Fresno City College

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Fresno City College

Fresno City College Library completed in 1933. [1]
Former name	Fresno Junior College
Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1910
Parent institution	State Center Community College District,California Community Colleges system
Chancellor	Carole Goldsmith[2]
President	Robert Pimentel[3]
Students	21,002[4]
Location	Fresno , California , United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red and White
Mascot	Rams
Website	www.fresnocitycollege.edu
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	803

Fresno City College(FCCor "Fresno City") is apubliccommunity collegeinFresno, California. It is part of theState Center Community College Districtwithin theCalifornia Community Colleges system. Fresno City College operates on a semester schedule and offersassociate degreesand certificates.

The process of starting Fresno City College began in 1907 with the superintendent of schools C. L. McLane advocating for higher education in theSan Joaquin Valley. Fresno City College opened its doors in 1910 as Fresno Junior College with an inaugural class of 20 students and 3 instructors.^[5]At the time it was the first community college in the state of California and the second in the nation. It was located two miles south of today’s campus.^[5][6]

The college is accredited by theAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.^[7]It offersassociate degreesand acertificate of completion. Students can also apply to and attend the on-campus Police Academy, a basic police officer academy accredited by California Police Officer Standards and Training.

The Fresno City College campus is located near the Tower District in downtown Fresno. A new secondary campus, located south of Edison High School, is scheduled to open for the Fall 2023 semester.^[8]

Fresno City College is a part of the State Center Community College District (SCCCD). Robert Pimentel is the president of Fresno City College and Carole Goldsmith is the chancellor of the SCCCD.

• The Rampage(newspaper)
• City at a Glance(newsletter)
• The Ram's Tale(works from English & Art students)
• IntenseCITY(magazine)

The college athletic teams are named the Rams. Fresno City has won 369 Men's & Women's Conference Championships in total and 56 CCCAA State Championships. Men's Basketball (1955, 1963, 2005*, 2007 & 2012), Women's Soccer (1988 & 2017**), Baseball (1961, 1962, 1963, 1972 & 1992), Football (1968, 1969, 1972 & 1973), Women's Tennis (1999 & 2000), Men's Tennis (2004, 2012, 2013 & 2014) Women's Volleyball (2016 & 2021), Badminton (2016), Men's Soccer (2017 & 2019) Wrestling has won 12 CCCAA Duel Championships (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 & 2017) they have also won 17 Team Championships (1959, 1962, 1975, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)

• 2005 Fresno City Men's Basketball team went undefeated, 34-0
• 2009 Fresno City Men's Tennis team of Kirill Sinitsyn/Joao Nogueira were crowned Doubles Champions at theITANational Small College Championship
• 2017 Women's Soccer team went 25–0–2 and was awarded the JC Division III National Championship

Student body composition as of Fall 2017

Race and ethnicity[6]	Total
Hispanic	57.3%	57.3
White	20.9%	20.9
Asian	11.5%	11.5
Black	5.3%	5.3
Gender
Female	52.6%	52.6
Male	45.8%	45.8
Age
Under 20	31.6%	31.6
20 to 24	30.5%	30.5
25 to 39	28.1%	28.1
40 or more	9.9%	9.9

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• Harry Edwards, African-American sports sociologist and civil rights activist.^[9]
• Gary Soto, Mexican-American poet and children's author, professor of writing.^[10]

• Lloyd Allen, former Major League Baseball pitcher, played for the California Angels, Texas Rangers, & Chicago White Sox.^[11]
• Rob Deer, former Major League Baseball right fielder, played with the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Hanshin Tigers, and the San Diego Padres.^[12]
• Ted Lilly, former Major League Baseball pitcher, played for the Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs & Los Angeles Dodgers.^[13]
• Jim Maloney, former Major League Baseball pitcher and All-Star; played for the Cincinnati Reds & California Angels.^[14]
• Tom Seaver, former Major League Baseball pitcher, member of theBaseball Hall of Fame; played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox.^[15]
• Marcus Walden, Major League Baseball pitcher, played for the Boston Red Sox; currently in the Seattle Mariners organization.^[16]

• Greg Boyd- former NFL Defensive End with the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Raiders.
• Tony Curtis, former NFL tight end
• Zach Dilesformer NFL linebacker
• Tom Flores2-Time Super Bowl champion head coach of the Oakland Raiders, also former head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Flores is a member of the FCC Football Wall of Fame, Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.^[17]
• Matt GiordanoDefensive Back for the St. Louis Rams (Super Bowl Champion with the 2006 Indianapolis Colts) has played for Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints & Oakland Raiders.
• Jim Merloformer NFL linebacker
• Maurice Morrisformer NFL running back.
• Alex Stewart, formerNFLdefensive end, played for the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys.^[18]
• Andrew StewartretiredNFLandCFLdefensive end.
• Cameron Worrellformer defensive back, played for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins & New York Jets, former the Defensive backs coach for the Fresno City College Football team. Now sideline analyst for Fresno State Football on their flagship radio station 1340AM Fox Sports Radio.^[19]

• Rafer AlstonNBA Free-Agent (Member of the 2008/2009 Orlando Magic Eastern Conference Championship Team).^[20]
• Zoila Gurgelprofessional femalemixed martial artist, Won theBellatorWomen's 115 lb Championship.^[21]
• Madeline Pendletoninfluencer, author and entrepreneur

• Official website

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