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| Motto | Educating Generations, Building Communities |
| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Public, community college |
| Superintendent/ President |
Christopher O'Hearn (interim as of March 17, 2010) |
| Students | 10,149 (Fall 2007)[1] |
| Location | Victorville, California, USA |
| Campus | 253 acres (102 ha) |
| Colors | Maroon and gold |
| Nickname | VVC |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Affiliations | California State University, San Bernardino, Azusa Pacific University, University of La Verne |
| Website | www.vvc.edu |
Victor Valley College is a community college in the southeast corner of Victorville, California. The Victor Valley Community College District includes Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Phelan, and Adelanto.
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[edit] History
The college was created by a vote of the public in 1960 and the first classes were held in 1961 at Victor Valley High School in an unused building. The 253-acre (102 ha) campus started construction in 1963 and was opened to students in 1965.
During the 1990s and 2000s, the campus went through a number of improvements as the resident population of the High Desert increased, most notably an Adaptive Physical Education Building, Advanced Technology Building, Gymnasium, Library, an expanded Performing Arts Center, Planetarium, and the Student Activities Center.
[edit] Academic and vocational programs
The college provides nearly 40 major courses of study, with the most popular being Liberal Arts, Registered Nursing and Business Management. Other majors include Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fire Science, Welding, Music, Animation, Automotive Repair, Construction Technology, and Criminal Justice.
As a junior college, VVC issues Associates degrees. Three campuses have remote offices at the campus to allow distance education coursework in a handful of majors that provide students with Bachelor's degrees. Victor Valley College has developed an online class offering that allows a few major courses of study to be taken entirely on the Internet as well.
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[edit] Geography
Victor Valley College lies on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert. The San Andreas fault runs approximately 10 miles south of the college; the region experiences earthquakes quite frequently. Joshua trees are abundant throughout the area. Cholla cactus, and crucifixion thorn can also be found throughout the Mojave. The college sits directly to the south of Spring Valley Lake (a planned unincorporated community in San Bernardino County). It is located at the most Southeastern point in the City of Victorville.
Victor Valley College features are split into Upper and Lower Campuses by a steep hill halfway through the school's property. The Upper Campus on the West is built around a manmade lake surrounded by campus buildings on all sides, and the Eastern side of the campus is bordered by the Mojave River and the Mojave Fish Hatchery which is run by the State of California.
Directly south of the campus is the City of Hesperia and east of the campus past the Mojave River is the town of Apple Valley. The San Bernardino and Los Angeles mountain ranges lie approximately 15 miles to the south, southeast, and southwest of the college.
[edit] Population
The current student population is roughly 13,000,[2] making it one of the larger community colleges in the state. A staff of approximately 600 classified, management, and instructional employees are on duty, which includes approximately 140 full-time instructors. The campus is the only community college in the Victor Valley region; the district boundaries are set east of Antelope Valley, south of Barstow and west of Yucca Valley.
From recent residential and commercial development in the tri-city area of Apple Valley, Victorville, and Hesperia in 2005 onward, the college is experiencing an explosion of student attendance: Plans in 2007 called for funding and facility improvements to handle up to 30,000 students by 2017.[3] A general obligation bond, Measure JJ[4] was approved by the residents of the Victor Valley in November 2008, allowing $2 billion in tax revenues to forgive past debts and to continue expansion of the campus.
[edit] Student life
[edit] Amenities
- Library
- Gymnasium
- Athletic Fields including Tennis, Football, Soccer, Baseball and Softball
- Student Activities Center (multi-use building featuring staff and student restaurants, community conference center, bookstore and student government/club offices)
- Planetarium
- Performing Arts Center including Costume, Stagecraft Shop, Dance Hall, and Black-Box Stage
- Advanced Technology Center (Computer/Media Lab)
- Academic Commons (dedicated study hall/testing center)
- Disabled Students Programs and Services (provides additional services and support technology to students with disabilities)
- Vocational Technology Labs in Construction, Agriculture, Welding, Engineering, and other disciplines.
- Career Center for students and the general public
- Bus Transfer Center with an indoor waiting area for inclement weather and accessibility features for the disabled.
[edit] Sports
- Women's Volleyball
- Women's Softball
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Men's Baseball
- Men's Football
- Men's Wrestling
- Men's Golf
[edit] Student clubs
- Ellos Club
- Activists Anonymous
- Alpha Phi Gamma Club
- AWARE Club
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- Spanish Club
- Ellos Club
- Future Physicists of America
- Guild of Creative Writers
- Ready Rams Club
- Model United Nations Club
- Off Broadway Performing Arts Club
- Paramedic 14
- Photo Club
- RamPage (Journalism Class)
- Ready Rams Club
- Tennis Club
- Trubian Village (Black Student Union American Heritage Society)
- Puente Club
- Veterans Club
[edit] Transportation
Victor Valley Transit Authority operates two public access bus stops on campus, one of them acting as a transfer point to connect to a variety of routes in the Victor Valley region. Bicycle loaders are common on these buses, and bicycle racks are provided throughout the campus.
The closest freeway access to Victor Valley College is on Interstate 15 to the West approximately seven miles away on Bear Valley Road.
[edit] Events and entertainment
The Performing Arts Center offers a "half-fly" stage for music concerts, theatre productions and space for visiting performers to entertain. A Gymnasium is also available for public events and exhibitions.
A farmers/artisans market is held on Thursday mornings on the lower campus parking lots; it is open to the general public. The campus features a conference center in the Student Activities Center available for reservation to on-campus clubs, committees and meetings with community groups outside of VVC. The campus itself is the site of annual community events including Cinco de Mayo and ACS Relay for Life.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Earl W. Bascom, inventor, actor, rodeo cowboy, Hall of Fame inductee, international artist and sculptor.
- Jamel Richardson, player in the Canadian Football League.
- John W. Henry, commodities broker and principal owner of the Boston Red Sox.
- Peggy Conlon, president and CEO of the Ad Council.
[edit] References
• Joey Reveteriano (1995), 3 X National Christian Collegiate National Champion (1996, Singles, Doubles, and Team). 2 X All-American (1996, Singles and Doubles). United States Air Force European Champions (2010, Team). 2 X National Scholastic High School Fencing Champion (1993, Individual Sabre and Team). All-American (1993, Individual Sabre).
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