Berkeley City College
Introduction
Berkeley City College, one of California’s 113 community colleges, is located at 2050 Center St. between Shattuck Ave. & Milvia Sts. in downtown Berkeley, in one of the world’s great education centers. In August 2006, the college moved to a newly constructed six-story, 165,000 square foot urban campus, only one-and-one-half blocks from the University of California at Berkeley. The college is part of the Peralta Community College District which includes the College of Alameda, Laney, and Merritt colleges.
Model programs in American Sign Language, biotechnology, business, computer information systems, English Language and Literature, global studies, the liberal arts, multimedia arts, public and human services, social sciences, and university transfer, place Berkeley City College on the cutting edge of community college education in California. Classes convene at the college’s urban setting in downtown Berkeley and at the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley City College also supports an Online Transfer College.
Berkeley City College students form part of a thriving college community that mirrors the Bay Area’s ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity. They include single parents, full-time workers, re-entry women, career changers, and high school, students. Working together with Berkeley City College faculty, you create a dynamic environment where interdisciplinary education and teamwork prepare you for many career options. At Berkeley City College, student success always is our first priority.
Day, evening, online distance education, and Saturday classes ensure that students can finish any Berkeley City College job training or academic program in two years. An exceptional partnership with UC Berkeley allows students to complete a number of lower-division transfer classes in evening classes held on its Berkeley campus. A majority of Berkeley City College’s classes are held at its main campus at 2050 Center St. (between Shattuck Ave. & Milvia St.) in downtown Berkeley).
The college also conducts outreach classes in community locations. Academic and career counseling, combined with strong student support services, provide you with excellent preparation for transfer to public and private universities, and for success in today’s demanding job market. Berkeley City College is one of the top transfer institutions to UC Berkeley.
Mission
Berkeley City College’s mission is to provide our diverse community with educational opportunities, promote student success, and transform lives. The college achieves its mission through instruction, student support, and learning resources that enable its students to earn associate degrees and certificates and to attain college competency, careers, transfer, and skills for lifelong success.
Vision
Berkeley City College transforms students’ lives as an innovative, student-centered learning community dedicated to academic excellence, collaboration, equity, and social justice.
Campus Features
Six Floors Include
- The Susan Almon Duncan Library and Jerry L. Adams Learning resources Center.
- A 250-seat ground floor auditorium designed for lectures and multimedia showings with adjacent classrooms that can be used for breakout/meeting rooms.
- A central six-story atrium with a skylight to bring natural light into the building.
- Ground floor cultural space for receptions, exhibits, and community gatherings.
- Twenty-eight classrooms.
- Eleven computer laboratories.
- Laboratories for biology, chemistry, and physical sciences.
- Specialty classrooms with circular seating to accommodate the American Sign Language Program’s unique teaching methods.
- A painting and drawing studio.
- A bookstore.
- Student services and counseling offices.
- A student lounge.
- Faculty and administrative offices.
- State-of-the-art information and audio-visual technology for the auditorium, classrooms, and labs.
- Modern communications and security infrastructures throughout the building.
- Three high-speed computer-operated elevators.
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Locations
- Berkeley
2050 Center Street, 94704, Berkeley
Programs
- Associate in American Sign Language Degree
- Associate in Arts Degree
- Associate of Arts in Accounting
- Associate of Arts in Animation and Game Design
- Associate of Arts in Anthropology for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Art History for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Communication Studies for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Digital Imaging
- Associate of Arts in Economics for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in English Language/Writing
- Associate of Arts in English for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Global Studies for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in History for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities
- Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Associate of Arts in Mobile and Web Design
- Associate of Arts in Philosophy for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Political Science for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Psychology for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Social Work and Human Services for Transfer
- Associate of Arts in Sociology for Transfer (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Spanish Language for Heritage Speakers
- Associate of Arts in Spanish for Transfer Degree (AA-T)
- Associate of Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer (AA-T)