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Shasta College company history timeline

1948

Shasta College was founded in 1948 as part of the Shasta Union High School District.

1950

In the Centennial year of California and Shasta County (1950), Shasta College opened its doors on Eureka Way in the Fall with 256 day students.

1955

In 1955 the Shasta College Motor Knights Club built a knight with a suit of armor and lance.

1964

Shasta College grew so rapidly that, in 1964, voters approved a bond issue for construction of a 337-acre campus at the current main campus location.

2005

A state-of-the-art $1.5 million Early Childhood Education child care center and instructional facility opened on the Redding Campus in the fall of 2005.

2007

In the fall of 2007, a 44,000 square foot Health Sciences and University Center opened in the heart of downtown Redding, which houses the college’s Dental Hygiene and Nursing Programs.

2012

His name is “Oakey Doaks” (named for a popular comic strip character of the time). In 2012, a serious storm destroyed the original Oakey Doaks.

2018

In Spring 2018, Shasta College awarded its first Bachelor’s degrees in Health Information Management.

2020

*The courses noted with an asterisk were offered online at least once at this college during Winter/Spring 2020, Summer 2020, and Fall 2020 academic terms.

Fall 2020 marked the 70th Anniversary of Shasta College, serving the north state with pride and distinction.

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