FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

'Fresno City College' (or 'FCC') is a city college in Fresno, California. Established in 1910, it was the first community college in California and the second in the nation.
The current FCC campus was the former campus of Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno or Fresno State.
Notable alumni of Fresno City College include California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, author Gary Soto, Major League Baseball pitcher Ted Lilly, NBA point guard/AND 1/New York City streetball legend Rafer Alston a.k.a ''Skip to my Lou'', National Football League safeties Matt Giordano and Cameron Worrell, and NFL tight end Tony Curtis.
The college district office is located on Blackstone Avenue.

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History

Fresno Junior College was founded in 1910 by CL Mclane. McLane was the Superintendent of Schools for Fresno County and saw the need for higher education in the San Joaquin Valley. At this time, the closest universities were some 200 miles away in Los Angeles or the San Francisco Bay Area, and many parents were hesitant to send their children so far away for school.
Fresno JC started as an extension of the Fresno Technical High School which was located in downtown Fresno.

External link

★ Fresno City College - official website