Chabot College
President Jamal A. Cooks[1] | | |
Administrative staff | 516 | |
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Students | 13,145[2] | |
Location | , , United States 37°38′28″N 122°6′20″W / 37.64111°N 122.10556°W | |
Campus | Suburban, 94 acres (380,000 m2) | |
Affiliations | Chabot-Las Positas Community College District | |
Mascot | Gladiator | |
Website | www.chabotcollege.edu | |
Chabot College (Chabot or CC;
History
Chabot College was the first college opened by the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. The formation of a "junior college district" was approved by the voters on January 10, 1961, and the first board of trustees elected on April 18, 1961. Chabot College opened for classes on September 11, 1961, on a 7.5-acre (30,000 m2) temporary site in San Leandro with an enrollment of 1,163 students. The 94-acre (380,000 m2) Chabot College site on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward opened for its first day of classes on September 20, 1965.
The college primarily serves residents of
The school is named for noted Bay Area entrepreneur Anthony Chabot.
Organization and administration
In 2023, Jamal A. Cooks became president of the college.[1]
Academic profile
Chabot offers a curriculum of over 175 majors of study,
The college features six academic divisions: Applied Technology and Business, Language Arts, Math and Sciences, Physical Education and Health, the College of the Arts, and Social Sciences.[5] The Business program offers degrees in business, Accounting, Retail Management, Business Management, Marketing and certificates in various areas, including Accounting, Health Care Management, Human Resources Assistant, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Marketing, Retailing, Management, etc.[6]
Accreditation
Chabot College is accredited by the
Educational paths
Chabot provides the following academic pathways:
- Technical and career-vocational education programs
- Transfer education programs to four-year universities
- General education
- Basic skills instruction
- English as a second language programs
- Community and continuing Education programs
- Radio & Television Broadcasting
Student life
Radio station KCRH
KCRH is an 18 watt radio station operated by the mass communications class at Chabot.
Television station KCTH 27
Chabot College's Television Studio was established when the college first opened in 1964. It was the first West Coast College Television Station with 5 On Campus Channels that allowed instructors to receive 5 independent
Athletics
Chabot College has 16 intercollegiate sports.[7]
In 1987 the Chabot College ultimate disc team won the intercollegiate national championship.[8]
The Bay Area Ambassadors soccer team has played at the Gladiator Stadium from 2009 to 2012.
Noted people
Notable alumni
- Jeff Barnes, former NFL player
- Cliff Burton, bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica
- Lester Conner, basketball coach
- Stephanie Chandler, entrepreneur and author
- Mark Davis, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Tim Davis, football player
- Tamara De Treaux, actress who played E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Ed Galigher, defensive lineman for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets
- Chris Geile, offensive lineman for the NFL's Detroit Lions
- Tom Hanks, Academy Award-winning actor[9]
- Bruce Henderson, journalist and author
- Robert Jenkins, former NFL player
- Stevie Johnson, wide receiver for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers
- Von Joshua, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Eric Lane, former NFL player
- Darren Lewis, Major League Baseball outfielder
- Lorenzo Lynch, former NFL player
- Bip Roberts, All-Star Major League Baseball second baseman
- Brandon Kolb, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Aaron Ledesma, Major League Baseball infielder
- Mike McRae, Olympic long jumper
- Doug Padilla, Olympic distance runner
- Carl Potts, comic book artist
- Rick Rodriguez, Major League Baseball pitcher
- major league baseballteam
- Cal Stevenson (born 1996), baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Junior Tautalatasi, former NFL player
- Adrian Ward, former NFL player
- Lyle West, former NFL football player with NY Giants, played in Super Bowl XXXV
- Ned Yost, former Milwaukee Brewers and current Kansas City Royals manager
- Mike Young, Major League Baseball outfielder
Faculty
- Marshall Drummond, business professor
- Helen Feyler-Switz, art instructor
- S. Floyd Mori, economics professor
References
- ^ a b "College Presidents". Chabot College. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ California, State of. "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Chabot College". Chabotcollege.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "CaliforniaColleges.edu - Chabot College Campus Tour". Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2006.
- ^ "Chabot College". Chabotcollege.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Official Chabot College Website". Chabotcollege.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Athletic Department". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "UPA College Ultimate Champions". Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ^ Hanks, Tom (January 14, 2015). ""I Owe It All to Community College: Tom Hanks on His Two Years at Chabot College"". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2016.