Ohlone College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Ohlone College was founded in 1965 and is the flagship campus of the Ohlone Community College District. In addition to the Fremont campus, the college has a satellite center in Newark, California, known as the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology. The college was named after the Ohlone Indians of the Costanoan tribe, the original inhabitants of the Fremont and Newark area. Ohlone College is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Biotechnology Department
• Broadcasting Department
• Fine Arts, Business, and Communication Division
• Health Sciences Division

Some of the active student organizations of Ohlone College are Alpha Gamma Sigma, American Sign Language Club, Chinese Student Association, Game Developer's Club, Health Care Coalition, Psychology Club, and Table Tennis Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, drama and performing arts, liberal arts, computer science and engineering, art studies, and therapy and counseling.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,896 in 2009-2010 (6,802 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (56 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (24 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Dance
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (240 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (18 awarded)

• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (46 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing
• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (87 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant