Ohlone College, California

Study at Ohlone College

Ohlone College is a community college situated in Fremont, California and is the main campus of the Ohlone Community College District. The institution honors the early Ohlone Indians of the Costanoan tribes who lived in the Fremont and Newark area. offering numerous opportunities for personal achievement in arts, Ohlone College provides many benefits to the students and the community. The college also offers certificate and bachelors degree courses, and has the following departments:

Biotechnology Department
Broadcasting Department
Center for Deaf Studies
Fine Arts, Business, and Communication Division

The athletics teams of Ohlone College are members of the NJCAA, and are called the Renegades. These teams participate in games like water polo, softball, baseball, basketball, swimming, tennis and soccer at various regional and state levels.

Profile of Ohlone College

The main campus of Ohlone College is in Fremont, CA (a rural site not far from an urban area). The school is a public school. Ohlone College offers degrees up to the Associate's degree.

Course Topics

The school students most commonly major in a field related to music, science, mathematics, and science and laboratory technician.

Ohlone College Selectivity

Ohlone College admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy.

Faculty

The school offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at Ohlone College are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, the school had 11,083 enrolled students. Ohlone College has a larger minority student population than most schools.

Ohlone College Tuition and Affordability

The school offers comparatively low-priced tuition.

Ohlone College Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Liberal Arts	203	liberal arts and sciences, speech and rhetoric, social services, American Sign Language, English, sociology, sign language translation, geography courses, ...
Science	110	biological and physical sciences, chemistry, physics, biology, physical sciences, geology, astronomy
Business and Management	63	business, accounting, business management, sales and marketing, small business management
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	51	registered nursing
Mathematics	38	mathematics
Medical Support and Technology	23	respiratory care tech, phlebotomy
Music	16	music, music management
Science and Laboratory Technician	15	biology tech
Computer Science and Engineering	13	computer programming, computer networking, computer graphics, system administration, computer science, database administration, web design, computer and info science
Art Studies	9	visual and performing arts, art studies
Family and Social Work	8	child development
Security and Law Enforcement	8	criminal justice and police
Media	7	digital communications, radio and television, journalism, animation and special effects, desktop publishing and imaging
Engineering	7	engineering, archeology
office and Administration	6	office management, administrative assistant
Design	3	interior design, graphic design, design and visual communication
Real Estate and Construction Management	3	real estate
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	2	athletic trainer, sports and fitness management
Drama and Performing Arts	1	theatre design
Photography and Commercial Art	1	drawing, photography
Fine Arts	0	sculpture, ceramics
Therapy and Counseling	0	physical therapist assistant
Education and Teaching	0	special ed

Contact: Ohlone College

Ohlone College
43600 Mission Blvd
Fremont, CA 94539-0390
General Phone: (510) 659-6000
http://www.ohlone.edu