Contra Costa College

Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California, United States. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It is part of the California community colleges system, one of the three college systems in California.

Contra Costa College

Type	Public community college
Established	1946
Parent institution	Contra Costa Community College District
Chancellor	Mojdeh Mehdizadeh
President	Kimberly R. Rogers
Students	9,995[1]
Location	San Pablo , California , United States 37.966937°N 122.343256°W / 37.966937; -122.343256
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Midnight Blue
Sporting affiliations	Bay Valley Conference
Mascot	Comets
Website	www.contracosta.edu

History

The college was founded as West Contra Costa Junior College in 1949, with the first classes held in the spring of 1950 at a temporary location in the shuttered Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California.^[2] In 1957, a permanent campus was opened on Mission Bell Drive in downtown San Pablo.

The college is flanked by Abella Center to the south.

Student demographics as of Fall 2023^[3]

Race and ethnicity	Total
Hispanic	49%
African American	13%
Asian	13%
White	11%
Multiracial	6%
Filipino	5%
Unknown	2%
Pacific Islander	1%

Middle College High School

The college campus is also home to Middle College High School, whose students take college classes in addition to regular high school courses. The high school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. The current principal is Finy Prak.

Restaurants

The campus has three places that serve food. Pronto is an inexpensive restaurant that serves food prepared by culinary students. Aquaterra Grill is a high-end, sit-in restaurant. Brix is a moderately priced cafe that serves lunch-time classics.

Aerial view of Contra Costa College as of September 2022

Notable graduates

• Courtney Anderson, NFL tight end
• Benny Barnes, NFL cornerback
• Robert Campbell - former member of the state Assembly (1980–1996)
• Chris Dixon, first indoor football quarterback to throw 500 touchdowns
• John Kiffmeyer, (also known as Al Sobrante), the original drummer for the punk rock band Green Day
• Joe Koontz, NFL wide receiver
• Pumpsie Green, MLB first black player to play for the Boston Red Sox
• Jim Landis, MLB center fielder
• Rick Tittle, sports radio host
• Chris Roberson, Philadelphia Phillies player
• Travis Williams, NFL running back
• Jeff Gerstmann, video game journalist (attended)