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Laney College

Laney College was established in 1953 as Oakland City College. It is the flagship campus of the Peralta Community College District. The college is spread over 60 acres in Oakland, California. As of June 2008, Laney College had more than 13,000 students, including approximately 500 international students. The college offers more than 40 degrees and about 28 certificate programs. It is organized into the following academic units:

  • Division of Business, Math, and Sciences
  • Division of Community Partnerships and Workforce Development
  • Division of Fine and Applied Arts, Communications, and Physical Education
  • Division of Humanities, Language Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Division of Vocational Technology

According to the Laney College Fact Sheet of June 2008, the college has 29% African American, 32% Asian, 16% White, and 13% Latino students.

The sports teams of Laney College are known as the Eagles. The teams include football, baseball, track and field, volleyball, water polo, swimming and diving, and basketball. The mascot is named Eddie the Eagle.

Campus Location

900 Fallon St
Oakland, CA 94607
USA
Main Tel: (510) 834-5740
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in construction trades, beauty and cosmetology, cooking and culinary arts, science and laboratory technician, liberal arts, science, mathematics, and engineering technician.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of students.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate45638
1-2 year certificate14515
< 1 year certificate1258
2-4 year degree 26

Students

Student enrollment was 11,745 in 2007-2008 (6,387 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 564
Books and supplies$ 1,422

Financial Aid: Laney participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

  • Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (37 awarded)

  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (116 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Retailing and Retail Operations
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer
  • Information Technology
  • System Administration/Administrator
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (19 awarded)

  • Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  • Carpentry/Carpenter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (53 awarded)

  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DESIGN (0 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (21 awarded)

  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
  • Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (11 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (306 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

  • Graphic Communications
  • Journalism
  • Radio and Television

MUSIC (3 awarded)

  • Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (59 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

  • Commercial Photography
  • Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

  • Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

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