| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
College of the Sequoias (COS) is a comprehensive, student-centered community college, dedicated to enhancing our diverse educational and cultural campus environment. COS affirms that our mission is to help students achieve their transfer and/or occupational objectives and to advance the economic growth and global competitiveness of business and industry within our region. COS is committed to supporting students' development of basic skills and to providing self-supporting community education classes, contract education and training, and related student services. Therefore, our mission focuses on preparing students for productive work, lifelong learning, and community involvement.
< CollapseCollege of the Sequoias (COS) is a public two-year community college located in Visalia in Tulare County, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The current enrollment of COS is 10,200 students, and the college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including the fire/police academies for Tulare and Kings counties. The college is named for the Giant Sequoia trees native to the nearby Sierra Nevada mountain range.
College of the Sequoias was originally established in 1926 as Visalia Junior College as a department in the city high school. It's mission at that time was to provide inexpensive, lower-division college education to local high school graduates who intended to transfer to a traditional four-year college. Visalia Junior College was later expanded and a campus was build in 1938. The campus was built on what is still the college grounds. In 1949, it expanded further and formed the College of the Sequoias Community College District.
College of the Sequoias is currently being expanded and renovated. The latest addition to the main campus is the John Muir building, a state of the art science wing.
College of the Sequoias is a comprehensive community college focused on student learning that leads to productive work, lifelong learning and community involvement.
College of the Sequoias affirms that our mission is to help our diverse student population achieve their transfer and /or occupational objectives and to advance the economic growth and global competitiveness of business and industry within our region.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Division I-A Independents) Basketball (Division I-A Independents) Baseball (Division I-A Independents) Track (Division I-A Independents) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 780 | $ 4,710 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 46 | $ 46 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,895 | 53% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,012 | 63% | |
Any Aid: |
65% |
