Media Releases
SRJC extends "free" college to second-year students
October 17, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA—Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) recently announced that its “SRJC for Free” initiative, which aims to help students pursue the community college degree tuition-free, is now available to second-year students in addition to those enrolling for the first time.
Between Assembly Bill 19 (AB19), the California College Promise, and the SRJC Doyle Scholarship, many students are now eligible for a full two years of tuition reimbursement. Students can use this... Continue Reading
SRJC Awarded $460,000 to Expand Online Career Education
October 15, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA - Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) has been awarded just over $460,000 by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office as part of an effort to expand online pathways for career and technical education. This grant will help SRJC’s Career Education (CE) program create more fully-online CE and Adult Education courses and certificates.
The college's Office of Distance Education will administer the grant and work with faculty to produce engaging online... Continue Reading
SRJC to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with community festival
October 3, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA—Following tradition, Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October.
A 2015 collaboration of the Student Government Assembly (SGA,) the SRJC Superintendent/President, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA de SRJC,) and SRJC Inter-Tribal Council, resolved to recognize the importance of indigenous roots with a dedicated, annual event. Its purpose is to reflect upon the ongoing struggles of... Continue Reading
SRJC to receive award for excellence in engineering education
October 2, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA—Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) has been awarded the 2019 Education Lifetime Champion of the Year award for excellence in engineering education by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of California. The award will be presented at the ninth Annual Engineering Excellence Celebration on Thursday, October 17 at 5:00 p.m. at the historic De Turk Round Barn building in Santa Rosa.
This event publicly recognizes members and community leaders who... Continue Reading
SRJC museum to exhibit comic books created by Native Americans
October 1, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA – The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Jesse Peter Multicultural Museum will soon host a new exhibit featuring contemporary comic books written by Native Americans and featuring Native American heroes, alongside vintage comics that portray Native American characters.
The exhibit, “Beyond Stereotypes - Native Americans Restyle the Comic Book Universe,” will include original artwork by local Kashia Pomo artist Eric Wilder and work by Arigon Starr, Kickapoo author... Continue Reading
SRJC Important Updates
Oct 11, 2019 -
In light of the power restoration in progress throughout Sonoma County, all SRJC campuses and sites will reopen for classes and activities beginning Saturday, Oct. 12 and will remain open until further notice. The Shone Farm Fall Festival and the theatre performance of The Good Doctor will go on as planned on Saturday.
While PG&E has estimated that the majority of homes and businesses in the county will have power restored before tomorrow morning, we continue to encourage... Continue Reading
SRJC Theatre Arts presents The Good Doctor, Oct 4
September 18, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA - The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Theatre Arts Department presents “The Good Doctor,” Neil Simon’s comedic dramatization of a series of short stories written by Anton Chekov. The play will run in Newman Auditorium in Emeritus Hall on the Santa Rosa campus on select dates in October.
The play combines the talents of two theatre legends, including Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Neil Simon, and Russian writer and playwright Anton Chekhov, creating the... Continue Reading
SRJC Petaluma to host Lumafest educational fair and open house, Oct 19
September 23, 2019, Petaluma, CA — Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) invites the Sonoma County community to its Petaluma campus at 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway for its third annual Lumafest on Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This educational fair and open house will once again occur in partnership with Petaluma’s citywide El Día de los Muertos celebration.
Lumafest is an opportunity for the entire community to reconnect with SRJC Petaluma’s many offerings. Children will be introduced... Continue Reading
SRJC Shone Farm Holds Fall Festival, Oct 12
September 16, 2019, Forestville, CA —Santa Rosa Junior College’s (SRJC) Shone Farm will hold its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The farm is located at 7450 Steve Olson Lane.
Shone Farm welcomes the community to experience the garden during harvest season. SRJC’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Department students and instructors will facilitate activities and present an abundance of food. This event includes free admission and parking. No dogs, except... Continue Reading
SRJC Agriculture Department developing new hemp program
August 26, 2019, Santa Rosa, CA—The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Agriculture Department is developing a new Hemp Agriculture program that will train students in the cultivation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), with a goal of launching the program in fall 2020. SRJC is the first community college in California to develop a certificate and degree program focused on hemp.
Beginning spring 2020, students can take hemp-focused courses within the existing SRJC Sustainable Agriculture and... Continue Reading