San Jose City College

SJCC Technology Center. The college was founded in 1921, [ 4 ] opening its doors as San Jose Junior College to students in September of that year. In 1953, San José Unified School District took over the college's operation from San José State University . The college moved to its present location in the Fruitdale neighborhood of West San Jose in the same year. The college's name changed to "San José City College" in 1958. [ 4 ] In 1999, 2004 and 2010, voters within the San José-Evergreen Community College District passed bond measures to re-build the campus and provide modern technology and facilities for the students, which resulted in the construction of buildings like César E. Chávez Library, the Science Complex, Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center, and the SJCC Student Center.

César E. Chávez Library. Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center. SJCC's campus. SJCC's campus is located in West San Jose , in the neighborhood of Fruitdale . It is bound by Bascom Ave to the west, Leigh Ave to the east, and Moorpark Ave to the north. [ 5 ] Notable buildings on campus include César E. Chávez Library, the Science Complex, the Student Center, Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center, and the Technology Center, among others. César E. Chávez Library The new library opened in June 2003. It was named after Californian civil rights activist César E. Chávez . The library is state-of-the-art with wireless Internet access and data ports throughout the building. It also has an electronic research laboratory consisting of 30 personal computers, an electronic whiteboard and a variety of learning software.

The Carmen Castellano Fine Arts Center was opened in 2012. It is named after longtime local arts booster and community organizer Carmen Castellano. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The center includes a fine arts gallery and a theatre/performance space, alongside classrooms for relevant departments.

KJCC 104.1 FM is an online and very low power FM radio station run by San Jose City College students. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] KJCC began in 1978, then in fall 1994, radio classes were cancelled due to budget cuts, and has since been operated by campus clubs. [ 9 ]