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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:

• Solano Community College students stage 'funeral' (The Vacaville Reporter)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:16:34 am
  With Chopin's "Death March" filling the campus quad, protesting Solano Community College students staged a mock funeral Thursday, saying "farewell" to programs, staff and services.
• Solano College protest takes grave tone (Vallejo Times-Herald)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:07:58 am
  FAIRFIELD -- With Chopin's "Death March" filling the campus quad, protesting Solano Community College students staged a mock funeral Thursday, saying farewell to programs, staff and services.Dressed as the grim reaper, one protester led a funeral procession as six
• Solano College board members look to closed car dealership for expansion (Vallejo Times-Herald)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 09:07:48 am
  With an eye toward expanding the Solano Community College's Vallejo Center, board members Wednesday toured the closed Cornelius Ford dealership to see what the building offers.Less than a mile away, the former car dealership is at Columbus Parkway and Admiral Callaghan
• SCC will accept no new students in nurse program until fall of 2010 (Vallejo Times-Herald)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 09:07:18 am
  FAIRFIELD -- For hundreds of would-be nurses on a waiting list to get into Solano Community College's popular nursing program, the wait has become even longer.The college has closed the doors to new students hoping to enter the nursing program in the spring semester, said
• College fair today for students from Solano, Napa area (The Vacaville Reporter)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:14:43 pm
  Students in Solano and Napa counties can meet representatives from nearly 30 colleges and institutions at the second annual fall college fair sponsored by the cities of Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Benicia and Napa. The fair is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.

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