College of Alameda is a two-year community college located in Alameda, California.The college is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened in 1968. Since 1970 College of Alameda has held classes on a 62-acre campus, located at the intersection of Webster Street and Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway in Alameda.AccreditationCollege of Alameda is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. The College first was accredited in 1973, with the most recent affirmation in 2012. Individual College of Alameda occupational programs are accredited or certified by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education for Dental Assistants, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence .The College of Alameda CampusCollege of Alameda’ s first classes were held in 1968 in temporary facilities at Historic Alameda High School on Central Avenue in downtown Alameda. Its present 59-acre campus, located at the intersection of Webster Street and Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway in Alameda, opened in June 1970. With its buildings surrounding a central courtyard, the campus is designed to encourage the interaction between students, faculty and staff essential to an effective learning environment. The campus is accessible by auto or AC Transit bus through the Webster Street Tube from downtown Oakland. The College’s Aviation Maintenance programs are located on a 2.5acre site on Harbor Bay Parkway, adjacent to Oakland International Airport’s North Field.
