Fullerton College

Fullerton College
Other name
 FC
Former name
 Fullerton Junior College (1913-72)
Motto Excellence. Elevated
Type Public Community College
Established 1913 (1913)
Parent institution
 North Orange County Community College District
Academic affiliation
 Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Budget $87 million [1]
President Dr. Greg Schulz [1]
Students 34,602 (2016-17) [1]
Location Fullerton, California
33°52′28″N 117°55′07″W / 33.874417°N 117.918548°W / 33.874417; -117.918548Coordinates: 33°52′28″N 117°55′07″W / 33.874417°N 117.918548°W / 33.874417; -117.918548
Campus Metropolitan, 83 acres (33.6 ha)
Colors Blue and Gold
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Athletics Football
Basketball
Softball
Nickname Hornets
Sporting affiliations
 Orange Empire Conference
California Community College Athletic Association
Southern California Football Association
Mascot Buzzy the Hornet [2]
Website Official Website

Fullerton College is a community college in Fullerton, California. The college is one of 112 in the California Community Colleges System and belongs to the North Orange County Community College District. Established in 1913, it is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California.[3][4][5]

History

Front of the Fullerton Junior College campus, April, 1963
Interior view of Fullerton JC campus, April, 1963
Additional view of Fullerton JC campus, April, 1963
Fullerton JC Campus, modern art sculpture of the Hornet logo, April, 1963

In April 1913, the governing board of Fullerton Union High School approved a motion to establish a two-year postgraduate course of study, at the high school. At this time, Fullerton was primarily an agricultural community, which specialized in the production of citrus produce. That enabled Delbert Brunton, who was the Fullerton High principal, to begin the new Fullerton Junior College, as the means of providing that postgraduate study. Twenty-six freshman students enrolled in that first year, with a curriculum of 10 courses. "In 1922 the college was reorganized as an independent junior college district. After holding classes on the Fullerton Union High School campus for its first 23 years, the college began moving to its own fourteen acre campus next door in 1936.[6]

In 2002, North Orange County voters passed a $239 million facilities bond measure, of which nearly $135 million was allotted to Fullerton College, and was used for renovation of current campus facilities and also to construct new facilities. On June 13, 2005, the new library inside of the LLRC was opened, and a formal dedication occurred on October 28, 2005. A new bond measure that passed in 2014 will award NOCCCD $574 million to fund construction and renovation projects for the next 25 years.[7]

Campus

The college is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County. The campus is within walking distance to Downtown Fullerton.

Library

The Fullerton College library first opened in 1913, in a small section of the Fullerton High School Library. It moved into the high school gymnasium in 1929 and to a small space in the new science building in 1938. A better facility was constructed in 1957 and named the William T. Boyce Library in 1962 in honor of William T. Boyce, who served as dean and president from 1918 until his retirement in 1951.[8] A new library was constructed and opened on June 13, 2005, and formally dedicated on October 28, 2005.[9]

The Fullerton College Gallery Program is an educational institution that encourages interdisciplinary exploration of art ideas and experience. The mission of the Gallery Program is to create an environment where the largest possible share of its diverse constituencies can study and learn from a direct experience with works of art. To this end, the Gallery Program shall acquire, preserve, study, exhibit and interpret works of art of the highest quality.

Artist in Residence Program

The Fullerton College Art Department hosts a yearly artist in residence program, which was started in 1972 with a visit from Wayne Thiebaud.[10] August 2013 marked the 100th fall semester of the artist in residence program, and it was celebrated with the first exhibit the entire artist in residence art collection at the Fullerton College Art Gallery.[10]

Organization and administration

The college is part of the California Community Colleges System. The ninth college president is Dr. Greg Schulz, appointed in April 2016.[16]

Student government

The students of Fullerton College have established a student body association named Associated Students of Fullerton College. The association is required by law to "encourage students to participate in the governance of the college".[17]

Associated Students of Fullerton College is a voting member of a statewide community college student organization named Student Senate for California Community Colleges. The statewide Student Senate is authorized by law "to advocate before the Legislature and other state and local governmental entities".[18]

Academic profile

2016 school enrollment is nearly 25,000.[19]

Fullerton College is one of the state's highest ranked transfer institutions in terms of total numbers of students who transfer to University of California (UCs) and California State University (CSUs) campuses combined. Of the 109 California Community Colleges, it currently ranks 7th in terms of total numbers of students who transferred to either a UC or CSU, 1st in the state in terms of numbers of students who transfer to the CSU system and is in the top ten California community colleges in terms of overall transfers to the University of Southern California (USC).

Sports

The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Hornets.

Notable alumni

James Cameron, Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.
Pat Nixon, 37th First Lady of the United States

Actors and film

Music

Politics

Writers and journalists

Sports

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2016-2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Fullerton College News Center. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Graphics". Fullerton College News Center. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fullerton College - Public Information". 2007-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Fullerton College". CaliforniaColleges.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ↑ Whang, Jin (1999-09-23). "Focus: Orange County Community News : Fullerton". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Fullerton College - Public Information". 2007-06-13.
  7. ↑ http://www.fullcoll.edu/bondprojects/
  8. ↑ "The History of the Library on its 75th Anniversary". College Information Resource Center. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "About – Fullerton College Library". Fullerton College. 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "Fullerton College's 100th fall semester in full swing". Orange County Register. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  11. ↑ "Pictures: Unveiling of Gronk's art at Fullerton College". Orange County Register. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  12. ↑ "2016 Artist in Residence – The Hornet". hornet.fullcoll.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  13. ↑ "Brooklyn artists take up residence at Fullerton College". Orange County Register. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  14. ↑ Scalise, Katarina (2017-03-11). ""Abel Alejandre's: Committed to the Line" exhibit gives a new perspective on masculinity". The Hornet. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  15. ↑ Smith, Madison (2018-03-09). "FC Art Department presents Lisa Congdon as 2018 Artist in Residence". The Hornet. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Greg Schulz appointed ninth president of Fullerton College". Orange County Breeze. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  17. ↑ Section 76060 of the California Education Code. Retrieved 2018-6-12.
  18. ↑ Section 76060.5 of the California Education Code. Retrieved 2018-6-12.
  19. ↑ "Fullerton College Welcomes 25,000 On First Day of Fall Semester". Fullerton College News Center. 2016-08-24.
  20. 1 2 Keller, Alexandra (2014). James Cameron. Routledge. ISBN 1134700210.
  21. ↑ Kahana, Yoram, "The Wolfe Man in His Lair." The Australian Women's Weekly, January 29, 1982, pp. 95–96. Retrieved from the National Library of Australia, May 27, 2013
  22. ↑ Tamara Mello at The Internet Movie Database
  23. ↑ https://kapionews.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/for-pixar-artist-success-began-at-a-community-college/
  24. ↑ Cress Williams at The Internet Movie Database
  25. ↑ Roach, Martin (2003). Dr. Martens: The Story of an Icon. Chrysalis Impact. ISBN 1844110117.
  26. ↑ First Lady Biography: Pat Nixon, National First Ladies' Library
  27. ↑ "Justin Carter, Division I starter". www.gazette.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  28. ↑ "Bobby Cramer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  29. ↑ Gallagher, Bradley N. (2003). Tips from the Top: Advice for a Young Person from 125 of America's Most Successful People. Trafford Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 141200151X.
  30. ↑ Simers, T. J. (2010-10-25). "Odds are Jim Fassel is never coaching in the NFL again". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  31. ↑ "Kevin Mclain". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Monte Nitzkowski Inducted Into UCLA Athletics Hall Of Fame". UCLA Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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