Ventura College History

Community college education in Ventura County began in 1925 when a junior college department was added at the Ventura Union High School which was located on the site now occupied by Cabrillo Middle School.

In 1952, responding to recommendations from a commissioned study concerning population growth and building needs, Ventura Junior College became Ventura College, a two-year institution for the freshman and sophomore years of college.

In 1955, the college moved to its present 112-acre hillside campus at 4667 Telegraph Road in the eastern part of Ventura. The current student enrollment of the college for day and evening classes is approximately 14,500.

The citizens of Ventura County voted in 1962 to form a community college district separate from any other public school entity. Since 1962, Ventura College has grown into a comprehensive community college serving a diverse population of college age and adult students who pursue a wide variety of transfer, vocational, and other educational goals. Today the Ventura County Community College District includes two additional campuses - Moorpark and Oxnard. The district offices are located in Ventura.