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Solano Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Solano Community College is a tradition in Solano County. Established in 1945 as Vallejo Junior College, Solano was part of the Vallejo Unified School District until 1967 when the College became a countywide institution. The 192-acre campus, centrally located just off Interstate 80, was completed in 1971 and opened with 5,000 students. Since then, facilities, programs, staff and services have expanded to meet the growing needs of a growing county.
• Solano College is part of California's public community college system of 109 campuses in 72 districts across the state. The College's service area encompasses the communities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Suisun, Vacaville, Vallejo and Winters, as well as Travis Air Force Base. Many graduates of the area's fifteen public high schools and three private schools take advantage of the educational opportunities offered by Solano Community College.
• Solano's classes are held during two semesters each year (Spring and Fall), plus Summer sessions. Flexible scheduling, designed for students' convenience, includes day, evening and Saturday classes, held on and off the campus, and via the Internet, television, and travel study. Short-term classes, open-entry/open-exit formats, and special interest workshops and seminars add to this scheduling flexibility.
• With the current student population of 12,000 divided between day and evening, the Solano College campus is alive at all hours offering academic study and occupational training to all area residents.
• Profile last updated: 03/23/2009.

In the News:

• Corning swimmers qualify for Junior Olympics (Corning Observer)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 04:07:07 pm
  Two swimmers from Corning have achieved qualifying times for the Sierra Nevada Short Course Junior Olympics to be held in Fairfield at the Solano Community College on March 20-21. Halle Ohlin, 12, will be swimming in the 50-yard freestyle and the...
• Solano College hosts Haiti fundraiser (The Vacaville Reporter)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 09:31:34 am
  Solano Community College will host a fundraiser to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti on Friday at the Fairfield campus' theater, 4000 Suisun Valley Road.
• Learn about herb gardens at Solano College (The Vacaville Reporter)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 09:31:04 am
  A one-day workshop, "The Medicinal and Edible Herb Garden," will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 24 in the Horticulture Building Room 1001 at Solano Community College, 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield.
• SCC offers classes of interest to gardeners on pruning and herbs (Vallejo Times-Herald)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 09:07:26 am
  Two upcoming gardening classes are taking place through Solano Community College's community education program.Basic pruning principles is a three-week workshop starting this week and held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in Room 1001 of the Horticultural Building on the
• SCC course opens career options (The Vacaville Reporter)
  posted on March 6, 2010 at 09:31:23 am
  Using a small blowtorch and with fiery sparks flying, Solano Community College student Kevin Vasquez cut a thick, rusty pipe into smaller pieces in the school's welding shop.

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