College of the Redwoods

Not to be confused with College of the Sequoias.

College of the Redwoods

College of the Redwoods North Entry
Type	Public community college
Established	1964
Parent institution	Redwoods Community College District, California Community College
President	Keith Flamer
Total staff	561
Students	6,409 credit, 1,196 non-credit students in FY 2018-2019
Location	Eureka , California , United States
Campus	Rural; Three main educational sites, six off-campus sites which include 449,948 square feet (41,802 m2) of buildings sitting on 334 acres (1.4 km2) (2011).
Website	www.redwoods.edu

College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public community college with its main campus in Eureka, California. It is part of the Redwoods Community College District that serves four counties and has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sites. It is also part of the California Community College system. On-campus housing is available at the main campus.

History

The original Redwoods Community College District was formed in 1964 by a vote of the people of Humboldt County. Founding President Eugene J. Portugal and his wife Dottie Portugal shaped the look of the campus. In 1975, residents of the coastal portion of Mendocino County voted to join the District, and in 1978 Del Norte County similarly joined. The college serves these areas, as well as a portion of Trinity County.

In 2012, CR's regional accreditor Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) placed the college on "Show Cause" status, warning the college that its accreditation might be withdrawn. Two years later it removed the college from probation and reaffirmed its accreditation.

Finances

Beginning with the passage of Proposition 13 by California in 1978, College of the Redwoods and most public institutions in the state have suffered declining revenue, and this has continued following the Dot-Com Bust. All of this occurs while simultaneously suffering increasing costs due to inflation, population growth, and increasingly unfunded state and federal mandates. In 2006, voters passed Bond Measure Q/B (Ballot Measure Q in Humboldt, northwest Mendocino and western Trinity counties; Ballot Measure B in Del Norte County) to allow issuance of $40,320,000 in bond funding to upgrade and renovate facilities at the main campus in Eureka and the branch campuses in Crescent City and Fort Bragg. Measure Q Bond Funds were also used to acquire the Garberville Site in Southern Humboldt County.

Academics

College of the Redwoods awards Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees as well as a wide variety of career technical certificates for vocational and professional development.

Satellite campuses

CR has a satellite branch campuses, CR Del Norte in Crescent City, Del Norte County and the Klamath-Trinity Instructional Site on the Hoopa Valley Tribe reservation. Adult Education and Workforce and Community Education program are through the Eureka, CA downtown site. It also runs classes at the College of the Redwoods' Certified Organic Farm in Shively, CA. CR serves incarcerated students at Pelican Bay State Prison.

Administration

The college is part of the Redwoods Community College District, itself part of the California Community Colleges System. The district is governed by the elected seven-member Board of Trustees.

Notable alumni

• Ashley Eriksmoen, (class of 1998), furniture maker and educator
• Dave Harper, (class of 1986), professional football player
• Bryan Malessa (class of 1993), novelist
• Michael Moore, saxophonist and clarinetist, member of the Instant Composers Pool
• John James Nazarian (born 1952), celebrity private investigator
• Randy Niemann, (class of 1975), professional baseball player
• Jason Romero, (class of 1999), Banjo luthier and Juno award-winning performer
• Carmelita Little Turtle (born 1952), Apache/Rarámuri photographer

Points of interest

• Humboldt Botanical Garden

External links

• Official website Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine