Introduction
The Ohlone Community College District is a multi-campus single community college district located in the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay in California. Serving almost 16,000 students per year, the District has a main campus in the City of Fremont, campus in the City of Newark, and online.
Ohlone College is pronounced "oh loh nee kol ij" (audio below):
Ohlone College is an ethnically diverse institution that promotes innovation and continuous improvement in departments and divisions. The College is named for the native population living in the area when Mission San Jose was founded.
The Fremont campus is located just south of the historical Mission close to Interstate 680. The Newark campus is located near Interstate 880 and emphasizes programs in health, environment, and technology. (Maps and Directions.)
View History of Ohlone College.
Vision Statement
Ohlone College will be known for inclusiveness, innovation, integrity, engagement, and exceptional student success.
Mission Statement
Ohlone College offers high quality educational and career pathways and personal enrichment courses to serve the diverse needs of all students and the community. Ohlone provides excellent instruction and support services, awards associate degrees and certificates, and promotes university transfer in an inclusive, equitable, and multicultural environment where student learning and achievement are paramount. Ohlone fosters innovation, encourages student expression, and promotes ethical behavior and global citizenship.
Value Statements
Excellence
We encourage and empower students and employees to achieve at their fullest potential, encouraging all to engage in ongoing learning and development through high quality education, collaboration, and continuous institutional improvement.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
In the spirit of social justice and equity, we strive to intentionally and purposefully support students and employees from diverse backgrounds, socio-economic groups, ages, abilities, and intersectional identities to reduce barriers in order to allow for greater opportunity to explore their interests and to maximize their ability to define and fulfill their higher education goals and career aspirations.
Innovation
We encourage and foster strategic risk-taking in order to foster creativity and to generate new ideas that inspire students, faculty, and staff to optimize student learning and development.
Success
We continually reassess our efforts to support our college community and provide the necessary resources and comprehensive support to assist students and employees in defining goals and enriching their educational and occupational experience, so that we can help develop active, contributing members to our college and global community.
Integrity
We promote ethical behavior and practice transparent communication and decision making, emphasizing civility, respect, trust, mutual accountability, and honesty among students, employees, and the communities we serve, in a climate where everyone feels empowered, heard, and engaged.
Stewardship
We engage in participatory/shared governance to provide an exemplary model of stewardship for human, financial, physical, technological, and environmental resources to maximize institutional effectiveness and efficiency.
Health and Wellness
We promote the physical and emotional well-being of the college community by advocating for a healthy college environment, and leveraging comprehensive support services.
