18 Chabot College 2024-2026 GENERAL INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON • Cultivate the health of mind, body, and spirit • Gain transferable skills important for academic and career success • Nourish a love of life-long learning • Expand capacity for self-understanding, including recognizing one’s strengths and weaknesses STATEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM General education refers to a cohesive program of studies designed to create learning experiences for purposes including: thinking and communicating clearly and effectively; applying mathematics and reasoning; understand the modes of inquiry of the major disciplines; enhancing cultural understanding and times; and developing increased self-understanding. It is a program that aims to activate the imagination, deepen one’s perspective of life for meaning and purpose and to contribute to the larger society. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM In keeping with its Philosophy and Objectives, Chabot College offers a diverse curriculum of lower division courses designed to (1) permit students to transfer typically as juniors, to leading four-year colleges and universities; (2) provide technical training to prepare students for employment in occupations requiring two years of study or less, or to assist persons already employed; (3) make continuing education available to residents desiring to increase their knowledge and skills. A list of Degree and Certificate Programs may be found on pages 18-21. CITIZENS’ ADVISORY BOARDS Citizens’ Advisory Boards, composed of leaders in business, industry, labor, public agencies, and the professions are working with the faculty to develop curricula. The Advisory Boards assure that instructional programs are developed in accordance with the needs of business, industry and professions in the District. The Advisory Boards advise the colleges on the need or desirability of a particular educational program or course, content of such programs or courses, performance standards, equipment and facilities, selection of students, placement of students, technical information evaluation, teacher recruitment and financial and legislative matters. The following Advisory Boards and committees presently operate: Accounting and Business, Administration of Justice, Architectural, Automotive Technology, Computer Applications Systems, Dental Hygiene Programs, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Early Childhood Development, Electronics, Engineering, EOPS/CARE/ CalWORKs, Film Production, Fire Technology, Graphic Design, Human Services, Interior Design, Machine Tool Technology, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Service to Seniors, Welding Technology. As new needs are identified, other Advisory Boards will be appointed to assist the college in developing appropriate programs. CHABOT COLLEGE LEARNING FACILITIES Chabot College facilities have been planned to support and enhance learning, to facilitate the development of experimental programs and to be adaptable to changes brought about by new technology. As the college’s population has grown since its opening in 1961, many modifications have taken place to accommodate changing curriculum and to help ensure students’ academic success. For additional help with their studies, students can now visit Building 100 for the Learning Connection (tutoring across the curriculum), WRAC Center (Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum) and Language Center (ESL), the STEM Center (tutoring in mathematics, chemistry and Life Sciences) in Building 3900, or the Communication Studies Lab in Building 800. For more information on The Learning Connection, go to page 64. The Accessibility Center for Education (Building 2400) offers high-tech equipment and personal counseling. A state-of-the-art computer lab in the Library has more than 120 Internet-ready computers available to students, along with other computer labs. The Media Center contains a television studio equipped to send closed circuit educational television programs to many classrooms throughout the campus and to send programming over cable television. Work was completed on a $6 million project to remove architectural barriers to disabled students which includes the construction of elevators, and installation of new door knobs and electric doors, and renovation of 70 restrooms. In 1999, a 40,000 square-foot computer and science building was added to the campus. Many other buildings are under renovation or construction since the passage of the district’s facilities bond in 2004. In the 2009-10 academic year, the campus opened two new facilities: a 33,500 square-foot Instructional Office Building (IOB), Building 400, and the 51,000 square-foot Community and Student Services Center (CSSC), Building 700. Both buildings are state of the art -- the IOB built to LEED Silver standards and the CSSC receiving a LEED Platinum Certification. Campus buildings house classrooms and laboratories for social science, language arts, humanities, international language, art, music, drama, physics and mathematics and physical education. Additional buildings house the student center, and faculty and administration offices. Special features include a planetarium, two gymnasiums, five athletic fields, tennis courts, strength training facilities, a 400-meter track, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
