Cañada College
Encyclopedia
Cañada College is a community college located at 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Redwood City, California
, just off Highway 280
. Cañada College opened in 1968 as part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District
. It is one of the smallest community colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area
. The college is located on 131 acre (0.53013866 km²) in the western part of Redwood City.
The college was one of the first community colleges in California to partner with four-year universities to offer bachelor degrees on-site. It offers bachelor's degrees in nursing, business administration, liberal studies, and child and adolescent development in addition to teaching credentials for elementary and secondary schools.
Cañada has fashion design, interior design, and video game art programs. The college has the largest English Language Institute in the Bay Area and is a destination for people enrolled in English as a Second Language programs. It has a partnership with the NASA Ames Research Center and San Francisco State University that provides students with research opportunities at NASA and enrollment in the SFSU capstone program for engineering.
Cañada has healthy Phi Theta Kappa
and MESA programs, thanks to advisors Paul Roscelli and Kathy Lipe.
The college's name should be spelled with a tilde
over the n (as "ñ
") in order to avoid it being mistaken for a college in Canada
.
The college has free tutoring. It is known for being friendly and supportive.
The Cañada College library is part of the county-wide Peninsula Library System
which connects the college library with dozens of other local libraries. Librarians provide free research and writing help to students and the library provides use of computers and study rooms.
, this $250,000 bronze sculpture sits in the quad at Cañada College.
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...
, just off Highway 280
Interstate 280 (California)
Interstate 280 is a 57-mile long north–south Interstate Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It connects San Jose and San Francisco, running along just to the west of the cities of San Francisco Peninsula for most of its route.I-280 from its northern end at King...
. Cañada College opened in 1968 as part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District
San Mateo County Community College District
The San Mateo County Community College District consists of three colleges in California; College of San Mateo in San Mateo, Cañada College in Redwood City, and Skyline College in San Bruno...
. It is one of the smallest community colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. The college is located on 131 acre (0.53013866 km²) in the western part of Redwood City.
The college was one of the first community colleges in California to partner with four-year universities to offer bachelor degrees on-site. It offers bachelor's degrees in nursing, business administration, liberal studies, and child and adolescent development in addition to teaching credentials for elementary and secondary schools.
Cañada has fashion design, interior design, and video game art programs. The college has the largest English Language Institute in the Bay Area and is a destination for people enrolled in English as a Second Language programs. It has a partnership with the NASA Ames Research Center and San Francisco State University that provides students with research opportunities at NASA and enrollment in the SFSU capstone program for engineering.
Cañada has healthy Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa, also ΦΘΚ or sometimes PTK , is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, particularly community colleges and junior colleges. It also includes Associate's degree-granting programs offered by four-year colleges...
and MESA programs, thanks to advisors Paul Roscelli and Kathy Lipe.
The college's name should be spelled with a tilde
Tilde
The tilde is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character comes from Portuguese and Spanish, from the Latin titulus meaning "title" or "superscription", though the term "tilde" has evolved and now has a different meaning in linguistics....
over the n (as "ñ
Ñ
Ñ is a letter of the modern Latin alphabet, formed by an N with a diacritical tilde. It is used in the Spanish alphabet, Galician alphabet, Asturian alphabet, Basque alphabet, Aragonese old alphabet , Filipino alphabet, Chamorro alphabet and the Guarani alphabet, where it represents...
") in order to avoid it being mistaken for a college in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The college has free tutoring. It is known for being friendly and supportive.
The Cañada College library is part of the county-wide Peninsula Library System
Peninsula Library System
The Peninsula Library System is the public library organization serving San Mateo County, California, United States, which forms the bulk of the region within the San Francisco Bay Area known as "The Peninsula"...
which connects the college library with dozens of other local libraries. Librarians provide free research and writing help to students and the library provides use of computers and study rooms.
Butterfield Horse Sculpture
Designed by Deborah ButterfieldDeborah Butterfield
Deborah Kay Butterfield is an American sculptor. She divides her time between a ranch in Bozeman, Montana and studio space in Hawaii...
, this $250,000 bronze sculpture sits in the quad at Cañada College.
Notable alumni
- Moisés AlouMoisés AlouMoisés Rojas Alou |Spanish:]] ; born July 3, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games, Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs, and 1,287 runs...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Anna EshooAnna EshooAnna Georges Eshoo is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which includes part of Silicon Valley, includes the cities of Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto...
, U.S. Representative - Harold ReynoldsHarold ReynoldsHarold Craig Reynolds is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played from 1983–1994, primarily for the Seattle Mariners.-High school:...
, Former Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and MLB NetworkMLB NetworkMLB Network is an American television specialty channel dedicated to professional baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball. Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications have minority ownership of the new network, with MLB retaining a controlling two-thirds share...
sports analyst - Michelle McLaughlin, Playboy Playmate February 2008
- Ken RinaldoKen RinaldoKen Rinaldo is an American artist and educator. He creates interactive art installations that explore the intersection between nature and technology...
, Installation ArtistInstallation artInstallation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
See also
- California Community Colleges systemCalifornia Community Colleges systemThe California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
- College of San MateoCollege of San MateoCollege of San Mateo is a community college in San Mateo, California. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District....
- Skyline CollegeSkyline CollegeSkyline College is a community college that is located in San Mateo County, California, within the limits of the city of San Bruno, California, south of San Francisco...