San José City College (SJCC) is a public community college in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1921, opening its doors as San José Junior College to students in September of that year.

In 1953, San José Unified School District took over the college's operation from San José State University. The college moved to its present location in the Fruitdale neighborhood of West San Jose in the same year. The college's name changed to "San José City College" in 1958.

Notable buildings on campus include the San José City College Library, the Science Complex, the Robert N. Chang Student Center, the Carmen N. Castellano Fine Arts Center, and the Technology Center, among others.

San José City College Library

The library opened in June 2003. It features wireless internet access and data ports throughout the building, an electronic research laboratory with 30 personal computers, an electronic whiteboard, and a variety of learning software.

Carmen N. Castellano Fine Arts Center

The Carmen N. Castellano Fine Arts Center opened in 2012. It is named after longtime local arts advocate and community organizer Carmen N. Castellano. The center includes a fine arts gallery, a theatre and performance space, and classrooms for relevant departments.

KJCC

KJCC 104.1 FM is a low-power FM radio station operated by San José City College students. KJCC began broadcasting in 1978. Radio classes were cancelled in fall 1994 due to budget cuts; the station has since been operated by campus clubs.

Notable people

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Alumni

  • Amy Tan, National Book Award-winning author of The Joy Luck Club
  • Ato Boldon, Olympics gold-medalist
  • Bob Mead, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
  • Bob Toledo, head coach for the UCLA Bruins football
  • Chris Cain, Blues Music Award-winning musician
  • Dave Laut, two time NCAA-champion athlete
  • Dave Righetti, All-Star player for the New York Yankees
  • Dave Stieb All-Star player for the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Diamara Planell, Olympic athlete
  • Erik Bakich, coach of the Michigan Wolverines
  • Johnpaul Jones, award-winning architect of the National Museum of the American Indian
  • Scott Erickson, 1991 World Series-champion baseball player
  • Sonia Sheridan, founder of Generative Systems
  • Marcos Pinedo, notable art dealer and collector
  • Millard Hampton, Olympic silver-medalist

Faculty

  • Marie E. Johnson-Calloway, mixed-media artist
  • John Shrader, Professor of Journalism, has an extensive background in television and radio sports anchoring and sports reporting. For more than 15 years, John was a sports anchor/sports reporter/talk show host for KNBR Radio in San Francisco. He was a television sports anchor in San Jose for ten years, first at KNTV-TV and then KICU-TV. He also was the San Jose Sharks intermission host and rink-side reporter for the 2006–07 season on FSN Bay Area.

References

  • Official website
  • San Jose City College Times, college newspaper