City College of San Francisco, or CCSF, is a two-year community college in San Francisco, California. The Ocean Avenue campus, in the Ingleside neighborhood, is the college's primary locale. City College of San Francisco is one of the largest community colleges in the country, with an annual enrollment of more than 100,000 students. [1] [2]

History

City College first opened in August 1935; the Ocean Avenue campus opened 1940. [3] [4] [5]

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community

CCSF established the first gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies department in the U.S. (1989), teaching courses in Queer Studies.

Currently, there are Queer Alliance and the Queer Resource Center on campus. The former is a student group. [6] [7] [8]

CCSF was the first college to offer women training as aircraft mechanics,^{[citation needed]} and established one of the first Women's Studies programs in the nation. [9],

On campus, there are numerous student activity groups, gender-specific courses, and health services. For example, the Women's Resource Center and Library (Smith Hall, 103-104) offers women on campus an opportunity to network with academic support services and resources, and Project Survive is a campus peer education group working to promote healthy relationships and end abuse and sexual violence. [10] [11]

Hotel and restaurant management programs

Founded in 1936, the program is the oldest two-year hospitality program in the country and oldest of any kind emphasizing culinary arts, with an annual average enrollment of 200 international students. [12]

Administration

The district for City College is an independent co-extensive with the City and County of San Francisco. Its Board of Trustees is elected by San Francisco residents. District funds are allocated from the state legislature, local property taxes, student tuition and fees, lottery funds, sales tax funds, and miscellaneous sources. The district's programs are certified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Budget (2005–06)

Revenue (estimate): $161.6 million

Sources:

• Legislative funding - 76.9%
• Sales tax - 8%
• Partnership for Excellence - 4.2%
• non-Resident 2.9%
• California State Lottery - 3.3%
• Beginning balance - 2.2%
• Other - 2.5%

Expenditures (estimate): $161.2 million

Allocations:

• Academic and student support services - 75%
• General institutional services - 13%
• Operating and maintenance - 9%
• Planning and policy making - 3%

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Science Building atop Cloud Hill as viewed from Ram Plaza (the Quad); a CCSF police car patrols along Cloud Circle.

Campuses

• Airport Campus (SFO, Building 928)
• Alemany Campus
• Castro/Valencia Campus
• Chinatown/North Beach Campus
• Downtown Campus
• Evans Campus (Bayview District, Evans at 3rd)
• John Adams Campus (North of Panhandle, Masonic at Hayes)
• Mission Campus/El Colegio de la Misión
• Ocean Campus Main (main campus, Ingleside)
• Southeast Campus (Bayview District, Phelps at Oakdale)
• Fort Mason Art Center (Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard)
• Adult Learning & Tutorial Center (31 Gough Street)

Crime and safety

City College of San Francisco is located in urban environment and has the associated crime. Crime statistics are maintained by the San Francisco Community College District Police Department(SFCCDPD). The SFCCDPD employs twenty eight police officers and nine civilian personnel. The SFCCDPD's primary jurisdiction is the San Francisco Community College District and adjacent streets and sidewalks. The SFCCDPD's arrest authority extends to any place within the State of California. The officers employed by the Community College District must graduate from a POST certified academy and also attend continuing training in law enforcement and other appropriate topics. Community College Police Officers are granted full time peace officer arrest authority pursuant to Penal Code Section 830.32 and Education Code Section 72330. There are police officers on the Ocean Campus 24 hours a day 365 days a year. The San Francisco Community College District Police do not carry firearms.

Public transportation

The Ocean Avenue campus is accessible from BART's (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and MUNI (San Francisco Municipal Railway). BART passengers can travel from larger distances in the East Bay, downtown San Francisco, or San Mateo County to the Balboa Park station. Passengers using MUNI can take the K-Ingleside line or one of several bus lines. Other campuses are also accessible on public transportation. A shared (BART/MUNI) station is about 2 blocks from the edge of campus, the station is Balboa Park Station.

Murals at the Ocean Campus

A large mural, Pan American Unity, created in 1940 by Diego Rivera is exhibited in the theatre lobby, and may be viewed during open hours. Visit the mural website at: http://www.riveramural.org . Also, the student union building's front façade is painted with a large multicultural mural.

Notable students

See also: City College of San Francisco alumni (category)

• Joe Angel, radio broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles
• Bill Bixby, actor, notably in the 1970s television series The Incredible Hulk
• Helen Crlenkovich, 1939 national diving champion, 1940 Olympic Team member
• Robert Demmons, former San Francisco Fire Chief
• Danny Glover, actor and director
• Peter Max Lawrence, performance artist
• Lee Meriwether, former Miss America and actor
• Pat Paulsen, statesman, winemaker and comic
• O.J. Simpson, professional football hall-of-famer
• Damian Harrell, professional arena football player for the Colorado Crush
• Gibril Wilson, Defensive back New York Giants

References

• History of CCSF [14]
• Women's Studies History at City College [15]
• Campus Peer Educators Project Survive [16]
• Queer Studies Department [17]
• SF Chamber of Commerce [18]
• Stem Cells and Biotech Info (pdf) [19]
• Student Enrollment by Year [20]
• Career and Technical Education Programs [21]
• Budgetary info [22]
• A Short History: Seventy years of making dreams into reality (pdf) [23]
• Women's Resource Center [24]
• Schedule of Classes [25]

External links

• City College of San Francisco (CCSF)
• CCSF Community Outreach
• Personal photo tour: Virtual walkabout of CCSF, part of a large web site about San Francisco.

Universities and Colleges in San Francisco, California

Academy of Art University • Alliant International University • Art Institute of California • Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry • California College of the Arts • California Culinary Academy • California Institute of Integral Studies • City College of San Francisco • Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising • Golden Gate University • New College of California • San Francisco Art Institute • San Francisco Conservatory of Music • San Francisco State University • University of California, Hastings College of the Law • University of California, San Francisco • University of San Francisco

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