College of the Redwoods (CR) is a

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with its main campus in

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt B ...

. It is part of the

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and serves three counties and has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sites. It's one only one of twelve community colleges in California that offer on campus housing for students.

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Junior Colleges (ACCJC) placed the college on "Show Cause" status, warning the college that its accreditation might be withdrawn.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

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. All of this occurs while simultaneously suffering increasing costs due to

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, 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,

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and the Klamath-Trinity Instructional Site on the

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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

. The district is governed by the elected seven-member Board of Trustees.

Notable alumni

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, (class of 1998), furniture maker and educator * Dave Harper, (class of 1986), professional football player * Bryan Malessa (class of 1993), novelist *

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, saxophonist and clarinetist, member of the Instant Composers Pool *

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, (class of 1975), professional baseball player * Jason Romero, (class of 1999), Banjo luthier and Juno award-winning performer *

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(born 1952),

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/ Rarámuri photographer

Points of interest

Humboldt Botanical Garden The Humboldt Botanical Gardens is a 44.5 acres (18 ha) botanical garden located south of Eureka, California, United States. The Gardens are near the South Bay portion of Humboldt Bay on the north side of the College of the Redwoods. Grading and s ...

References

External links

Official website
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