Solano Community College (SCC) is a

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Fairfield, California Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is generally considered the midpoint between the cities of San Francisco ...

, with additional centers in

Vacaville Vacaville is a city located in Solano County in Northern California. Sitting approximately from Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is within the Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, Vacaville had a population of 102,386, making it ...

and Vallejo. The college is part of California Community Colleges System. SCC's service area includes all of Solano County, and the town of Winters in

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. It has 10,814 students. In 2016, Solano College was approved by the ACCJC to offer its first baccalaureate degree in biomanufacturing. The first cohort of students began the Bachelor of Science degree program in fall 2017.

History

The college was established in 1945 as Vallejo Junior College. It was part of the

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until 1967, when it established itself as a countywide institution. Stone Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield

Campuses

Solano Community College Thurston Center lobby

SCC consists of a main campus in Fairfield and two centers: one in

and another in Vallejo. It also offers classes at other locations including

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. The main campus in Fairfield was completed in 1971. The Vallejo Center opened in 2007 and the Vacaville Center opened in 2008.Wolf, Andrea
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, ''Vallejo Times Herald'', September 16, 2007 In 2017, the college opened the Biotechnology and Science Building in Vacaville and the Auto Technology Building in Vallejo, and completed an extensive remodel on its theatre on the Fairfield campus. Solano College also holds classes at the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville where they have a large hangar that houses the aviation mechanics and avionics mechanics programs. In its first year at the Fairfield campus, the college had approximately 5,000 students. By 2007, the three campuses had approximately 11,000 students taking on-ground and online classes .Solano College Official web site - Campus Information
Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield

Solano College sign on Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield

Notable alumni

Solano Community College campus in Vallejo, California

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References

External links

Official website
{{authority control California Community Colleges Educational institutions established in 1945 Two-year colleges in the United States Universities and colleges in Solano County, California Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Fairfield, California 1945 establishments in California Schools in Vallejo, California

History

Campuses

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links