San Joaquin Valley College announces new Santa Maria campus, acquires Santa Barbara Business College – Santa Maria Times
San Joaquin Valley College announced a new Santa Maria campus located on Plaza Drive, in a space that will be shared for the time being with students from the recently-acquired Santa Barbara Business College.
This will be the 17th SJVC campus that has opened in California and the second on the Central Coast after the Atascadero campus opened in 2018.
The Santa Maria campus will be open to students in San Luis Obispo County as well as northern Santa Barbara County, and offer programs in business office administration, criminal justice corrections, clinical medical assisting, medical office administration, pharmacy technology, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R).
The opening of SJVC’s new campus has coincided with the college’s acquisition of SBBC, whose Santa Maria location at 303 Plaza Dr. will be shared with SJVC as students finish out their programs.
According to Alyssa Perry, president of the SJVC Santa Maria campus, construction will be underway for the next few months at 303 Plaza Dr. to add a new student center and update facilities such as painting classrooms, updating classroom equipment, and adding a student lounge and library.