Santa Rosa Junior College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Santa Rosa Junior College, or SRJC, was founded in 1918 and is the tenth oldest, two-year, community college of California. In addition to its 190 acre main campus, in the city of Santa Rosa in California, the college has another 40-acre campus in Petaluma. SRJC attracts students from over 40 countries around the world.

SRJC is organized into various academic units and offers more than 70 major programs. Some of the departments are agriculture sciences, behavioral sciences, business administration, culinary arts, and mathematics.

Santa Rosa Junior College offers several scholarships including the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Continuing Student Scholarship, Judson Memorial Scholarship, SRJC Foundation Transferring Student Scholarship, Alex Ling Memorial Scholarship, and Margaret B. Trussell Memorial Scholarships.

There are many active student organizations in SRJC including the scholastic honor society of Alpha Gamma Sigma, American Sign Language Club, Black Students Union, and Player’s Club are a few prominent ones.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Santa Rosa Junior College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 67% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 20,298 in 2009-2010 (14,698 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 19% 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)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology
• Agricultural Production Operations
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (6 awarded)

• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (28 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (118 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (70 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (80 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (30 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (24 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (126 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (17 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (708 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (82 awarded)

• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (239 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (30 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1,166 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (48 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

• Drawing
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (11 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (86 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1,179 awarded)

• Corrections
• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (0 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew