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College of Marin

Coordinates:37°57′20″N122°32′56″W / 37.955568°N 122.548885°W /37.955568; -122.548885
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College of Marin
Type Publiccommunity college
Established 1926
Parent institution
Marin Community College District
Accreditation ACCJC
Superintendent/
President		 Jonathan Eldridge
Students 4,283 (all undergraduate) (Fall 2023)[1]
Location
Kentfieldand Novato, California
,
United States
Campus Suburban
Kentfield, 27 acres (11 ha)
Indian Valley, 360 acres (150 ha)
Colors Black & gold
Nickname The Mariners
Sporting affiliations
Bay Valley Conference
Website www.marin.edu

TheCollege of Marin, (known asMarin Junior College, 1926-1947) is apubliccommunity collegeinMarin County, California, with two campuses, one inKentfield, and the second inNovato. It is the only institution operated by theMarin Community College District.

The College of Marin has been in operation since 1926. Each semester, about 10,000 students are enrolled in over 1,100 credit classes. Approximately 100 international students participate in the College of Marin's International Student Program. Nearly 6,000 students attend the college'scommunity educationandcommunity servicesclasses. The College of Marin is known for its theatre department, which has the highest transfer acceptance toJuilliardof any two-year college in the nation.[2]

History

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The college offers seventy Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs, and has established approximately 200transferagreements with theUniversity of California,California State University, and privatecolleges. In addition, the college provides 35 two-year vocational and career programs, as well as providing basic skills,English as a second languageeducation, andcommunity educationclasses.

Kentfield campus main sign

Originally known as Marin Junior College when established in 1926, the college was renamed College of Marin in 1947. In 1985 College of Marin merged with Indian Valley College. This merger provided Marin residents with two campuses, the original campus located in Kentfield and the Indian Valley Campus in Novato. The two campuses serve a county population of approximately 250,000 residents.

The Echo Times

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The Echo Timesis the college's monthly student-run newspaper.

Governance

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The College of Marin is governed as part of theMarin Community College District(MCCD), thecommunity college districtservingMarin County, California. MCCD is one of sixCalifornia community college districtsthat is considered "basic aid", or "self-supporting", and therefore receives most of its operating revenue from local property taxes rather than State apportionment (since local property tax revenues exceed apportionment figures).

The MCCD is governed by seven members of aboard of trusteeselected by-area to four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, three members chosen the year after apresidential electionand four chosen the year before. The students also elect one non-voting student trustee, who serves a one-year term and can participate in discussions and make and second motions so long as they are not related toreal estatenegotiations,personnelorcollective bargaining.

Partial view of the Kentfield campus AC building

Athletics

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Fall

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Winter

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Spring

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Student body association

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In 1927 the students of College of Marin organized anunincorporated associationnamed "The Associated Students of Marin Junior College". On October 8, 1932, they filed in the office of theCalifornia Secretary of Statea document titled "Articles of Incorporation of The Associated Students of Marin Junior College". The filing of that document transformed The Associated Students of Marin Junior College into acorporation. On March 1, 1991, the students filed a "Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation". The filing of that amendment changed the corporation's name to "Associated Students College of Marin".[3]

California law provides that, "The governing board of each community college district shall establish, maintain, operate, and govern one or more community colleges".[4]The Board of Trustees of Marin Community College District has authorized the students of the district to organize a "student body association".[5]The district's governing board has recognized that Associated Students College of Marin is a student body association. The governing board has also recognized Associated Students College of Marin "as the official voice for the students in District decision-making processes".[6]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^"College Navigator - College of Marin".
  2. ^"California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office > CollegeDetails". Archived fromthe originalon 2016-06-10. Retrieved2016-05-09.
  3. ^Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation. Filed March 1, 1991. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^California Education Code Section 70902.
  5. ^California Education Code Section 76060.
  6. ^Marin Community College District Policy No. 5400.
  7. ^"Dian Fossey - Biography".Helping people. Saving gorillas. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2010. Retrieved18 August2012.
  8. ^"Art Schallock Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac".www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved2022-07-16.
  9. ^Borenstein, Seth; Chang, Alicia (August 16, 2012)."Tam grad involved in Mars mission gains attention as part of new geek chic: mohawks are in, pocket protectors out".Marin Independent Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved19 August2012.[permanent dead link]
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