Reedley College

Reedley College
TypePublic community college
Established1926
Parent institution
California Community Colleges system, State Center Community College District
ChancellorPaul Parnell
PresidentJerry L. Buckley
Students12,916
Location
Reedley
,
California
,
United States
Campus
  • Rural 420 acres (1.7 km2)
ColorsOrange and Black   
MascotTigers
Websitewww.reedleycollege.edu
Reedley College

Reedley College (Reedley or RC) is a public community college in Reedley, California, United States. It is a part of the California Community Colleges system within the State Center Community College District (SCCCD). It is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The college offers associate degrees.

History

Reedley College was founded in May 1926 as Reedley Junior College on the campus of Reedley High School. It became independent from the high school on July 1, 1946. In 1954, the school district voted to establish a separate campus for the college, and moved to its present location in 1956 on 420 acres (1.7 km2) of land that had been part of the historic Thomas Law Reed Ranch. About 300 acres (1.2 km2) of the property remain in use as farmland. In 1963, the college joined the SCCCD. The college was renamed Kings River Community College in 1980, but the name Reedley College was restored in July 1998.

Reedley College has served as the parent institution for three college centers. Clovis Community College, then known as the Willow International Center, was a center of Reedley College until July 1, 2015, when it became a separate campus of the SCCCD. Madera Community College opened at its current site in 1996 on 114 acres (46 ha) of donated land and remained a center of Reedley College until 2020, when it became a separate campus of the district. The Oakhurst Community College Center in Oakhurst opened at its current location in 1996 on 2.6 acres (11,000 m2) of land. It became a center of Madera Community College when Madera became a separate campus.

Housing

Reedley College is one of just 13 community colleges in the state of California to offer on-campus housing to students. Sequoia Hall houses 100 women and 100 men. Sequoia Hall is located on the southern corner of the campus. Construction of a new Sequoia Hall to replace the original aging facility started during the summer of 2008 and was completed in spring of 2010. The original building was razed.

Athletics

The Reedley College Athletic Department fields teams in 12 intercollegiate sports with five men's teams and seven women's teams. The Tigers are a member of the Central Valley Conference in all sports except for football, which is a member of the Northern California Football Alliance (NCFA). The Reedley College football team won the Northern California Football Championship, the COA State Championship, and finished #1 in the nation in 2002 with a 12–0 record. The women's basketball team has been to the COA Final 16 more than 4 of the last 10 years. The women's tennis team has become a state power with an undefeated conference record since 2007 and various championship titles in recent years. Tiger athletes have gone on to four-year colleges such as Cal, Texas Tech, Fresno State, Oregon, Boise State, Minnesota, Texas State, and Michigan State, to name a few.

Notable alumni

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Home". reedleycollege.edu.
  2. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  3. ↑ Shelton, Valerie (2015-07-15). "Clovis now boasts the 113th community college in California". Clovis Roundup. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  4. ↑ Jimenez, Christina (20 July 2020). "Board of Governors Recognizes Madera Community College as the 116th Community College in California". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "College Dormitories and Housing". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Residence Hall Student". Reedley College. Retrieved 2026-08-28.

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