Santa Rosa Junior College
Tel:
(707)527-4011
- Widely regarded as one of the finest community colleges in the state, Santa Rosa Junior College is known for its academic rigor, its outstanding vocational training programs, superb faculty, comprehensive student services, and excellent facilities.
School Highlights
- Santa Rosa Junior College serves 23,144 students (31% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 38:1 is lower than the state community college average of 44:1.
- Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 68%.
- Santa Rosa Junior College is one of 2 community colleges within Sonoma County, CA.
- The nearest community college is Empire College School of Business (1.10 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 606 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Santa Rosa Junior College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 606 staff | 97 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 23,144 students | 7,516 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 38:1 | 44:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 7,125 students | 1,613 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 16,019 students | 5,903 students |
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| % American Indian/Alaskan | 1% | - |
| % Asian | 4% | 13% |
| % Hispanic | 23% | 37% |
| % Black | 2% | 7% |
| % White | 64% | 32% |
| % Hawaiian | - | - |
| % Two or more races | 4% | 3% |
| % Unknown races | 2% | 5% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.53 | 0.73 |
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| College Completion Rate | 34% | 29% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $41,300 | $34,900 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Santa Rosa Junior College, founded in 1918, is the tenth oldest of California's 108 publicly funded, two-year community colleges. From its initial freshman class of 19 students in 1918, SRJC has grown into one of the largest single college districts in the country: the Sonoma County Junior College District. SRJC offers a strong general education program for students planning to transfer to four-year colleges and universities, as well as more than 140 occupational programs designed to prepare students for the workforce. The college grants both associate of arts (A.A.) and associate of sciences (A.S.) degrees. SRJC offers comprehensive transfer preparatory and career training programs at dozens of sites, including two beautiful campuses in Petaluma and Santa Rosa that are located 35 and 52 miles north of San Francisco, respectively. Both the oak-studded Santa Rosa Campus, which is largely characterized by elegant turn-of-the-century brick buildings on over 100 acres, and the 40-acre contemporary adobe style Petaluma Campus, offer a distinct and welcoming atmosphere that is highly conducive to student learning and to employment. The college operates a self-sustaining 365-acre Shone Farm near the Russian River, a progressive Technology Academy in Telecom Valley, a new student run gourmet Culinary Arts Center in downtown Santa Rosa, and a top flight Public Safety Center Training Center in Windsor. SRJC has international education programs in Europe and Central America, conference winning athletic programs, nationally ranked speech and debate teams, a national recognized Summer Repertory Theatre, Planetarium, the Jesse Peter Native American Museum, and Art Gallery. At SRJC we focus on the student, and the successes that our students have achieved are evidence of that attention. While we traditionally enroll approximately 36,000 students each semester, our class sizes are small and students have the opportunity to work closely with their instructors. Our transfer students who go on to four-year colleges and universities do as well as (and in many cases, better than) students who began their college careers at a four-year institution. Students who complete one of more than 150 vocational certificates enter the workforce well trained to succeed in business and industry.
Nearby Schools
- College Location Mi. Students
- Empire College School of BusinessPrivate, for profit417 students | 1.10 Mi3035 Cleveland Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707)546-4000 1.10417 - Napa Valley CollegePublic6,348 students | 27.10 Mi2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy
Napa, CA 94558
(707)253-3000 27.106,348 - Solano Community CollegePublic9,824 students | 35.80 Mi4000 Suisun Valley Rd
Fairfield, CA 94534
(707)864-7000 35.809,824 - College of MarinPublic5,500 students | 35.90 Mi835 College Ave
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415)457-8811 35.905,500 - Contra Costa CollegePublic6,697 students | 39.40 Mi2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510)235-7800 39.406,697
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