Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Laney College

Laney College is a public community college in Oakland, California, United States. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District which serves northern Alameda County. Laney College is named after Joseph Clarence Laney, a journalist who founded the Oakland Central Trade School. The college offers both certificates and credits for Associate of Arts degree, as well as prerequisites to transfer to four year universities. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Laney College is located in District 7 of the Peralta Community College District, which is represented by elected board trustee Sheweet Yohannes.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1266
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
126600
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
117247
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
104683

Location

Oakland, CA, 94607

37.797257, -122.262830

Accreditation

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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