Sierra College
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Placer College |
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| Motto | Dream. Learn. Do. |
| Type | Public Community College |
| Established | 1936 |
| President | Willy Duncan IV |
| Students | 18,935 |
| Location |
Rocklin, California, United States of America 38°47′19″N 121°12′34″W / 38.788637°N 121.209496°WCoordinates: 38°47′19″N 121°12′34″W / 38.788637°N 121.209496°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Cardinal and White |
| Sports | Track, water polo, curling, baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's basketball, cheer, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
| Mascot | Wolverines |
| Website | http://www.sierracollege.edu/ |
Sierra College, a California community college, has its main campus in Rocklin, California, United States. Rocklin is in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately 20 minutes from the state capital of Sacramento and 105 miles (169 km) east of San Francisco. The campus lies within the watershed of Secret Ravine, a site of mining operations during the California Gold Rush. In addition to the 300-acre (1.2 km2) Rocklin campus, the District has a 115-acre (0.47 km2) campus in Grass Valley which is in neighboring Nevada County, a campus center in Truckee, and a campus center in Roseville. The Sierra Community College District, a district that covers over 3,200 square miles (8,300 km2), serves Placer, Nevada and parts of El Dorado and Sacramento counties.
Sierra College's origin is unclear. Some say the establishment of the Sierra Normal College and Business Institute in 1882, a small, private college at the location of today's Placer High School in Auburn, California, was later formed into Sierra College. It is commonly thought, however, that Sierra College is the outgrowth of the Placer Union High School District.
The college was officially founded in 1936 and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This is the date that the school uses as the official establishment, even though it had been operating under various names and places before this. It was established as "Placer Junior College". In 1954 the college was renamed "Sierra College" with a wolverine as the mascot. The main campus in Rocklin was chosen by 1960, out of 35 possible sites. The planned construction of Interstate 80 was a consideration in the decision making. In 1961 the new campus opened.
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