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Laney College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Laney is the largest of the four colleges (13,000 students) in the Peralta Community College District, which serves the six cities of Northern Alameda County (Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont). Ours is a unique institution, and we are fiercely proud of its long history and ongoing commitment to service. A crucial part of that commitment is ensuring the quality of your education as well as your overall campus experience. Our success, after all, is inseparable from yours and student learning is our first priority.
• The Laney college campus, which opened in 1970, is a vibrant and safe environment in a central location in downtown Oakland on 60 acres of land. Laney is across the street from the Oakland Museum and the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center. We are also one block from the Lake Merritt Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station and two blocks from the Alameda County Courthouse and beautiful Lake Merritt. The campus is in walking distance to Oakland's Chinatown and is easily accessible to the famous Jack London Square
• Laney is well known for its outstanding student newspaper, the Laney Tower; its Transfer Opportunity Center; and its array of quality academic and occupational course offerings. In addition, Associate degrees are offered in more than twenty (20) Liberal Arts and Science fields. Laney transfers more students per year to UC Berkeley than any other college of its size in the United States. Many other Laney students transfer to California State University campuses, local and out-of-state independent institutions and historically black colleges and universities.
• The faculty and staff are our campus' greatest asset. Laney's wonderful diversity, set in the midst of a lively urban center, makes it particularly wealthy in human potential.Laney is a vibrant campus with a comprehensive educational offering, where students are challenged and inspired to actualize their highest potential.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Peralta ended no-bid contract over dissatisfaction with Laney work (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:08:30 pm
  The Peralta Community College District declined to renew the contract for a company owned by Mark Lindquist, a longtime friend and business partner of Chancellor Elihu Harris, because Laney College leaders were unhappy with the work.
• College of Marin president plans to retire next year (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:36:45 am
  College of Marin President Frances White stunned campus officials and faculty Tuesday by announcing she will retire at the end of the current school year, a year before the end of her contract.
• Bay Area local scoreboard for Nov. 17 (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:18:02 am
  BASKETBALL-MNonconference Saturday Ohlone 74, De Anza 61Ohlone (4-0)Love 0 0-1 0, Q. Johnson 1 0-0 3, Sawyer 6 5-6 18, Clark 5 11-13 23, Barnes 1 0-0 2, Briggs 0 3-6 3, Gray 1 0-2 2, Gardner 0 2-2 2, Burton 1 2-2 4, Jones 2 2-2 7.
• Mitchell makes smooth transition (Vallejo Times-Herald)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 08:16:56 am
  Jeremy Mitchell made his mark as a basketball player with the Benicia Panthers, but these days you won't find him anywhere near the hardwood.Now, Mitchell plays tight end for the Utah State Aggies, a far cry from his days on the Panthers' varsity basketball squad from 2001
• Housekeepers and nannies rally for worker rights (Walnut Creek Journal)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:15:46 am
  SAN FRANCISCO — It was an encounter with a Berkeley homeowner five years ago that made Sylvia Lopez realize how vulnerable she was to the whims of her employers.

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