MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
San José City College has enjoyed the support of the community since our founding in 1921. Generations of families have put their trust in our school, which has always delivered relevant career education programs, guaranteed college transfers, and life-changing educational opportunities.
Throughout our history, SJCC has been accessible, affordable, and dedicated to our values of equity, opportunity, and social justice.
SJCC alumni have helped transform the Valley of Hearts Delight from a major agricultural producer into Silicon Valley, the world's technology capital. Our students, faculty, classified professionals, and administrators reflect San Jose's demographic and cultural transformation.
Our dedication to the community extends to the SJECCD Milpitas Extension, where SJCC faculty, classified professionals, and administrators provide valuable resources, instruction, and educational pathways to the community as a whole.
In 1986, a citizens committee renamed the San José Junior College District to the San José-Evergreen Community College District, incorporating our sister campus Evergreen Valley College which opened in 1975.
Thanks to bond measures dating back to the early 1950s, SJCC has grown its campus on Moorpark Avenue into a gleaming beacon of higher education. Bonds have supported the development of the following facilities:
- Cesar E. Chavez Library
- Student Center
- Science Complex
- Parking Garage
- Technology Complex
- Career Technology Building
- Multi-Disciplinary Building
- Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center
- Jaguar Sports Complex
Construction has started on a new Maintenance, Operations, and Emergency Operations Center. Planning is underway for the new Career Education Complex.
We are proud of our history in this great city, and we hope you can share in our celebration. We look forward to our next century of service to our beloved community. Go Jaguars!
Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng
President of San José City College