unparalleled tradition rich history

NTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS REMAINS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THE HISTORICAL i SUCCESS IN . COUPLED WITH ITS PREEMINENT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND ATHLETIC PRO- GRAMS HAVE LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS LEADERS IN CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CITIZENS THROUGH ATHLETIC PROGRAMS EXPRESSLY DESIGNED BY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

The California Community College system — composed of 71 districts and 107 colleges — annually enrolls nearly 1.5 million students and employs over 70,000 California citizens. The system encompasses 45 million square feet of space, contains approximately 3,500 structures and has an annual state budget of nearly $1.7 billion. One of every 15 adult Californians is involved with the community colleges and nearly half of all adult Californians have attended a California Community College. The system is an unprecedented federation of continuing opportunity for the citizenry of the Golden State. Consider:

• Some 1.4 million residents enroll annually in local community colleges.

• This represents 10 percent of all college students

Source: San Diego Community College District (above), Long Beach City College and Pat McCormick Foundation (inset). in the nation and 27 percent of all community college students.

• Nearly 25,000 student athletes participate annually in intercollegiate athletics at California’s community colleges. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF CALIFORNIA • Nearly 100 regional and state final events produce champions in 20 men’s and women’s ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO OFFER MEN sports each year. • The majority of student athletes participating AND WOMEN OF ALL AGES THE OPPORTUNITY at a community college transferred to a four-year TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. college or university to continue their academic and athletic endeavors.

1 Community college intercollegiate athletics provide millions of people — athletes, students, alumni and the general public — with great pleasure, the spec- tacle of extraordinary effort and physical grace, the excitement of an outcome in doubt, and a shared unifying experience. Thousands and thousands of men and women in the country are stronger adults because of the challenges they mastered as young student athletes at community colleges.

Sports are educational in the best sense of that word because they teach the participant and the observer new truths about testing oneself and others, about the enduring values of challenge and response, about teamwork, about discipline and perseverance. Above all, intercollegiate contests — at any level of skill — drive home a fundamental lesson: goals worth achieving will be attained only through effort, hard work and sacrifice, and sometimes even those will not be enough to overcome the obstacles life places in our path.

Source: US Track and Field

abundant opportunity

If asked, thousands and thousands of citizens — whether they enrolled immediately after high school or after time in the workforce — will no doubt convey a personal and professional awakening at a local community college. There is no other system in the free world that offers an individual the opportunity Source: Riverside College to knock unannounced on a coach’s door, enroll in the college as a birthright and then be provided open access to distinguished faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and outstanding academic and athletic support staff dedicated solely to the advancement of the individual.

2 creating wealth through opportunity

ALIFORNIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE THE TRUE PEOPLE’S COLLEGES. LITERALLY C MILLIONS OF OUR CITIZENS OWE THEIR JOB, THEIR JOB UPGRADE, THEIR TRANSFER TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION, THEIR CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES, THEIR READING AND WRITING ABILITIES, AND THEIR INCREASED LEVELS OF TOLERANCE, COMPASSION AND HUMANITY TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

In a broad academic sense, community colleges Similarly, community college athletics in California continue to perform a critical role in meeting the has a history and tradition unlike anywhere else in needs of education and training for the state’s work- the country. The names read like a veritable “who’s force, and providing educational opportunity for all who” of sports — baseball legends Jackie Robinson, citizens. From an historical athletic sense, some of the Tom Seaver, Willie Stargell, Joe Morgan, Duke Snider, greatest student athletes and coaches of the 20th George Brett and countless others: football greats century have been produced by California’s community such as Frank Gifford, Hugh McElhenny, Ollie Matson, colleges; individuals who have gone on to win Olympic Warren Moon, Isaac Bruce and Keyshawn Johnson; medals, star in professional sports and be inducted tennis stars such as Rosie Casals and Brad Gilbert; into college and professional sport halls of fame. golfers Roger Maltbie and Bob Eastwood; Olympic gold medalist volleyball player Steve Timmons; track and field luminaries Bob Seagren, Lee Evans, Houston McTear, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Ruth Wysocki, Andre Phillips and Ato Boldon; and Olympic swimming and diving legends Debbie Meyer, Pat McCormick, Shirley Babashoff, and Susie Atwood.

Numerous Olympic medal winners and professional sports stars started their postsecondary athletic careers at California community colleges. Legendary coaches such as John Madden, Bill Walsh, Tom Flores and Joe Gibbs played and later coached at California community colleges. Even former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle was a California community college student athlete. As the proving ground for so many Source: Sacramento City College (above), Gauilan College (right), great athletes in the past 80 years, California’s com- East LA College (inset). munity colleges truly feature tomorrow’s stars today.

3 the commission on athletics

An integral part of California’s extensive community physical education, sports information directors college system is the Community College League and athletic trainers associations. In addition, two of California’s Commission on Athletics (COA). As conference commissioners representing northern authorized by the State Legislature, the Education and southern California support the management Code provides the COA the opportunity and authority council in an advisory capacity. to establish the rules and regulations to administer The primary concern of the council and the COA the athletic activities of the nearly 25,000 men and Board is the administration of postconference com- women student athletes in the state. petition for nearly 100 regional and state final events Since its founding as the California Junior College annually, which produce champions in 20 men’s and Federation in 1929, which united the Southern California, women’s sports. There are 10 individual sports con- Northern Junior College and Central California athletic ferences located geographically throughout the state associations, the COA has been the single administra- (see pg. 6), which are guided by college-developed tive governing entity responsible for statewide rules by-laws allowing all conferences to coexist under and policies for intercollegiate athletic programs. In the umbrella of the COA Constitution. 1998, the COA implemented a reorganization process The COA Constitution documents all governance and created a COA Board and a Management Council aspects of the intercollegiate athletic programs, to better serve the policy and operations needs of including recruitment, eligibility, college and confer- its vast membership. The COA Board serves as the ence responsibilities, playing rules, competition/ steward of all administrative and fiscal policies relating participation, due process, appeals and penalties, to athletic programs and oversees — much like the contests and seasons of sports, postconference locally-elected boards of trustees of individual colleges competition and administration, policy change — all aspects of the COA programs. The 28-member processes, finance, and awards program procedures. Management Council provides operational oversight The Constitution contains 17 sections or articles and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the and various appendix, forms and related protocols. system. The council is composed of representatives of numerous associations, including the athletic directors, The COA annually sponsors a Hall of Fame Award academic advisors, sports coaches, state council on and several individual and team Scholar Athlete awards. Each year, these highly prestigious awards are presented to those who have historically served The Cost of Attending for the betterment of athletics and those who are a Community College designated as scholar athletes.

$13 $12 The COA administrative office is located in Sacramento,

$10 CA, and is under the guidance of the state athletic commissioner. Additional staff members include an $6 associate commissioner and administrative staff which $5 focus on providing postconference competition, sports information, and general administrative services. $0 1912- 1984- 1991- 1993 1994- 1998 1984 1991 1992 1997

Community College Per Unit Enrollment Fee 4 California Community colleges & conferences

Central Valley Conference Northern California Columbia College Football Alliance Fresno City College North Division Merced College Butte College Modesto Jr. College Laney College Porterville College Sacramento City College Reedley College Santa Rosa Jr. College College of the Sequoias Shasta College Taft College College of the Siskiyous West Hills College American River College Diablo Valley College Coast Conference Los Medanos College College of the Redwoods Cañada College San Joaquin Delta College Solano College Central Division Chabot College Foothill College Gavilan College College Mission College San Jose College Monterey Peninsula College San Mateo College College of the Sequoias City College of San Francisco Fresno College San Jose City College Merced College College of San Mateo Modesto Jr. College Reedley College West Hills College

Foothill Conference South Division Source: Fresno City College Marin College Barstow College Contra Costa College Cerro Coso College Mendocino College Bay Valley Conference Chaffey College Sierra College College of the Desert American River College Mt. San Jacinto College West Valley College Contra Costa College Rio Hondo College Cabrillo College Cosumnes River College San Bernardino Valley College DeAnza College Noncredit students Diablo Valley College Victor Valley College 13.8% Hartnell College Laney College Monterey Peninsula College Los Medanos College Golden Valley Conference Butte College Orange Empire Conference Full-time Part-time Feather River College students students Mendocino College Cypress College 24.6% 61.6% Merritt College Lake Tahoe College Fullerton College Lassen College Golden West College Sacramento City College College of the Redwoods Irvine Valley College San Joaquin Delta College Shasta College Orange Coast College Student Enrollment Santa Rosa Jr. College College of the Siskiyous Riverside College Status Sierra College Saddleback College Solano College Santa Ana College Yuba College Santiago Canyon College

5 California State University 344,000

University of California Community 169,900 Colleges 1.4 million

Golden Valley Private Conference Universities 219,800

California Undergraduate Higher Education Credit Enrollment 1998 – 1999

Northern California Football Alliance

Mission Football Conference Bay Valley Cerritos College Conference El Camino College Fullerton College Coast Conference Golden West College Central Valley Conference Long Beach City College Mt. San Antonio College Orange Coast College Palomar College Pasadena City College Riverside College Saddleback College Santa Ana College

Pacific Coast Conference Western State Cuyamaca College Football Conference Grossmont College Western State Foothill Imperial Valley College Conference Conference MiraCosta College South Coast Palomar College Western State Football Conference Mission Football San Diego City College Conference Conference

San Diego Mesa College Orange Empire Southwestern College Conference

College of the Canyons Western State Conference Pacific Coast South Coast Conference Allan Hancock College Conference Cerritos College Compton College Bakersfield College Compton College East Los Angeles College East Los Angeles College Glendale College Citrus College El Camino College Los Angeles Harbor College Long Beach City College Los Angeles Pierce College Glendale College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Southwest Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Harbor College College Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles Southwest Los Angeles Valley College College Moorpark College Los Angeles Trade- Santa Barbara City College Technical College Santa Barbara City College Marymount College Santa Monica College Mt San Antonio College Ventura College Pasadena City College West Los Angeles College 6 distinguishEd alumni

THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES, HUNDREDS OF TRIBUTES, ONE GREAT PLACE: THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE HALL OF FAME

For nearly two decades, the COA has inducted former student athletes and service contributors into the California Community College Hall of Fame, an unprecedented collection of the greatest athletes, coaches and administrators in the system over the past 80 years. The Hall of Fame represents only a very select group of individuals 25% from among the California community colleges which offer intercollegiate athletic programs. The COA maintains an historical archive — over 1,500 individuals — 20% from which inductees are selected. Many of the inductees are available on-line at www.coasports.org. Past inductees include (as of 4/15/01): 14% 12% 11% 10% Lester Conner Valerie Brisco-Hooks Bill Kilmer 8% Basketball Track and Field Football Los Medanos and Long Beach City College Citrus College Chabot Colleges Willie Buchanon Dan Quisenberry Jim Fassel Football/Baseball Baseball Football MiraCosta College Orange Coast College 17-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-49 50+ Fullerton College Student Age Ollie Matson Rod Sherman Darlene May Football/Track and Field Football/Track and Field Five Sport Coach City College of San Pasadena City College Fullerton College Francisco Fred Stennett Mack Robinson Randy Vataha Football Track and Field Football/Baseball Ventura College Federal Pasadena City College Golden West College Ray Bartlett 1.8% Student Fees State Lottery 4.5% Don Barksdale Don Warren Four-Sport Star 3.1% Basketball Football Pasadena City College State College of Marin Mt. San Antonio College Local, including 53.4% Charles Dumas property taxes Don Shinnick Chris Chambliss 36.8% Track and Field Football Baseball Compton College Los Angeles Valley MiraCosta College College Frank Gifford Darrell Evans Football Flo Hyman Baseball/Basketball Bakersfield College Sources of Revenue Volleyball Pasadena City College Received by Colleges El Camino College Debbie Meyer Harold Davis Swimming 1998 – 1999 Lee Evans Track and Field American River College Track and Field Hartnell College San Jose City College Bob Seagren Brad Gilbert Track and Field Willie McGee Tennis Mt. San Antonio College Baseball Foothill College Diablo Valley College Jackie Robinson Cheryl Johnson Four-Sport Star Field Hockey Pasadena City College De Anza College 7 Tom Seaver Gilbert Bishop Jeff Garcia Baseball Administrator Football Fresno City College Bakersfield College Gavilan College

O.J. Simpson Vernon Warkentin Bob Rump Football/Track and Field Administrator Tennis City College of San Kings River College Grossmont College Francisco Ivan C. Crookshanks Hal Sherbeck Bill Wilson Administrator Football Coach College of the Sequoias Fullerton College Porterville College Woody Hutchinson Susie Atwood Charles Kane Athletic Director/Coach Swimming College Administrator American River College Long Beach College Riverside City College Tom Mark Johnson Fred Claire Joe Marvin Administrator Coach Riverside City College Baseball executive Cabrillo College El Camino/Mt. San G. Ed Adams Antonio Colleges William Hooper Coach/Athletic Director Administrator Hartnell College Max Montoya Student Insurance Football Company Chester DeVore Mt. San Antonio College Administrator Herb Loken Southwestern College Administrator Bakersfield College Albert Schlueter Administrator Raymond “Tay” Brown Butte College Administrator Compton College Shirley Babashoff Swimming Aviva Kamin Golden West College Administrator/Coach El Camino College Joe Morgan Baseball Robert Long Merritt College Administrator Ventura College Pat McCormick Swim/Dive Robert Lombardi Long Beach City College Administrator Saddleback College Steve Timmons Basketball/Volleyball Dorothy Middaugh Orange Coast College Source: Pasadena City College (above), United States Olympic Committee (top), Orange Coast College (inset). Coach Hartnell College Ruth Wysocki Track and Field Del Walker Citrus College Administrator/Coach In addition, the COA sponsors a Scholar Athlete Long Beach City College George Stanich Baseball/Basketball award, given annually to students who personify the Hugo Boschetti Sacramento City/ opportunity created by the system. The recipients are Administrator El Camino Diablo Valley College honored for demonstrating a commitment to prepare Jill Angel themselves for the years and decades that stretch Sue Brown Softball Administrator Orange Coast College ahead of them beyond college and their playing days. Orange Coast College Jerry Tarkanian The COA understands that the best place to do that is Carol O. Drexel Coach in the classroom, the library and the laboratory. This Administrator Riverside/Pasadena annual award, presented at the annual convention and Contra Costa CCD City Colleges underwritten by Pepsi Cola Company, recognizes those Robert Annand Bill Walsh Administrator Coach student-athletes who have seized the opportunity and West Hills College College of San Mateo balanced the tightrope that exists between academics Hilmer Lodge Stacy Dragila and athletics. Administrator Track and Field Mt. San Antonio College Yuba College 8 an important institution

T HE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE COMES AT SOME COST…STATE BUDGET SUPPORT COVERS LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FULL COST A CAMPUS INCURS TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.

For nearly 80 years, the California Community Colleges have served the citizens of California and beyond. As the pre-eminent source of local higher education, occupational and technical programming, lifelong learning, athletics, and as a center for culture, California’s community colleges are an important statewide asset.

In many cases, the significance of a community often is measured by the availability and quality of its educational institutions. The California Community Colleges have long recognized their role as a provider of quality education, support of economic advancement, and sustained social and cultural resources.

Live independently 60%

Live with parents 40%

Most Students Live Independent of Parents

$48,000 and over Source: San Diego Mesa College $12,000 to $47,999 8% 34% Less than $12,000 58%

Income of Independent Students

9 Ethnicity by Student Population 1998 – 1999 Total Number of Students: 1,450,000

White

Latino

Asian American

African American Men 43% Women Filipino American 57%

Native American

Source: Golden West College

The opportunity to become a vital and basic part of something of extraordinary quality and importance comes infrequently. The opportunity to lead and • Corporate Title Sponsor/Television Broadcasts to receive lasting recognition for one’s vision and of State Championships commitment comes but once in a lifetime. Those • COA Annual Convention and Awards Celebrations opportunities now exist in the California Community • Annual Hall of Fame and COA Foundation Colleges Commission on Athletics campaign. Founding Sponsor

The state’s most important leaders have joined with • Sport Specific or Multi-Sport State Championship the COA in a three-year initiative to generate those Sponsor additional resources that ensure the system’s ability • Official Ball and/or Equipment Adoption Sponsor to continue its legacy of educational excellence. The • Inside Athletic Venue Promotions and Awards internally-driven campaign represents the first major Sponsor capital drive in its 80-year history. The goal of this three-year drive is $1 million. Such an ambitious level • Print, Electronic Publications and Website Sponsor will address almost all of the funding priorities and In some cases, support will fully underwrite current needs envisioned for our athletic-playing colleges. and future needs. For other projects, funds will Every contribution — every investment to the cam- underwrite initial activities that ultimately will lead paign — will enable the COA to permanently sustain to new programs and services. And, in some cases, educational and athletic excellence in areas so vital support will serve to underwrite the completion of an to the system and its communities. important current project. Corporate and philanthropic

This campaign, for the first time, provides business interest in any area is welcome. The needs of the and civic leaders, outstanding individuals and their system are varied and we understand that specific peers with the opportunity to be permanently and responses and donor preferences may vary as well. significantly associated with California Community Systemwide administrators and campus leaders are College athletics. Of the many noble, worthwhile eager to work to develop project areas of interest to projects that comprise the COA’s master priority list, prospective supporters. seven projects have been selected as the primary Let this be your personal invitation to join with a focus of this first phase, three-year effort. distinguished body of leaders dedicated to ushering in a new era of educational and athletic excellence for the free world’s largest system of higher education.

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