President's Welcome

Welcome to Oxnard College, a two-year community college dedicated to student success, academic achievement and community partnerships.

Oxnard College promotes high quality teaching and learning to meet the needs of a diverse student population. As a multicultural, comprehensive institution of higher learning, the college works to empower and inspire students to succeed in their personal and educational goals. As a unique and accessible student resource, the mission of Oxnard College is to provide and promote student learning through general education, career training, transfer services and opportunities for lifelong learning.

Last fall Oxnard College opened its new Student Success Academy, providing open-entry basic skills instruction in math, English, and reading. The new Computer Skills Center provides an array of courses from Intro to the Internet and Intro to Windows to MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access). A new Life Fitness Center with state-of-the-art fitness equipment is now open Monday through Friday with Physical Education faculty helping students develop fitness and weight reduction plans. We were also successful in launching the new Dental Assisting Program at OC, while the Environmental Partnership Program is in its second year of helping students to develop entrepreneurial skills in science through oceanographic coursework aboard the research vessel, Shearwater, in partnership with Channel Islands National Park marine biologists.

The continuing expansion of the OC campus made possible by the Measure S bond will see the completion of the Student Services Center by 2009, while groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled this year for the remodeling of the Learning Resource Center/Campus Library and the construction of the new Performing Arts Center/Auditorium.

I invite you to explore the opportunities to learn at Oxnard College.

Richard Durán, Ed.D.
President