2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

The Community Colleges of
Ventura County District
Board of Trustees
Area 1
Mr. Stephen P. Blum, Esq., Trustee
Area 2
Ms. Cheryl Heitmann, Vice Chair
Area 3
Dr. Larry O. Miller, Trustee
Area 4
Mr. Robert O. Huber, Chair
Area 5
Mr. Arturo D. Hernández, Trustee
Student Trustee
James Chang
District Administrators
Chancellor
Dr. James M. Meznek
Vice Chancellor,
Business & Administrative Services
Ms. Susan Johnson
Vice Chancellor,
Human Resources
Ms. Patricia Parham
College Presidents
President, Moorpark College
Dr. Pam Eddinger
President, Oxnard College
Dr. Richard Durán
President, Ventura College
Dr. Robin Calote
2 Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Back row, left to right: Mr. Robert O. Huber, Chair; Ms. Cheryl Heitmann, Vice Chair; Front
row, left to right: Dr. Larry O. Miller, Trustee., Mr. Arturo D. Hernández, Trustee.
Mr. Stephen P. Blum, Esq., Trustee;
History of Ventura College
The first college in Ventura County was established in 1925 when a junior college
department was added at Ventura Union High School. In 1952, Ventura Junior College
was renamed Ventura College, and in response to a study regarding local educational
needs, identified as a separate two-year institution for the freshman and sophomore years
of college.
In 1955, the College moved to its present 112 acre hillside campus at 4667 Telegraph
Road in the eastern part of Ventura – so close to the ocean that there is a clear view of
the Channel Islands from several spots on campus. The current student enrollment of
the College for day and evening classes, including all campus sites and distance learning
students, is just over 14,800. Ventura College began offering classes in the Santa Clara
River Valley in 1974, and in 1991, the East Campus officially opened on Dean Drive in
Santa Paula.
In 1962, the voters of Ventura County authorized the formation of a community
college district separate from any other public school entity. Ventura College is now a
comprehensive community college serving a diverse population of college-age and adult
students who pursue a wide variety of transfer, vocational and other educational goals.
The Ventura County Community College District now includes two additional colleges,
Moorpark College and Oxnard College, and serves more than 36,000 students, 96.5% of
whom are California residents. The District Administrative Center offices are located on
Stanley Avenue in Ventura.
Ventura County voters went to the polls in March 2002 and overwhelmingly supported
the Colleges, authorizing a $356 million general obligation bond to renovate and expand all
three campuses and the District training facilities for police, fire, and sheriff’s officers. The
first Ventura College building using bond funds was the Library and Learning Resources
Center which opened in January 2005. The new Student Services Center opened in April
2008, and the Sportsplex in 2009. The Advanced Technology Center, General Purposes
Classroom building and the Health Sciences Center and the training facility for fire,
police and sheriff officers are currently under construction and anticipated to complete
in sequence beginning in mid-2010.