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{{Short description|Community college in San Pablo, California}}
{{Short description|Community college in San Pablo, California, US}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = Contra Costa College
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| students = 9,995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Student_Headcount_Term_Annual.aspx |title=California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart }}</ref>
| students = 9,995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Student_Headcount_Term_Annual.aspx |title=California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart }}</ref>
| city = [[San Pablo, California|San Pablo]]
| city = [[San Pablo, California|San Pablo]]
| state = [[California]]
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| country = United States
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'''Contra Costa College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[San Pablo, California]]. It is the west campus of the [[Contra Costa Community College District]]. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.
'''Contra Costa College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[San Pablo, California]], United States. It is the west campus of the [[Contra Costa Community College District]]. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.


==History==
==History==
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The college is flanked by [[Abella Center]] to the south.
The college is flanked by [[Abella Center]] to the south.
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= Annual/Term Student Count Report|url=https://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Student_Headcount_Term_Annual.aspx|publisher=California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office|access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref>
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! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|49|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African American]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|13|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|11|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]]
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:blue}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:grey}}
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:brown}}
|}


== Middle College High School ==
== Middle College High School ==
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The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.
The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.


[[File:Aerial view of Contra Costa College, September 2022.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022]]
== Student newspaper ==
'''''The Advocate''''' is a [[student newspaper]] published at Contra Costa College. The paper is published weekly during the school year and has a circulation of approximately 2,500. An online edition, "cccadvocate," is also published.
 
''The Advocate'' has won 14 [[Associated Collegiate Press]] [[National Pacemaker Awards]] since 1990. The newspaper was inducted into the ACP Hall of Fame in 1996, and has been cited by ACP officials as being one of the best examples of small-college journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Summers |first=Nick |date=2005-12-04 |title=College Papers Grow Up |url=https://www.newsweek.com/college-papers-grow-113921 |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Aerial view of Contra Costa College, September 2022.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022]]
== Notable graduates ==
== Notable graduates ==
*[[Courtney Anderson]], [[NFL]] [[tight end]]
*[[Courtney Anderson]], [[NFL]] [[tight end]]
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*[[Pumpsie Green]], [[MLB]] first black player to play for the [[Boston Red Sox]]
*[[Pumpsie Green]], [[MLB]] first black player to play for the [[Boston Red Sox]]
*[[Jim Landis]], [[MLB]] [[center fielder]]
*[[Jim Landis]], [[MLB]] [[center fielder]]
*Rick Tittle, sports radio host
*[[Chris Roberson (baseball)|Chris Roberson]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]] player
*[[Chris Roberson (baseball)|Chris Roberson]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]] player
*[[Travis Williams (running back)|Travis Williams]], [[NFL]] [[running back]]
*[[Travis Williams (running back)|Travis Williams]], [[NFL]] [[running back]]
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== External links ==
==External links==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.contracosta.edu Contra Costa College] - official site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071228150347/http://www.contracosta.edu/mchs/ Middle College High School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071228150347/http://www.contracosta.edu/mchs/ Middle College High School]
* [http://www.cccadvocate.com The Advocate] - student newspaper
* [http://www.cccadvocate.com The Advocate] - student newspaper
{{Portalbar|Schools|California|Education|San Francisco Bay Area}}


{{California Community College System}}
{{California Community College System}}
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[[Category:California Community Colleges]]
[[Category:California Community Colleges]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1950]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1950]]
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[[Category:1950 establishments in California]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]]
[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 6 December 2025

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Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California, United States. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.

History

The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California.[1] In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo.

The college is flanked by Abella Center to the south.

Student demographics as of Fall 2023[2]
Race and ethnicity Total
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Middle College High School

The college campus is also home to Middle College High School, whose students take college classes in addition to regular high school courses. The high school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The current principal is Finy Prak.

Restaurants

The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.

Student newspaper

The Advocate is a student newspaper published at Contra Costa College. The paper is published weekly during the school year and has a circulation of approximately 2,500. An online edition, "cccadvocate," is also published.

The Advocate has won 14 Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Awards since 1990. The newspaper was inducted into the ACP Hall of Fame in 1996, and has been cited by ACP officials as being one of the best examples of small-college journalism.[3]

File:Aerial view of Contra Costa College, September 2022.JPG
Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022

Notable graduates

References

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External links

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