 12,000-student capacity was completed in 2008, and included: life science and physical science labs, an art studio, a new 35,000 square foot library, a physical fitness center, bookstore, student services areas, dining areas, additional classrooms and technology labs, faculty/administrative offices, a digital arts lab, a nearly 300-seat auditorium (Carole L. Ellis Auditorium), and expanded outdoor spaces. The contemporary adobe-style buildings with red tile roofs and clock tower with Westminster chimes reflect the Spanish history of the area. The campus is 35 miles (56 km) north of San Francisco.
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