Programs, Departments, Certificates, and Centers

Below is a listing of community colleges in the state of California that have a Women Studies/Women's Studies/Gender Studies/Feminist Studies program or department, or certificate program, on their campus. Through my research, which consisted of searching the Web sites of California's 111 community colleges and then trying to contact faculty from each one with Women's studies, I was able to find 16 community colleges that have such programs, and they are located all over the state. I've only included the most basic information on each one, but you can click & go to each program's site and find out more about them and who to contact for more info.

I have also included links to those campuses that also have a Women's Center or related program that isn't solely academic, but works with the college and the community to advance equality in a variety of ways. You can find that list at the bottom of the page.

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Academic Programs, Departments, Certificates
grouped by geographic region and listed in alphabetical order

Northern California

Berkeley City College- Berkeley, CA
has a certificate program

City College of San Francisco- San Francisco, CA
City College has a Women's Studies department and Project Survive (see bottom section)

Contra Costa Community College- San Pablo, CA
have Women's Studies-focused classes offered in other departments with a Women's Studies contact person

Foothill College- Los Altos Hills, CA
offers a Women's Studies major for an AA degree

Los Rios Community College District- Folsom, CA
this district has 3 community colleges with Women's Studies: Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College, and Sacramento City College

Napa Valley College- Napa, CA
offers a women's certificate program within the social sciences department

Ohlone College- Fremont, CA
has a Women's Studies department within the humanities/social sciences division

 

Central California

Cabrillo College- Aptos, CA
has a program, students may earn an AA degree with a Women's Studies emphasis

Fresno City College- Fresno, CA
offers a Women's Studies major geared toward a transfer degree

Monterey Peninsula College- Monterey, CA
offers an AA degree in Women's Studies, and they have a department that is closely linked with the Women's Programs, see section below

 

Southern California

Cerritos College- Norwalk, CA
has a department of Women's Studies and offers an AA

Compton Community Educational Center- Compton, CA
this college is a part of the El Camino college network, their programs are linked. Women's Studies is in the Social Science & Creative Performing Arts Division, and classes are offered at both college locations.

El Camino College- Torrance, CA
This is the main page of El Camino's Women's Studies within the Behavioral & Social Sciences Division

Saddleback College- Mission Viejo, CA
this college has Women's Studies classes, a re-entry/women's center, and a women's conference

San Diego Mesa College- San Diego, CA
has a Certificate of completion within Women's Studies, in the School of Social/Behavioral Sciences and Multicultural Studies. Classes are taken in other departments and count toward a Women's Studies certificate.

Santa Ana College- Santa Ana, CA
has a Women's Studies Department.

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Women's Centers and Similar Organizations on Campus

 

Project Survive- City College of San Francisco
this Project trains students to do peer counseling that's focused on building healthy relationships (note- you need to click on Departments on the left-hand side, and then on "W" for Women Studies/ Project Survive)

Women's Programs- Monterey Peninsula College
a range of programs aimed at helping both women and men succeed in college and in the community

Re-entry/Women's Center- Saddleback College
focuses on helping returning students, among other efforts

Sexual Health Literacy Project- College of the Redwoods
coordinates activities/projects aimed at increasing sexual literacy and gender awareness

 

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