Feather River College Notable Alumni

Anibal Echeverria
Djai Essed
Gary Kloppenburg
Mayara Bordin
Sherifatu Sumaila
Thaisa
Corinne West

History

Feather River College was established in 1968 to support the need for higher education in rural Plumas County. In April 1971 Feather River College moved from its temporary site at the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy to its present location. Feather River College’s petition to de-annex from the Peralta Community College District was granted in July 1988 and Feather River College became an independent, locally controlled community college district.

Setting

Campus

FRC is a 256-acre campus which is situated adjacent to Plumas National Forest land. There are student residence halls on campus. Facilities include an equine and rodeo arenas, pasture-land, and sports facilities. The surrounding wildlands are used by the college’s Environmental Studies and Outdoor Recreation leadership programs. In January 2020, FRC became only the third college in America to be designated as a Firewise college, after efforts from students and faculty in the Environmental Studies and Outdoor Recreation Leadership departments.

Housing options

Student apartments are available on campus, a short walk from the main campus. The residence halls and apartments are managed on-site and include residence assistance, security, and student activities.

Academics

Feather River College offers the Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Science degree, and certificates, as well as a bachelor of science degree in equine and ranch management.

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

The Feather River College Phi Theta Kappa chapter was founded in 1993.

Demographics

Student Population (total head-count for Fall 2015, including on and off-campus students served): 1,705^[1]

Male: 761; 44.63%
Female: 942; 55.25%
Unknown: 2; .12%

Ethnicities

African-American: 217; 12.73%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 36; 2.11%
Asian: 46; 2.70%
Filipino: 15; 0.88%
Hispanic: 353: 20.70%
Multi-Ethnicity: 5; 0.29%
Pacific Islander: 19; 1.11%
Unknown: 68; 3.99%
White Non-Hispanic: 946; 55.48%

Age

19 or less: 409; 23.99%
20-24: 405: 23.75%
25-29: 233: 13.67%
30-34: 175; 10.26%
35-39: 108; 6.33%
40-49: 203; 11.91%
50 +: 171; 10.03%
Unknown: 1; 0.44%

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