Yuba College or Woodland? College officials explain campus name change
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Officials with the Yuba Community College District are addressing confusion about the district’s presence in Lake County following the name change for its Clearlake campus.
The Yuba Community College District was founded on a 161-acre site outside of Marysville in 1927.
In 1965, the college district was reorganized to include Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba Counties. In the early 1970s, large portions of Glenn, Lake, and Yolo counties were added to the district.
The district currently stretches across the central valley from high in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the Coast Range and covers 4,192 square miles.
In 2008, the district became a multi-college district with Woodland Community College becoming an accredited second college.
The college has provided courses in Lake County since the fall of 1972. The campus is east of Highway 53 in the city of Clearlake.
In 2012, the campus added 26,600 square feet of modern, new buildings to expand the campus services.
The expansion added a new student services center, library, state-of-the-art kitchen and dining room for the Culinary Arts Program, and new classroom/labs for biology and early childhood education courses.
In July of 2016, the Board of Trustees voted to realign the Lake Campus from Yuba College to Woodland Community College.
Many people in the community have mistakenly thought that Yuba College is gone from Lake County.
In fact, the college remains in the community providing excellent student services and is now known as the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College.
Woodland was recently recognized by Schools.com as one of California’s top 25 community colleges.
Woodland students’ combined UC and CSU transfer rates consistently place the college among the top 10 percent of all community colleges statewide!
Students attending the Lake County Campus receive services for a personal education plan and guidance for a path for transfer, certificate completion, language skill improvement, associate degrees, or career advancement.
Financial aid programs help students afford college fees and provide assistance with living expenses.
The college is proud of the fine instructors, counselors, staff, and administrators who serve Lake County.
Anyone interested in a tour of the campus, enrollment, or with questions about Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College may call 707-995-7900.