Ohlone College
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | California Community Colleges |
| President | Charles S. Sasaki |
| Faculty | 465 (PT and FT) |
Administrative staff | 235 |
| Students | 11,579[1] |
| Location | , U.S. 37°31′49.88″N 121°54′52.05″W / 37.5305222°N 121.9144583°W |
| Campus | |
| Colors | Green, yellow, white |
| Nickname | Renegades |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – Coast Conference |
| Website | www |
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Ohlone College (Ohlone or OC; /oʊˈloʊni/) is a public community college.
The Ohlone Community College District serves the cities of Fremont, Newark, and parts of Union City in the Alameda County, southeast of San Francisco Bay. It includes two campuses and an e-campus. The main campus is in Fremont, with a second satellite campus in Newark.[citation needed]
A member of the California Community College System, Ohlone offers 61 associate degree programs leading to university transfer or careers and over 100 vocational certificate programs that provide job skill training.[citation needed]
History
[edit]In 1965, Ohlone College was established as a California Community College following voter approval.[citation needed]
In 1966, the first board of trustees was elected, which then hired the founding president, Stephen Epler, in June 1966.[2]
On June 18, 1967, the college was formally named Ohlone College in honor of the Ohlone people, whose unceded lands include much of the surrounding area.[3][4]
In fall 1967, the college opened at the Serra Center, a temporary site on Washington Boulevard.[5]
In 1972, after a municipal bond for US$10 million (equivalent to $77 million in 2025) was issued, the college began construction of the new Ohlone College main campus on Mission Boulevard in Fremont.[citation needed]
Ernest J. Kump designed the original nine buildings that make up the academic village. Buildings added later to the campus include the performing arts center, the technology center, the child development center and the student services center.[citation needed]
In 1972, the Ohlone College Center for Deaf Studies and Special Services was established when the college opened its doors to 30 deaf and hard of hearing students.[citation needed]
In 2008, a second campus, the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, opened in Newark.[citation needed]
In 2020, Eric Bishop was selected to be the school's seventh president.[6]
In 2023, Charles S. Sasaki was appointed as the eighth and current president.[citation needed]
Sports
[edit]Ohlone fields teams in seven varsity sports (six men's, seven women's) including tennis, swimming, baseball, basketball, soccer, and water polo. It is a member of the CCCAA (California Community College Athletics Association) and of the Coast Conference.[7]
Academics
[edit]Ohlone offers associate degrees in the Arts and Sciences (AA and AS) equivalent to completing the two year undergraduate coursework in many subjects. Ohlone also offers job training programs that can be completed in less than the two-year cycle required and 60 units for a degree.[citation needed]
Center for Deaf Studies
[edit]The Center for Deaf Studies has up to 200 deaf and hard of hearing students in a single year.[citation needed]
Biotechnology high school outreach programs
[edit]Learning Alliance for Bioscience (LAB) Program is a National Science Foundation funded program that places high school students from underrepresented populations on an academic pathway to prepare for college degrees in biotechnology.[8]
Broadcasting Department
[edit]The broadcasting department provides two stations for student use:
- Film & television: ONTV 28, broadcast on Comcast and streamed online.
- Radio: KOHL 89.3 FM.
ONTV 28
[edit]The Broadcasting Dept: Film & Television offers classes in beginning and advanced short film and video production, television news, documentary production, video editing, writing for media, and shooting digital video.[citation needed]
ONTV produces a live newscast on Wednesday nights at 8:30 pm during the spring and fall semesters.[citation needed]
KOHL 89.3 FM
[edit]KOHL radio has been the host of notable individuals, such as civil rights activist Bobby Seale,[9][10] as well as actress Rita Moreno.[11][12]
Broadcasting Department alumni
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2026) |
Among dozens of producers, reporters, directors, and filmmakers working in film, television, and the Internet, notable graduates of the program have included:[citation needed]
- Tiffany Liou (WFAA reporter)
- Azemith Smith (KTVU reporter)
- Rebecca Strom (KRON-TV)
- Erin Tomasello (casting director)
- Tommy Tran (Anchor for CBS Sports)
- Betty Yu (KPIX-TV reporter)
Registered Nursing Department
[edit]Ohlone College offers an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the California Board of Registered Nurses. Students who graduate from this program are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN which leads to licensure as a registered nurse (RN).[citation needed]
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Department
[edit]Ohlone College's Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program is a two calendar year course of study leading to an Associate of Science Degree and eligibility to take the National PTA licensing examination.[citation needed]
Ohlone College's PTA program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.[citation needed]
Respiratory Therapist (RT) Department
[edit]The Respiratory Therapist is a licensed healthcare professional in cardio-pulmonary evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.[citation needed]
Upon completion of Respiratory Therapist program, graduates are eligible to sit for the California State License Examination for Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP). Once the RCP Credential has been attained graduates are eligible to sit for the Advanced Level Practitioner Examinations (RRT) of the National Board for Respiratory Care.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2019) |
- Ring Ayuel (born 1988), South Sudanese basketball player
- Glenn Dishman (born 1970), baseball pitcher and pitching coach
- Brian Dunning (born 1965), author
- Dina Ruiz Eastwood (born 1965, television personality, Salinas-Monterey news anchor)
- Larry Johannessen (1947–2009), author
- Kenney Mencher (born 1965), painter
- Anjuli Papineau, soccer player[13] and soul singer[14]
- Gary Plummer (born 1960), American footballer
Notable faculty
[edit]- Lev Kirshner (born 1969), soccer player and coach[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. State of California. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ City of Fremont The First Thirty Years, by Oral History Associates, Interprint, San Francisco, 1989, pp202-230.
- ↑ "UC Berkeley, Fremont Community Profile, Mission San Jose Timeline". Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "San Jose Mercury, 'Mr. Ohlone' who helped name Fremont college dies". 2013-04-05.
- ↑ First American Title, title report, 2005-02-28 Archived 2006-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Geha, Joseph (2020-04-14). "Eric Bishop selected as next president of Ohlone College". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Renegades Athletics: Renegades Athletics Official Website : Ohlone College, Fremont and Newark, California". Ohlone.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Learning Alliance for Bioscience". Web Page for College. Ohlone College. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ↑ "District News: Ohlone College, Fremont and Newark, California". Ohlone.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Panther leader Seale speaks at Ohlone on civil rights". Oakland Tribune. 2007-05-10. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Tri-City Voice Newspaper - Whats Happening - Fremont, Union City, Newark, California". Tricityvoice.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Washington Hospital - "Sharing Memories of a Lifetime" with Rita Moreno". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "2011 Sophomore Showcase Player Profiles". Ccsoccernews.com. California Community College Soccer Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Crowds jam Fremont Festival of the Arts". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Resources and Information". Clsc.us. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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