About Ohlone College Campus - Ohlone Renegades Women's Basketball
Ohlone College is located in the GREATER BAY AREA. Just south West of San Francisco, which means there is always something fun to do, a beautiful view to enjoy, and a sunset to take your breath away! Ohlone College, beginning Spring 2008, will open their doors to the New ALL GREEEN Newark Campus.
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The Ohlone Campus is located in the Mission Hills of Fremont, California on a 534-acre hillside site, complete with spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay Area. -
Located in the southeastern part of the Bay Area, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Ohlone is 13 miles from San Jose, 25 miles from Oakland and 35 miles from San Francisco. (Fremont Campus Map and Directions.)
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The $10 million Hyman Center for Business and Technology houses over 300 computers complete with programming, multimedia, graphics, Microsoft Office and internet access for the campus community.
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The Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts has a 405-seat theatre, a 200-seat theatre, two television broadcast studios, a radio station, a 600-seat outdoor amphitheater, a dance studio and an art gallery.
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Ohlone is home to the Gallaudet University Regional Center and has the largest deaf student population in the West.
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The Ohlone College faculty consists of 134 full-time faculty and approximately 450 adjunct faculty. Full-time faculty are required to have a Master's degree in their field and 18 faculty currently hold Doctorate degrees.
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The Learning Resource Center/Library holds 61,000 book volumes, 200 periodicals in print format, and web-based access through four databases to 1,710 journals and newspapers. The collection also includes 8,000 audiotapes; 2,500 videotapes and 45,000 microforms. -
The student population is roughly 11,000 students. Approximately 3,400 are full-time.
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The name "Ohlone" honors the early Ohlone people of the Costanoan tribe who inhabited the Fremont area. Distinguished by peaceful pursuits, they held profound reverence for the earth, believing it was theirs for living and not taking. About Ohlone.
Facts About Ohlone College
Ohlone enrolls 18,000 students per year at our Fremont and Newark campuses and online.- Ohlone offers 184 degrees and academic programs.
- Every year more than 500 students transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
- More than 760 students graduate with degrees or earn vocational certificates every year.
- Ohlone College employs about 415 part-time and full-time faculty and 215 support and management personnel.
Demographics
| Race | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African-American | 3% |
| American Indian / Alaskan Native | 0% |
| Asian | 34% |
| Filipino | 6% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Other Non-White | 6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Unknown | 8% |
| White Non-Hispanic | 32% |
| Total | 100% |
The Ohlone College Newark Campus
The Ohlone College Newark campus will truly be the “College of the Future”! This campus will be the first “green” community college campus in the nation, one that teaches environmental stewardship through responsible, sustainable practices. The Newark campus incorporates 
resource efficient features such as photovoltaic solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, high-efficiency lighting, low water consumption, and extensive use of recycled materials. These measures help to preserve environmental resources and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in operational costs.
The Ohlone “College of the Future” is designed to accommodate students from a very diverse population, adapting to the learning needs of all students. Students will be taught in classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment and research-based instruction methods to create a powerful student-centered learning environment. Key curriculum taught at the center will include our highly successful biotechnology program, nursing, health sciences, emerging technologies, and environmental studies.
Ohlone College and the community have worked for years to ensure a permanent community college presence in Newark . The Ohlone “College of the Future” will be a “College of Opportunity ” for our diverse student population and for our community.
The City of Fremont
“High tech area with small-town charm"
- Fremont, CA is a city that has achieved nationwide recognition for a quality of life that business, industry and families all seek.
- Fremont is the fourth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area in population (210,000) and with an area of 93 square miles, it is the second largest in size.
- Known as "The Most Kid Friendly City in the Bay Area."
- National Civic League named the City of Fremont as one of the year's top ten "All American Cities."
- Fremont has an ethnically diverse population, thereby providing excellent opportunities to utilize cultural differences as learning experiences within the community.
- 35-minute drive to San Francisco.
The San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco offers many recreational and sightseeing opportunities, including:
- The Bay Area is one of the premier places to watch sporting events, hosting teams such as:
- San Francisco is host to many festivals, concerts, museums, and it’s numerous other activities make it the World's Most Visited City according to the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
