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De Anza College
is on a 112-acre campus (453,000 m˛) in
Cupertino, California. It was founded in
1967 on the site of the Beaulieu Winery and is
named after the
Spanish explorer
Juan Bautista de Anza. Along with the arrival
and growth of
Apple Computer, the presence of De Anza
College contributed significantly to the growth of
Cupertino from a small town to an industrial city
and an integral part of
Silicon Valley. It consistently ranks #1 or
#2 in the state for the total number of students
who annually transfer to
University of California and
California State University campuses. The
college is one of the largest, single-campus
community colleges in the country with a fall
enrollment averaging 25,000 students from over 50
different countries. The college is also the home
of the
California History Center, housed in a mansion
called "Le
Petit Trianon". The current president of De
Anza college is
Brian Murphy. The average class size at De
Anza is 35, and approximately 2,800 students
transfer per year. It also attracts a heavy
international student population. |
