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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
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| Established | 1916; 110 years ago (1916) |
Parent institution | Los Rios Community College District |
| Accreditation | ACCJC |
| President | Albert Garcia |
| Students | 23,680[1] |
| Location | ,, United States 38°32′30″N121°29′28″W / 38.541578°N 121.491075°W /38.541578; -121.491075 |
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| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | scc.losrios.edu |
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Sacramento City College (SCC) is apubliccommunity college inSacramento, California.[2] SCC is part of theLos Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009.[3] It is accredited by theAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC),[4] offering Associate in Science (A.S) and Associate in Art (A.A.) degrees.
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Founded in 1916 as a department ofSacramento High School, Sacramento City College is the seventh oldest public community college inCalifornia and the oldest institution of higher learning in Sacramento.
Rare for its time, Sacramento City College was founded by a woman (Belle Cooledge) and with an all female class as its first graduates, the college began with the spirit of inclusion at its very heart. First known asSacramento Junior College, Cooledge founded the college to provide a safe, welcoming place for students to learn the basics for a college education, and to be a gathering spot for extra-curricular activities that would bring the community together.
In 1922, the citizens of Sacramento organized a junior college district, effectively granting Sacramento Junior College its administrative independence from Sacramento High School. This plan of organization remained in force until 1936, when the college became a part of the Sacramento City Unified School District.
Twenty-eight years later, as a result of a March 17, 1964, election, Sacramento City College separated from theSacramento City Unified School District to join the newly organized Los Rios Junior College District, which took over the operation ofAmerican River College and Sacramento City College. Los Rios paid the total of $1.00 for the 75-acre (300,000 m2) Sacramento City College Campus. In October 1967, the Sacramento Pop Festival was held at the main campus'Charles C. Hughes Stadium. In 1970, the newly renamed Los Rios Community College District opened a third campus,Cosumnes River College.Folsom Lake College has recently been added to the district.
There are over 50 student clubs and groups on campus, although there are no officialfraternities orsororities.[5] The campus does not offer any dorms.[6]
The Sacramento City College yearbook was called the Pioneer when initially published in the 1920s. The format changed in the early 1970s, and it was discontinued by 1980. The school newspaper-originally named "the Blotter" in the 1920s—would be called "The Pony Express" for several decades. It is now called "the Express."
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross Country |
| Cross Country | Golf |
| Football | Soccer |
| Swimming & diving | Softball |
| Track & field | Swimming & diving |
| Wrestling | Tennis |
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The Sacramento City College Panthers are members of theCalifornia Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), and the Big 8 Conference. SCC fields 18 teams, including 10 women's teams and 8 men's teams. The baseball program has demonstrated the most consistent success with 37 league titles, 5 state titles, and 1 national title. On the women's side, the track and field team won 3 straight state titles (2003, 2004, 2005), while the softball program won 4 state titles between 1988 and 2004. Sac City's athletic alumni have competed in the Olympic Games, the World Series, the NFL playoffs, and a world championship boxing match. Several of its coaches (and former coaches) have coached or served in administrative positions on a national and international level, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, and Major League Baseball.
Some of the notable alumni of Sacramento City college includeJessica Chastain –Academy Award-winning actressJessica Chastain,[7] seniorUnited States district judgeMorrison C. England Jr., and CongressmanJohn E. Moss.
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