Laney College - Oakland, CA
Posted by: ucdvicky
N 37° 47.782 W 122° 15.772
10S E 564897 N 4183476
Community College in downtown Oakland.
Waymark Code: WM2A3R
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
Views: 120
"Laney College is a community college located in Oakland, California, next to the Lake Merritt BART station and the Kaiser Convention Center. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County.
Laney College originally opened in 1953 as Oakland City College, at the former University High School campus (which operated from 1923 to 1948). It offers both certificates and credits for prerequisites to transfer to four year universities.
The channel that connects Lake Merritt to the Oakland Estuary runs through the center of the campus. This section was also the former site of the World War II "Auditorium Housing Project" which housed war industry workers from around the United States, many of whom worked in the Kaiser Shipyards. The housing was demolished sometime after the war, and in the early 1960s, a temporary football stadium called Frank Youell Field was constructed on the site for use by the Oakland Raiders." Wikipedia.
Name: Laney College
Location/Address: 900 Fallon St Oakland, CA USA 94607
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Jr. College/Two-Year School
School Affiliation: Public -- Community
Date Founded: 1954
Enrollment: 12,0000
Nicknames/Mascots: Eagle
School Colors: Forrest Green and Silver
Location of GPS Coordinates: Center
Phone Number: Not listed
School Motto: Not listed
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