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Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College John Hurd Enrollment Services Building.
Motto	"concentus" (Lat. "harmony")
Established	1959
Type	community college
President	Brian King
Students	~17,000
Location	Aptos, California, United States
Colors	sky blue, white and black
Mascot	Seahawks
Website	Cabrillo College official website

Cabrillo College is a two-year college offering associate degrees and certificates in more than 70 fields of study such as: engineering, computer science, allied health (nursing, radiologic technology, dental hygiene, medical assistant), public safety, marine biology and the visual and performing arts. The college itself is named after the explorer Juan Cabrillo, Its main campus is located in Aptos, California and is situated overlooking the Monterey Bay. It is one of 110 public community colleges in the state of California. The college opened in 1959. Cabrillo College currently has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students. As is true with most community colleges, the vast majority of its students attend part-time. As of spring 2009, the college is experiencing record enrollment—so much so that classes are at 95% capacity.

Facilities

Classes are offered at several locations including the main campus in Aptos at 6500 Soquel Drive, the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, located at 318 Union Street in downtown Watsonville, the Cabrillo College Scotts Valley Center, located at 104 Whispering Pines Drive in Scotts Valley, and at several locations in downtown Santa Cruz and in the San Lorenzo Valley.

Facility planning and major construction has been completed on campus for the Barbara Samper Student Activities Center, and is underway for the Cabrillo College Arts Education Complex (partially occupied as of Fall 2008) and a Health & Wellness Center at the Aptos campus. The main quad in Aptos features a bust honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 2007, Cabrillo received a $2.5 million EDA grant towards the construction of its new Industrial Technology Education Center in Watsonville on the site of the former Watsonville Public Library. The ITEC will house programs in the industrial and mechanical trades. Cabrillo continues to do fundraising in order to pay for the rest of the construction not covered by its Measure D bond funds. At present, the college hopes to be able to open the ITEC sometime in 2011.

Academics

Cabrillo focuses on student-centered learning and has a tradition of collegial, shared governance. The college transfers many of its students (after 3–5 years) to three nearby universities – the University of California at Santa Cruz, San Jose State University in the heart of Silicon Valley, and California State University at Monterey Bay. In fact, Cabrillo ranks #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz according to Chancellor George Blumenthal in his address to the Cabrillo College Governing Board in November 2007. Cabrillo offers hundreds of courses leading to four-year degrees in many majors. The majority of all courses in the Cabrillo curriculum transfer to the University of California or the California State University systems.

Cabrillo’s career education is closely connected to the nearby Silicon Valley business environment as well as that of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Cabrillo College offers a variety of programs that lead to skills certificates, certificates of achievement and associate degrees. In addition, Cabrillo College offers basic skills courses and courses for business, professional and personal development. A variety of not-for-credit classes are available on a fee basis through the Cabrillo College Extension program.

Cabrillo College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Faculty

• Brian King is the current Superintendent/President of Cabrillo College
• Renee Kilmer is the current Vice President of Instruction
• Pegi Ard is the current Vice President of Business Services
• Dennis Bailey-Fougnier is the current Vice President of Student Services
• Bob Owen is the current Associate Vice President of Information Technology
• Sesario Escoto is the Dean of Student Services
• Flor L. Chacon is Student Activities Coordinator

Associated Student of Cabrillo College

The ASCC Student Senate brings student voices into the Faculty Senate, the Administrative Committees and Councils, Staff Committees and the Governing Board. The Executive Board of the ASCC consists of the following eight positions: President, Vice President, Student Trustee, Treasurer, Watsonville Representative, Legislative Representative, Scotts Valley Representative, and Interclub Council Chair. There are 12 Senator-at-Large positions.

ASCC Presidents

• Kaycee Beames then Geoffrey Stanfield (2009-2010)
• Rebecca Villafana then Lupe Ortiz (2008-2009)
• Marko Realmonte (2007-2008)

ASCC Executive Board Members

2009-2010

• Christian Rivera -Vice President
• LeQrecia Clarke -Student Trustee
• TBA -Treasurer
• Gerardo Avila -Legislative Representative
• Yeraldin Zavala -InterClub Council Chair
• José Hernandez -Watsonville Representative
• Kayleb Spencer -Scotts Valley Rep

2008-2009

• Eric Barbour -Vice President
• Gary Meyer -Student Trustee
• Becka Fortune -Treasurer
• Geoffrey Stanfield -Legislative Representative
• MG Sample -InterClub Council Chair
• Monica Oliveria -Watsonville Representative
• Maxwell Bay -Scotts Valley Representative

2007-2008

• Benjamin Pringle -Vice President
• Jonathan Saad -Student Trustee
• Richard Army -Treasurer
• Ryan Kaplan -Legislative Representative
• Mil Alba / Elowyn Corby -InterClub Council Chair
• Santos Carranco -Watsonville Representative
• Anthony Garza -Scotts Valley Representative

Notable alumni

• Brendan Ayanbadejo, a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL.
• Obafemi Ayanbadejo, a fullback who last played for the Chicago Bears.
• Sherman Cocroft, a former defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Dwight Lowery, a defensive back for the New York Jets.
• Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award-winning actress for The Practice
• Ward Bushee, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
• Bruce McPherson, former State Assemblyman and his brother Fred McPherson, Cabrillo's first football captain
• Reggie Stephens former CB New York Giants

External links

• Cabrillo College official website

• Cabrillo Active Clubs

• Student Senate website

References

• Cabrillo College General Information PDFAccessed January 4, 2007.