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FCC men’s basketball 34-game winning streak ends at state championships; FCC women also advanced to quarterfinals
March 30, 2009 – 9:43 am | No Comment
FCC men’s basketball 34-game winning streak ends at state championships; FCC women also advanced to quarterfinals

The second-longest winning streak in Fresno City College men’s basketball history–34 consecutive victories–came to a halt in the state championship quarterfinal game against Riverside College.

Pay it Forward Scholarship Endowment
March 30, 2009 – 8:57 am | No Comment
Pay it Forward Scholarship Endowment

The State Center Community College Foundation (SCCCF) accepted the anonymous donation of a house on Kingswood Parkway in Reedley this fall. The generous donation was facilitated in October 2008 by board member Gus Bonner, who …

New college slated for State Center Community College District
March 27, 2009 – 5:42 pm | No Comment
New college slated for State Center Community College District

The Willow International Center took a major step toward becoming the next accredited college in the Central Valley.

Career Advancement Academy starts with success
March 27, 2009 – 10:19 am | One Comment
Career Advancement Academy starts with success

When you walk into the Computer Aided Manufacturing classroom in T-103, you will see 20-25 eager students on computers learning how to design various tools with special software programs.

Oakhurst Center to offer high school enrichment
March 27, 2009 – 10:04 am | No Comment
Oakhurst Center to offer high school enrichment

A new program for Yosemite High School students will start this fall semester at the Oakhurst Center. This special enrollment program for seniors will enable them to earn dual credit in both high school and college.

New programs to be created at Reedley College with STEM Grant of $1.7 million dollars
March 27, 2009 – 9:56 am | No Comment
New programs to be created at Reedley College with STEM Grant of $1.7 million dollars

Reedley College recently received a $1.7 million grant from the federal government.

Re-entry student finds new passion in nursing
March 27, 2009 – 9:45 am | No Comment
Re-entry student finds new passion in nursing

For Gabriela Cazares Crump, a recent graduate from the Madera Center Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) program, nursing is her second career.

New traditions starting at the Willow International Center
March 26, 2009 – 3:32 pm | No Comment
New traditions starting at the Willow International Center

The chemistry lab at the Willow International Center is brimming with ideas, energy, and enthusiasm, as students from the newly formed Planteers Club discuss their fundraising ideas and activities for the spring semester.

Reedley College Aero student receives national award
March 26, 2009 – 3:31 pm | No Comment
Reedley College Aero student receives national award

Reedley College Aero student Natasha Pelham is a Pratt and Whitney Maintenance Scholarship recipient. Natasha, a Dinuba High School alumna, is one of six in the nation to receive the award.

Air Force ROTC pilot and Vietnam War veteran learned to fly at Reedley College
March 26, 2009 – 3:24 pm | No Comment
Air Force ROTC pilot and Vietnam War veteran learned to fly at Reedley College

Orange Cove native Chuck Shaheen attended Reedley College upon graduating from Reedley High School in 1959. “I had a great experience at Reedley College, and that’s when I learned to fly,” he said.

Reedley College opens new Math Center
March 26, 2009 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
Reedley College opens new Math Center

The Reedley College Math Center is now open in the library at Reedley College. The Math Center is staffed with a faculty member who is available to help students with their questions. The center is …

David Dominguez is an accomplished poet and instructor at Reedley College
March 26, 2009 – 2:48 pm | 4 Comments
David Dominguez is an accomplished poet and instructor at Reedley College

At the age of 19, after reading “The Red Wheel Barrel” by William Carlos Williams for a class, David Dominguez knew he wanted to become a poet. “The work had amazing imagery,” said David.