Overview

Established in 1965, Ohlone College serves the cities of Newark, Fremont, and part of Union City located in the southeast area (East Bay Area) of the San Francisco Bay area, California Ohlone is part of the Ohlone Community College District.
In January of 2005, the College introduced a new logo to more fully represent the Ohlone heritage of our name. The new logo represents two eagle feathers suspended from the sun. The rays shooting off from the sun look like arrowhead points aimed in the four compass directions, a traditional Native American symbol. The white band around the sun represents the "O" in Ohlone.The two feathers, another traditional symbol, also serve as a reminder of the Native American traditions that Ohlone has emulated with their goals of being more environmentally aware in our building and our practices and celebrating and promoting cultural diversity.

Mission Statement
The mission of Ohlone College is to serve the community by offering instruction for basic skills, career entry, university transfer, economic development, and personal enrichment for all who can benefit from our instruction in an environment where student learning success is highly valued, supported, and continually assessed.
Ohlone enrolls 19,000 students per year at our Fremont and Newark campuses and online.

• Ohlone offers 180 degrees and academic programs.
• Every year more than 500 students transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
• About 600 students graduate with degrees or earn vocational certificates every year.
• Ohlone College employs about 465 part-time and full-time faculty and 235 support and management personnel.

Ohlone College is accredited by the Accrediting Commision for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Acceditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Ohlone has been accredited since 1970.

Location & Facilities

Fremont Campus
The Fremont campus opened in September 1974 and is located on a beautiful 534-acre hillside above southern Alameda County between Highways 680 and 880. With 300 acres reserved for open space, the campus offers a peaceful learning environment for students. Natural features including black oak, chaparral, and seasonal springs dominate the landscape and welcome wildlife alongside the academic environment.
Additions to the Fremont campus are the fine and performing arts center, the Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (which opened in 1995); the business and technology center, the Morris and Alvirda Hyman Hall (2002); and, currently under construction, the Student Services Center located at the southern end of the campus where Building 7 was formerly located. Groundbreaking for the Student Supoprt Services Building occurred in March 2007 and the Student Supoprt Services Building is scheduled for completion in the 2009-2010 academic year.

Newark Center Campus
Early in its history Ohlone began offering satellite classes in Newark to better serve students at the north and west ends of the district. In 2001 voters approved a bond committing $100 million to building a campus site in Newark. The groundbreaking took place in May 2005 and the new facility, known at the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, opened in January 2008. The building actually consists of five buildings merged into one for greater energy efficiency and to conserve land use and cost. The Newark Center focuses on cutting edge vocational programs including health sciences, biotechnology, and environmental studies.
A variety of housing options are available to Ohlone College international students.

• Homestay
• Taylor Hall at DeVry
• Rooms for Rent
• Short-Term Hotels

Homestay
Live with a host family while studying at Ohlone College! Homestays provide international students the chance to:

• Learn more about American culture,
• Practice English, and
• Live in a comfortable and secure environment.

Ohlone College works with International Student Placements (ISP) and IHPS Homestays, homestay providers with many years of experience matching students with comfortable host families. Families are located within commuting distance to Ohlone College.

Taylor Hall Dormitory, DeVry University
Although there is no dormitory housing on the Ohlone College campus, we have an agreement with DeVry University in Fremont to provide housing for Ohlone College students. Students live in a newly built resident hall, Taylor Hall, with many amenities and services. Learn more about Taylor Hall at DeVry.

Rooms for Rent
You may wish to contact International Student Placements (see Homestay) for information on available rooms for rent near Ohlone College. You may also wish to check other websites for housing information, such as Craigslist: East Bay. On the Craigslist homepage, choose "housing" then select "fremont / union city / newark" from the neighborhoods drop-down menu.
The Mission Peak Lodge also offers rooms for rent on a weekly, monthly and longer-term basis.

Short-Term Hotels
There are a number of hotels in Fremont and Newark. Students just arriving to the U.S. may wish to stay at one of these hotels for a few days or weeks, while they look for longer-term accommodations.

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

Business Administration Department
Administration of Justice Department
Center for Deaf Studies
Art Department
Kinesiology: Athletic Training Department
Biology Department
Biotechnology Department
Broadcasting Department
Business Supervision / Management Department
Chemistry Department
Computer Science Department
Early Childhood Studies Department
Engineering Department
English Department
Entertainment Design & Technology Department
Exercise Science Department
Geology Department
Interior Design Department
Journalism Department
Liberal Studies Department
Mathematics Department
Music Department
Network Technology and Systems Administration (NTSA) Department
Physics Department
Social Science Department
Speech & Communication Studies Department

Courses Offered

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Scholarships

International students also eligible to apply for a limited number of scholarships at Ohlone College. In Fall 2009, eight international students at Ohlone College were awarded Ohlone College Foundation scholarships. These scholarships are generally available to current international students at Ohlone College. Most interested international students will therefore apply for one of these scholarships after completing at least one or two successful semesters at Ohlone

Intake

Spring 2010
Fall 2010
Summer 2010

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