Laney College

900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607

Website: Laney College

Laney College next to Lake Merritt BART station
Laney College next to Lake Merritt BART station
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Summer School At Laney College Promo 2007
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Laney College School Description

Laney College is an institution in Oakland, California, providing lifelong learning opportunities in academic and career programs to diverse cultural and social economic communities. The College fulfills this mission by offering optimal student support services and working with other organizations to address the local and global educational needs of our community to maximize access and student learning outcomes.

Laney was founded in 1953. The college takes its name from Joseph C. Laney (1880-1948), a
journalist, businessman, and former president of the Oakland Unified School District Board of
Education. Laney joined the Peralta Community College District in 1964.

Laney offers 32 Associate of Arts and 12 Associate of Science Degrees as well as 28 Certificate Programs. There are about 900 classes each semester in the liberal arts and science fields.

Today, Laney is the largest of the four Peralta campuses. The Peralta Community College
District is comprised of Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College.

Laney College occupies a beautiful 60-acre campus adjacent to the Oakland Museum and Lake
Merritt BART Station. It is a short walk to historic Chinatown, scenic Lake Merritt, and the
resurgent downtown Oakland.

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Laney College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Laney College is a community college located in Oakland, California, next to the Lake Merritt BART station and the Kaiser Convention Center. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County.

Laney College originally opened in 1953 as Oakland City College, at the former University High School campus (which operated from 1923 to 1948). It offers both certificates and credits for Associate of Arts degree, as well as prerequisites to transfer to four year universities.

Academics

Laney is divided into four divisions and sixty-one departments.

Instruction Divisions

  • Division of Business, Math, and Sciences
  • Division of Community Partnerships and Workforce Development
  • Division of Fine and Applied Arts, Communications, and Physical Education
  • Division of Humanities, Language Arts, and Social Sciences
  • Division of Vocational Technology

Student Services

Laney also has a variety of support services http://www.peralta.edu/apps/pub.asp?Q=71 to provide assistance for academic instruction.

  • Assessment Center
  • Child Care Center
  • Counseling
  • Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS)
  • Health Services
  • Project Bridge
  • Ubaka
  • Student Center
  • Student Employment
  • Student Government
  • Transfer Center
  • Tutorial Center
  • Workforce Development/CalWORKS Program

Campus

Most of the college's academic and administrative buildings are clustered together in a complex in the northern corner of the campus. The buildings are arranged on a rigid grid, with two levels of concrete pathways providing circulation. The square in the center of the complex has been reserved for the quad. Facing the quad are the student center, theater, library, and gymnasium. On one corner is the triangular "Laney Tower", the main administration building; on the opposite is another triangular building housing a lecture hall and dance studio. Academic buildings form the outer ring of the complex. Each has a similar design, with courtyards in the centers of each square on the second level, ringed by classrooms and offices; and more classrooms and vocational facilities on the first level, accessed from the perimeter of the building. Most of the outer buildings occupy two or three squares on the grid. The entire complex shares a red brick and concrete theme, with sharp corners, square and triangular shapes, and little vegetation.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
48%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 564
Students Receiving Aid:
71%
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Laney College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

Learn more about Associate Degree Programs

Certificate Programs

Learn more about Certificate Programs

Laney College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Part-Time 52%
Full-Time 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Asian 33%
African-American 30%
Caucasian 15%
Hispanic 12%
Other 10%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 78%
Out-of-State 22%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Laney College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 564    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 560    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 4    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,652 46%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 786 66%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,625 1%  
Any Aid:
  71%  

Photos

  • Laney College next to Lake Merritt BART station
    Laney College next to Lake Merritt BART station [source]

Videos

  • Summer School At Laney College Promo 2007
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