Founded in 1918, SRJC’s 100+-acre Santa Rosa Campus, located 52 miles north of San Francisco, is one of the most beautiful campuses in California’s 108-campus community college system, and is largely characterized by elegant turn-of-the-century ivy covered brick buildings, towering oak trees, flower gardens and manicured lawns in a park like setting in the heart of Santa Rosa. In addition to its state-of-the art classroom facilities, laboratories and conference winning athletic programs, the campus houses a Planetarium, an Art Gallery, Summer Repertory Theatre, and the Jesse Peter Native American Museum.

SRJC began offering evening classes in Petaluma in 1964, and in the early 1970s held classes in leased spaces throughout the city. In 1985, the Board of Trustees purchased a 40-acre site in east Petaluma, and in 1995 the first phase of construction of a Petaluma Center was completed. The Petaluma Center officially became a campus in April 1999. Today, over 6000 students enroll in classes each semester at the SRJC Petaluma Campus, and the second phase of construction to expand the Petaluma Campus to a 12,000-student capacity is now underway. The beautiful contemporary adobe style buildings with red tile roofs and clock tower with Westminster chimes reflect the Spanish history of the area. The campus is 35 miles north of San Francisco.

The $65 million expansion and renovation projects on the Petaluma Campus were launched in 2006 to triple the square footage of Petaluma’s buildings and to accommodate twice the student population. Phase II included construction of seven new buildings and was completed in fall 2008, including: life sciences, chemistry, and physics labs, an art studio, physical sciences labs, a new 35,000 square foot library, physical fitness center, bookstore, student services areas, dining areas, classrooms and technology labs, faculty/administrative offices, digital arts lab, a nearly 300-seat auditorium, and expanded outdoor spaces. The Phase III renovations of 25,000 sq. ft of the three original campus buildings was completed in 2009, expanding the beautiful, contemporary adobe style buildings - Kathleen Doyle Hall, Carole L. Ellis Auditorium and the John M. Jacobs Hall) - all with red tile roofs and clock tower with Westminster chimes. Modifications were also made to East Hall to transform the former bookstore into dining and multipurpose space and the Courtyard Cafe. Petaluma offers a full array of instructional programs, student services, first class library, media center, and new and expanded bookstore and cafeteria.

The Public Safety Training Center was established in 1961, and currently provides coursework and field training for police officers, correctional officers, police dispatchers, seasonal park rangers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and firefighters. In spring 2002 the modern facility was completed on a 20-acre site in Windsor to provide in-service training for people working in public safety. The center is the largest provider of in-service training for law enforcement personnel north of the Golden Gate Bridge, offering traditional academic offerings, administration and classroom buildings, an emergency medical care laboratory facility, an indoor firing range, a large multipurpose building, a state-of-the-art scenario training village, and a driving instruction area with skid pad.

The B. Robert Burdo Center is the new home of Santa Rosa Junior College’s Culinary Arts Program, opened in January, 2012. The two-story, 22,000 square foot building includes three classrooms and four teaching kitchens, incorporating a public demonstration kitchen. The student-run Café and Bakery are on the first floor of the new building, along with an elegant dining room with seating for 100. The center’s other highlights include an indoor pizza oven, courtyard BBQ patio, a wine education classroom, faculty and staff offices, and first and second floor hallway galleries to showcase student and faculty artwork.

Established in 1972, the Robert Shone Farm currently operates as a self-sustaining 365-acre farm near the Russian River, generating income from the sale of grapes from the College’s vineyard operation as well as oat hay, oat silage, and sheep and swine operations. The farm offers students majoring in agriculture and forestry diversified, hands-on educational opportunities. Produce raised in farm gardens are used in SRJC’s Culinary Training Program. A new Agriculture Pavilion is now under construction.