Laney College

Laney College is a publiccommunity college in Oakland, California, United States. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County. Laney College is named after Joseph Clarence Laney, a journalist who founded the Oakland Central Trade School. The college offers both certificates and credits for Associate of Arts degree, as well as prerequisites to transfer to four year universities. It is accredited by the . Laney College is located in District 7 of the Peralta Community College District, which is represented by elected board trustee Sheweet Yohannes.