Laney College

Laney College
Laney College next to Lake Merritt BART station
MottoDream. Flourish. Succeed.
TypePublic community college
Established1953 (1953)
Parent institution
Peralta Community College District and California Community Colleges
ChancellorJannett Jackson
PresidentRudy Besikof[1]
Academic staff
400+
Students16,543[2]
Location, ,
United States

37°47′47″N 122°15′46″W / 37.79637°N 122.26280°W / 37.79637; -122.26280
CampusUrban: 60 acres (0.24 km²)
Colors   Forest Green and Silver
NicknameEagles
MascotEddie the Eagle
Websitewww.laney.edu

Laney College is a public community college in Oakland, California.[3] Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County. Laney College is named after Joseph Clarence Laney.[4] The college offers both certificates and credits for Associate of Arts degree, as well as prerequisites to transfer to four year universities. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

  1. ^ "Dr. Rudy Besikof appointed President of Laney College and Dr. Nathaniel Jones III appointed President of College of Alameda". Peralta Colleges. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Laney College Facts" (PDF). Laney.edu. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ District, Peralta Community College. "About Laney College". www.peralta.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ^ "Joseph Clarence Laney" (PDF). Laney.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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