Sacramento City College (SCC) is a two-year community college located in Sacramento, California. SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009. Sacramento City College is officially accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), offering Associate in Science (A.S) and Associate in Art (A.A.) degrees. It is located at the intersection of Freeport Boulevard and Sutterville Road in Sacramento, California.
Founded in 1916 as a department of Sacramento High School, Sacramento City College is the seventh oldest public community college in California and the oldest institution of higher learning in Sacramento.
In 1922, the citizens of Sacramento organized a junior college district, effectively granting Sacramento Junior College its administrative independence from Sacramento High School. This plan of organization remained in force until 1936, when the college became a part of the Sacramento City Unified School District.
Twenty-eight years later, as a result of a March 17, 1964 election, Sacramento City College separated from the Sacramento City Unified School District to join the newly organized Los Rios Junior College District, which took over the operation of American River College and Sacramento City College. Los Rios paid the total of $1.00 for the 75-acre (300,000 m2) Sacramento City College Campus. In October 1967, the Sacramento Pop Festival was held at the main campus' Charles C. Hughes Stadium. In 1970, the newly renamed Los Rios Community College District opened a third campus, Cosumnes River College. Folsom Lake College has recently been added to the district.
The Sacramento City College yearbook was called the Pioneer when initially published in the 1920s. The format changed in the early 1970s, and it was discontinued by 1980. The school newspaper-originally named "the Blotter" in the 1920s—would be called "The Pony Express" for several decades. It is now called "the Express."
There are over 50 student clubs and groups on campus, although there are no official fraternities or sororities. The campus does not offer any dorms.
The Sacramento City College Panthers are members of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), and the Big 8 Conference. SCC fields 18 teams, including 10 women's teams and 8 men's teams. The baseball program has demonstrated the most consistent success with 37 league titles, 5 state titles, and 1 national title. On the women's side, the track and field team won 3 straight state titles (2003, 2004, 2005), while the softball program won 4 state titles between 1988 and 2004. Sac City's athletic alumni have competed in the Olympic Games, the World Series, the NFL playoffs, and a world championship boxing match. Several of its coaches (and former coaches) have coached or served in administrative positions on a national and international level, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, and Major League Baseball.
The fight song for Sacramento City College is to the tune of "Go Tigers Go" performed by the University of Memphis Marching Band. The only difference between the two is some of the wording in the lyrics.
Bergen Williams (1983-1984) - Filmmaker, inventor, artist, Donna Juana, strategist/script doctor/writer and actress (currently plays Big Alice on ABC'S General Hospital)Michael James Adams – aviator and NASA astronautFaith Bromberg – artistHerb Caen – former "items" columnist for the school newspaper went on to become a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the San Francisco ChronicleSamuel Charters – writer on music and record producerJessica Chastain – Academy Award-nominated actressRay Eames – American artist, designer, architect and filmmakerKurt Edward Fishback – photographerSasha Grey – actress and adult film starSherwood "Shakey" Johnson – founder of Shakey's Pizza Parlor chainMel Ramos – artistWes Wilson – rock poster artistNguyen Do – poet, editor and translatorKiyo Sato – Japanese concentration camp survivor, author, speakerMalachi Davis – ran in the 400-meter and 4x400-meter at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom teamNeil Estaris – two-time Junior Pan American Championships karate silver medalist (1999, 2000), as well as the 2002 AAU national champion (18-year-old division) as a light heavyweightRich Hanna – 1994 US 100 km National Champion, 2001 World 100 km Ultramarathon silver medalist, and named Ultramarathon Magazine's 2001 Men's North American Ultrarunner of the year, co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Marathons (paperback 1998)Henry Hines – 2 time NCAA champion long jumper, as well as a 3-time professional world championVince Howell – professional long-drive competitorSheila Hudson – 1996 Olympian and former world record holder in the triple jumpLyndsey Klein – second baseman for the 2002 U.S. national softball team which placed first at the World Championships, and was an all-American for the 1999 UCLA national championship teamTommy Kono – three-time medalist in weightlifting in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer OlympicsJeff Kubiak – 1987 Pan-Am Games gold medalist in the 200m breaststrokeAlbert Miller – 3 time Olympian (1984, 1988, and 1992) in the decathlon for FijiTom Moore – world record holder in the 120 yard high hurdles in 1935, US national champion in the 400m hurdles in 1935, and member of the National Track & Field Hall of FameJamie Nieto – finished 4th in the high jump in the 2004 Summer OlympicsLou Nova – heavyweight boxer who was the 1935 amateur world champion, and fought Joe Louis in 1941Roger "Jack" Parker – bronze medalist in the decathlon at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsPete Peletta – coached the USF Dons to 3 NCAA basketball tournament appearances in 6 seasons between 1960 and 1966Bill Putnam – a basketball all-American at UCLA in 1945Chenita Rogers – a 2-time first team all-American as an outfielder for Cal State-Fullerton in the 1980s.Edwin Salisbury – was the stroke for the 1932 gold medal-winning men's rowing eights team that was later inducted into the National Rowing Foundation's Rowing Hall of FameMike Sayers – member of the BMC pro cycling teamScott Smith – professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFCJohn "Jack" Stack – won a gold medal in the men's rowing eights at the 1948 Olympic GamesGeorge Stanich – bronze medalist in the high jump in the 1948 Summer Olympics, as well as John Wooden's first all-American basketball player at UCLAJohn Stanich – guard on the 1950 U.S. national basketball team which placed second at the 1950 FIBA World Championship, where he was the only American on the all-tournament teamFacundo Cuno Barragan – former MLB catcherDave Berg – seven-year MLB infielderAdam Bernero – former MLB pitcherJoe Bitker – former MLB pitcherJeff Blauser – 13-year MLB shortstop with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago CubsChris Bosio – 10-year MLB pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle MarinersLarry Bowa – former MLB shortstop and current Los Angeles Dodgers third-base coachKevin Brown – former MLB pitcherJim Bowie – former MLB first baseman and current hitting coach for the Fresno GrizzliesRob Cooper – College baseball coach at Wright State and Penn StateTrace Coquillette – former MLB infielderKen Dowell – former MLB shortstopBob Forsch – former MLB pitcherKen Forsch – former MLB pitcherLa Vel Freeman – former MLB designated hitterJoe Horgan – former MLB pitcherKen Hottman – former MLB outfielderJohn Spider Jorgensen – former MLB infielderBuck Martinez – 17-year MLB catcherDarrell May – former MLB pitcherJason McDonald – former MLB outfielderJohn McNamara – former MLB managerMarcus Moore – former MLB pitcherDave Moraga – former MLB pitcherJerry Nielsen – former MLB pitcherMike Neu – former MLB pitcher and current Diablo Valley College head coachGeno Petralli – 12-year MLB catcherR. J. Reynolds – eight-year MLB outfielderMatt Riley – former MLB pitcherRich Rodas – former MLB pitcherF. P. Santangelo – seven-year MLB player and an analyst on the San Francisco Giants pregame show on Fox Sports NetRick Schu – former MLB infielderJoe Thurston – infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organizationGreg Vaughn – four-time MLB All-Star outfielderRandy Veres – former MLB pitcherFernando Viña – 12-year infielder for five MLB teamsCasey Weathers – member of the bronze medal winning 2008 Summer Olympics United States baseball teamLarry Wolfe – former MLB infielderCharlie Zink – pitcher for the Boston Red SoxJeffrey Marquez- starting pitcher for the Chicago White SoxRobert Awalt – seven-year NFL tight endIsaac Booth – three-year NFL defensive backKevin Bowman – former NFL wide receiverJames Campen – seven-year NFL offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers, where he is currently an assistant coach.Gene Cronin – seven-year NFL defensive linemanRick Cunningham – eight-year NFL linemanBobby Dawson – former Canadian Football League defensive backBurt Delavan – two-year NFL linemanPhil Goodman – wide receiver/linebacker for the Tri-Cities Fever of the af2Kenny Graham – seven-year AFL/NFL defensive backJohnny Jackson – lineman for the Tri-Cities Fever of the af2Mike Jones – three-year NFL tight endStephen Jordan – former Canadian Football League defensive back who was the 1989 rookie of the yearDavid Kilson – former NFL defensive backDerrick Lewis – former NFL and Arena Football League wide receiverCarl Littlefield – former NFL running backStan Mataele – former NFL defensive linemanPerry Schwartz – all-American end for UC Berkeley's undefeated "Thunder Team" in 1937 and a first team all-NFL end for Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940 and 1941 when he led the league in yards per catchPhil Snow – linebackers coach for the Detroit LionsSean Thomas – former NFL defensive backAlex Van Dyke – five-year NFL wide receiver, who also set NCAA receiving records while at the University of Nevada, RenoSeneca Wallace – current quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the NFLDerek Ware – former NFL tight end and running backLaw and politics
Tani Cantil-Sakauye – 28th Chief Justice of CaliforniaJohn E. Moss – served in 13 Congresses of the United States House of Representatives and championed the Freedom of Information ActJeff Adachi – elected Public Defender of San Francisco, pension reform advocate, and a former candidate for Mayor of San Francisco.Morrison C. England, Jr. - Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
