Fresno City College is a city college in Fresno, California. It was the first Community College in the United States. A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellows and still are in some places. ... Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. ...
Fresno City College was established in 1910, making it the first community college in California. Joliet Junior College in Illinois was established in 1901, making it the first community college in the United States.
FresnoCityCollege, California's first community college, is a comprehensive learning community offering innovative instructional programs in anticipation of and responsive to the lifelong learning needs of our diverse population.
FresnoCityCollege strives to be a premier learning community whose students and graduates will be among the best prepared citizens to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex global environment.
FresnoCityCollege is a college of the State Center Community College District, which operates within the broader mission of California's 107 community colleges.