Ohlone College is a community college located in Fremont, California. It was established in 1965. It is the main campus of the Ohlone Community College District.
A satellite center called the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology opened in January 2008 on an 80 plus acre site in Newark, California. Voters approved a $150 million bond measure for this project in March 2002.
"Officially named Ohlone College on June 18, 1967, the institution honors the early Ohlone Indians of the Costanoan tribe, who inhabited the Fremont and Newark area. Long before the local Indians were named Costanoans by the Spanish priests, they were known by a neighboring Miwuk tribe as the Ohlones or “people of the West.” Distinguished by peaceful pursuits, especially in agriculture, they held profound reverence for the earth, believing it was theirs for living and not for the taking. They aided the Franciscan Fathers in building Mission San José in the late 18th century and prospered until 1806-33 when a series of epidemics virtually destroyed the tribe."
The Fremont-Newark Junior College District was formed in 1965 following voter approval. Ohlone College opened at Serra Center in 1967, with construction of the Fremont campus following in 1972. The district was first renamed Fremont-Newark Community College District, then Ohlone Community College District.
Ohlone College is the home of 89.3 KOHL radio and ONTV-28 television channel broadcast over cable. The radio station and TV studios are housed on the campus. The Ohlone Network News on the TV channel is prepared and delivered by students themselves. KOHL has been the host of notable individuals such as civil rights activist Bobby Seale and actress Rita Moreno.
Like nearly all such structures built in the 1960s, the school's gymnasium was analyzed in 1989 and found to contain asbestos fibers; in addition acoustical reverberation analysis was conducted at that time. These analyses led to the replacement of the gymnasium ceiling with asbestos free material that offered higher acoustical absorption to mitigate the previous reverberation issue.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 780 | $ 5,460 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14 | $ 14 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,854 | 17% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 644 | 27% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 200 | 5% | |
Any Aid: |
27% |
