College of Marin

The College of Marin is a public community college in Marin County, California, with two campuses, one in Kentfield, and the second in Novato. It is the only institution operated by the Marin Community College District.

College of Marin
TypePublic community college
Established1926
Parent institution
Marin Community College District
AccreditationACCJC
Superintendent/
President		David Wain Coon
Students4,283 (all undergraduate) (Fall 2023)[1]
Location
Kentfield and Novato, California
,
United States
CampusSuburban
Kentfield, 27 acres (11 ha)
Indian Valley, 360 acres (150 ha)
Colors   Black & gold
NicknameThe Mariners
Sporting affiliations
Bay Valley Conference
Websitewww.marin.edu

College of Marin has been in operation since 1926. Each semester, about 10,000 students are enrolled in over 1,100 credit classes. Approximately 100 international students participate in College of Marin's International Student Program. Nearly 6,000 students attend the college's community education and community services classes. College of Marin is known for its theatre department, which has the highest transfer acceptance to Juilliard of any two-year college in the nation.[2]

History

The college offers seventy Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs, and has established approximately 200 transfer agreements with the University of California, California State University, and private colleges. In addition, the college provides 35 two-year vocational and career programs, as well as providing basic skills, English as a second language education, and community education classes.

Kentfield campus main sign

Originally known as Marin Junior College when established in 1926, the college was renamed College of Marin in 1947. In 1985 College of Marin merged with Indian Valley College. This merger provided Marin residents with two campuses, the original campus located in Kentfield and the Indian Valley Campus in Novato. The two campuses serve a county population of approximately 250,000 residents.

The Echo Times

The Echo Times is the college's monthly student-run newspaper.

Governance

The College of Marin is governed as part of the Marin Community College District (MCCD), the community college district serving Marin County, California. MCCD is one of six California community college districts that is considered "basic aid", or "self-supporting", and therefore receives most of its operating revenue from local property taxes rather than State apportionment (since local property tax revenues exceed apportionment figures).

The MCCD is governed by seven members of a board of trustees elected by-area to four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, three members chosen the year after a presidential election and four chosen the year before. The students also elect one non-voting student trustee, who serves a one-year term and can participate in discussions and make and second motions so long as they are not related to real estate negotiations, personnel or collective bargaining.

Partial view of the Kentfield campus AC building

Athletics

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Winter

Spring

Student body association

In 1927 the students of College of Marin organized an unincorporated association named "The Associated Students of Marin Junior College". On October 8, 1932, they filed in the office of the California Secretary of State a document titled "Articles of Incorporation of The Associated Students of Marin Junior College". The filing of that document transformed The Associated Students of Marin Junior College into a corporation. On March 1, 1991, the students filed a "Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation". The filing of that amendment changed the corporation's name to "Associated Students College of Marin".[3]

California law provides that, "The governing board of each community college district shall establish, maintain, operate, and govern one or more community colleges".[4] The Board of Trustees of Marin Community College District has authorized the students of the district to organize a "student body association".[5] The district's governing board has recognized that Associated Students College of Marin is a student body association. The governing board has also recognized Associated Students College of Marin "as the official voice for the students in District decision-making processes".[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=College+of+Marin&s=all&id=118347
  2. "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office > CollegeDetails". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation. Filed March 1, 1991. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. California Education Code Section 70902.
  5. California Education Code Section 76060.
  6. Marin Community College District Policy No. 5400.
  7. "Dian Fossey - Biography". Helping people. Saving gorillas. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. "Art Schallock Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  9. Borenstein, Seth; Chang, Alicia (August 16, 2012). "Tam grad involved in Mars mission gains attention as part of new geek chic: mohawks are in, pocket protectors out". Marin Independent Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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