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College Of Marin

School Overview:

School Notes:

• College of Marin has been providing exceptional educational opportunities since 1926. The College has earned a reputation as a quality educational institution that provides a pathway for achievement and success for students of all ages. Each semester about 8,000 students are enrolled in over 1,100 credit classes. Approximately 100 international students participate in College of Marin's International Student Program, making for a culturally diverse educational experience. Nearly 6,000 students take advantage of the College's many outstanding community education and community services classes.
• In order to provide students with the opportunities they need, and to ensure that students achieve their specific goals and objectives, the College offers seventy Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs. To facilitate students' transfer to the four-year institution of their choice, the College has established approximately 200 transfer agreements with the University of California, California State University, and private colleges.
• In addition the College provides thirty-five two-year vocational and career programs, as well as providing basic skills, English as a Second Language (ESL) education, and community education classes. The College's workforce preparation programs provide the necessary skills for success in a globally competitive workforce environment. Whether the goal is career advancement, career change, or entering the workforce for the first time, the College offers a range of programs to help students succeed.
• Originally known as Marin Junior College when established in 1926, the College was renamed College of Marin in 1947. In 1985 College of Marin merged with Indian Valley College. This merger provided Marin residents with two campuses, the original campus located in Kentfield and the Indian Valley Campus in Novato. The two campuses serve a county population of approximately 250,000 residents.
• College of Marin is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• College of Marin may develop retail center (Ross Valley Reporter)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 07:12:05 am
  College of Marin is considering a plan that would bring a thriving retail center, with anchors such as a drugstore or hardware store and office space, to the Kentfield campus. The proposal would put these stores along College Avenue in the space currently occupied by a parking lot behind Woodlands Market.
• Music: The Russians are coming! (Pacific Sun)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:20:48 pm
  The expanded symphony tour presents a considerable challenge for the students and those community members who make up the orchestra, Flandreau says, but it also will offer new performance opportunities. by Greg Cahill
• COM's 'Club Mud' sale planned this weekend (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:07:43 am
  The College of Marin's "Club Mud" holiday sale, featuring hundreds of original ceramic works by faculty, staff and students, will take place from 10 a.
• College of Marin trustee calls union leaders 'bullies' (Marin Independent Journal)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:36:42 am
  In her final appearance as a member of the College of Marin board, Trustee Annan Paterson launched a Parthian shot at the faculty union, accusing professors of bullying and intimidating both students and fellow teachers.
• 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.

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