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Introduction
2016-2017 Catalog
the development of sites in Madera and Oakhurst. In 1992,
the Clovis site was established when the district purchased
the Herndon Avenue land and buildings that was previously
owned by a private college. This same year, the Chancellor,
with the approval of the Board, established a new entity
called the “North Centers” of the State Center Community
College District, which was inclusive of the Clovis, Madera,
and Oakhurst campuses. A Vice Chancellor of the North
Centers was hired to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
In 2003, in response to the growth at the Clovis site, the
Board of Trustees completed the acquisition of 110 acres for a
permanent site located at Willow and International Avenues
in Fresno across the street from the Clovis Unified School
District Third Education Center. The Willow International
Community College Center site was approved through a
Substantive Change by the ACCJC Substantive Change
Committee on November 16, 2007, and was built to replace
the much smaller Clovis campus, one of the three original
North Centers’ sites. The new Center opened in Fall 2007
with a single building, Academic Center One, and served
the northeast Fresno/greater Clovis area. The first phase
included an 80,000 square foot Academic Center, Academic
Center One, which included computer laboratories, a multi-
media studio, art studio, physics and science laboratories, an
assembly hall, distance learning, and traditional classrooms,
a library, student services, and offices. The facility also
included a central plant, café, and bookstore. The $50
million funding for the complex was obtained through local
and State bond monies.
In addition to the phase one facilities described above,
funding was awarded through AB-16 California Joint Use
Facilities legislation to construct a Child Development
Center (CDC) through collaboration with the Clovis Unified
School District (CUSD) and State Center Community
College District (SCCCD). The facility is used as a licensed
child care laboratory for high school and college students
taking child development and pre-teaching courses. The $6
million building is comprised of state-of-the art facilities,
including a playground, funded through a grant from the
Fresno County First Five organization.
In Fall 2010, the second Academic Center opened adding
another 80,000 square feet of instructional and support
service space. Academic Center Two includes a Counseling
Center, Admissions and Records Office, Financial Aid
Office, Library/Learning Center, Assessment Center, Dance
Studio, Fitness Center, three chemistry labs, three biology
labs, nursing skills lab, Business Services Complex, two
distance learning conference rooms, one distance learning
classroom, a large-group instruction lecture hall, offices, and
other classrooms. As with Academic Center One, funding for
the facility came from local bond and matching state bond
funding.
In anticipation of becoming the next fully accredited college
in the State Center Community College District, the Willow
International Community College Center changed its name
to Clovis Community College Center as of Fall 2014. In
August 2015 Clovis Community College Center was granted
college status, and the Fall 2015 semester marked the campus’
first as the third fully accredited college in State Center
Community College District and the 113th community
college in California.
Over 6,500 students attend Clovis Community College, with
a full-time equivalency of approximately 3,200 students per
year. The college offers over 300 courses annually in 40 areas
of study and gives students a choice of transfer, Associate
Degrees, Associate Degrees for Transfer, Certificates of
Achievement, and Certificates. Courses, programs, degrees,
and certificates were offered through the Reedley College
catalog and curriculum until Clovis Community College was
granted accreditation.
The presidents, in order of tenure are:
• Dr. Terral W. Kershaw, Campus President,
Willow International Community College Center
and Clovis Community College Center (2012)
• Deborah J. Ikeda, Campus President, Willow
International Community College Center and
Clovis Community College Center (2012)
Founding President, Clovis Community College
(2015)
• Dr. Lori Bennett, Campus President,
Clovis Community College (2016)
The District
Clovis Community College is one of three colleges in the
State Center Community College District. The district
encompasses a 5,500 square mile area and 17 unified and
high school districts.
The State Center Community College District office is
located at 1525 E. Weldon, Fresno, CA 93704. The district
is comprised of Reedley College, Madera Center, Oakhurst
Center, Clovis Community College, Herndon Campus,
Fresno City College, Career and Technology Center, and
The Training Institute. Each campus offers certain programs/
courses which are unique and are not offered at the other
campuses.