Hartnell College is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in California. Founded in 1920 as Salinas Junior College, the school was renamed Hartnell College in 1948, and the Hartnell Community College District was established the following year. The college is intensely focused on the success of its 17,000 students, who can transfer to four-year universities or immediately begin pursuing rewarding careers in career and technical fields. “Students First” is an ever-present mantra for faculty and staff.
In 1936, Hartnell moved into a new building on its current 54-acre Main Campus, at 411 Central Ave. in Salinas, and the college has continued to evolve and grow to meet the changing needs of its district, which covers 2,300 square miles and serves 245,000 people. Thanks to the $167 million Measure T Bond, which District voters overwhelmingly approved in 2016, Hartnell now has five campus sites – a Main Campus in west Salinas, an Alisal Campus in east Salinas (pictured), and full-service education centers in King City, Soledad and Castroville. The Main Campus is 12 minutes driving time to the Alisal Campus, 15 minutes to the Castroville center, 30 minutes to the Soledad Education Center and 50 minutes to the King City Education Center. An earlier $131 million bond measure, approved in 2002, paid for the college’s 68,000-square-foot Library/Learning Resource Center, completed in 2006, a Student Services building and a three-level parking structure.
Hartnell College
411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
831-755-6700