On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Peralta Community College District headquarters buzzed with festive energy as we celebrated the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. The event, filled with cultural richness and community spirit, brought together faculty, classified professionals, students, and district leadership for an afternoon of celebration and learning.
A spirit of pride and collaboration filled the air on January 28th as Laney College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the stunning Tiny House crafted by its talented Carpentry students. Under the expansive Construction Canopy, students, faculty, and community members gathered to witness the culmination of months of dedication and hard work.
We at the Peralta Colleges care about your success as a student. You are invited to participate in a survey to help us better understand the challenges students face while attending college and to learn more about how students overcome these challenges. Starting March 3, 2025, the 2025 Real College Student Basic Needs Survey is open to all California Community College students, including here at Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College. Your participation is your chance to directly influence the support you receive and make a real difference in your college experience.
The Peralta Community College District is buzzing with excitement as both the Laney College women's basketball team and the College of Alameda men's basketball team showcased their talent in the 3C2A California Community Colleges Athletics Association playoffs!
The Peralta Community College District Marketing team was thrilled to participate in Welcome Week activities, visiting Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College to hand out free college-branded hoodies and t-shirts to students who then modeled them. We had an outstanding turnout, including many returning students from last semester's event. Thank you so much to the 200+ students who modeled for us!
Laney College student Michael Rea highlights Laney College's great atmosphere where everybody is connected. He shares that no matter where you are from or what your background is, it feels like a family.
Global warming is, without a doubt, the most crucial issue we will face in our lifetimes. In Oakland, 28% of landfill waste is unwanted food, a leading cause of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas.
For this reason, the Merritt College Sustainability Club decided to focus on teaching students how to compost and recycle waste and establishing the workforce and protocols to support these efforts.
Merritt College student, Emilyn Inestroza shares her positive experience around the campus. She explains that people who do not have an opportunity to go to the university are welcome to Merritt and it is an opportunity for everyone. She emphasizes that if she had an opportunity again, she would pick Merritt College!
Meet Antwa Rodriguez, an aspiring plane mechanic, sharing his journey through the College of Alameda Aviation Maintenance Technology Program and his plans to transfer to a CSU.
CoA Aviation Maintenance Technology Program: https://alameda.edu/home/business-entrepreneurship-transportation/aviation-maintenance-technology-amt/
On Thursday, October 17th, College of Alameda held its “Project ADAM Catwalk” - the Department of Apparel Design and Merchandising’s playful take on the hit TV show, Project Runway. The program gave design students the opportunity to show off their latest fashions and literally “strut their stuff”.
