Sierra College

The college was officially founded in 1936 and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This is the date that the school uses as the official establishment, even though it had been operating under various names and places before this. It was established as "Placer Junior College". In 1954 the college was named "College of the Sierras" with a wolverine as the mascot. There were other junior colleges named after regions. These included: College of the Redwoods, College of the Sequoias & College of the Siskiyous [2] The main campus in Rocklin was chosen by 1960, out of 35 possible sites.[2] The planned construction of Interstate 80 was a consideration in the decision making. In 1961, the new campus opened.