Notable Former Students
ÐÔ¸£±¦app’s chief justice, government and labor leaders, Academy Award-winning actors, musicians, authors, Olympic athletes and more have started their journey at ÐÔ¸£±¦app’s community colleges. Their stories highlight how we are transforming lives and changing our communities for the better.
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Aaron Rodgers
Most Valuable Player Super Bowl XLV - Butte College -
Adam Steltzner
NASA Jet Propulsion Labs lead engineer - College of Marin -
Adriana Ocampo
Planetary Geologist - Pasadena City College -
Amy Tan
Best-selling Novelist/Author-San Jose City College -
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
U.S. Congresswoman - Cañada College -
Annette Bening
Actress - San Diego Mesa College -
Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of Los Angeles - Los Angeles City College -
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Former Governor of ÐÔ¸£±¦app, Actor - Santa Monica Community College -
Beverly Cleary
Best-selling children's author - Chaffey College -
Bruce Fabrizio
Co-inventor Simple Green cleaning product - Mt. San Antonio College -
Courtney Force-Rahal
National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver - Santiago Canyon College -
Dolores Huerta
Co-founder, United Farm Workers - San Joaquin Delta College -
Ernest Gaines
Author - Solano Community College -
Eugene Dong
Heart Transplant Doctor/Professor, Lawyer - Hartnell College -
Félix Sánchez
Track and Field Athlete - San Diego Mesa College -
Florence Hyman
USA Volleyball Olympian/Activist - El Camino College -
Frank Cruz
Co-founder of Telemundo - East Los Angeles College -
Fred Ruiz
Founder, Chairman Emeritus, Ruiz Foods – College of the Sequoias -
Gabrielle Union
Actress - Cuesta College -
Gaddi Vasquez
Former Peace Corps Director, U.S. Ambassador - Santa Ana College -
George Lucas
Director - Modesto Junior College -
Ginger Elizabeth Hahn
Northern ÐÔ¸£±¦app chocolate boutique specializing in chocolate bonbons, macarons and ice cream - Santa Barbara City College -
Guy Fieri
Celebrity Chef and TV Personality - College of the Redwoods, American River College -
Jackie Robinson
Hall of Fame baseball player, civil rights pioneer - Pasadena City College -
Assemblymember James C. Ramos
The first ÐÔ¸£±¦app Native American elected to the Legislature. -
Jan Dehesh
Dev. Dir., UC San Diego Jacob's School of Engineering - San Diego Miramar College -
J. Craig Venter
Entrepreneur, Genomic Researcher - College of San Mateo -
Jenni Rivera
Singer/Businesswoman - Long Beach City College -
Jeremy Lee Renner
Actor - Modesto Junior College Alumni -
Jessica Chastain
Actress - Sacramento City College -
Jim Sinegal
Co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corporation - San Diego City College -
J. Mario Molina
President and CEO, Molina Healthcare Inc. - Long Beach City College -
John Madden
NFL Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster - College of San Mateo -
Jose Montoya
Poet/Professor/Artist/Activist – San Diego City College -
Julian Nava
Professor, First Mexican American Ambassador to Mexico - East Los Angeles College -
Ken Grossman
Founder/Owner, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. - Butte College -
Larissa Miyachi
Award-winning Scholar, Stanford University Medical Student - Yuba College -
Lindsay Pearce
Actress/Singer - Modesto Junior College -
Margarita Colmenares
Engineer, clean energy advocate - Sacramento City College -
Michael Fincke
United States Astronaut - El Camino College -
Michele Serros
Author, TV Comedy Writer - Ventura and Santa Monica colleges -
Octavia Butler
Science Fiction Author - Pasadena City College -
Phil Lopes
Politican, Professor, Peace Corps volunteer - West Hills College Coalinga -
Reyna Grande
Award-winning author, instructor - Pasadena City College -
Rick Tigner
President, Jackson Family Wines - Modesto Junior College -
Robin Williams
Actor/Comedian - College of Marin -
Steve Jobs
Co-founder, Apple Inc. - De Anza College -
Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Chief Justice of ÐÔ¸£±¦app - Sacramento City College -
Teri Hatcher
Actress - De Anza College -
Timothy P. White
Chancellor, ÐÔ¸£±¦app State University - Diablo Valley College -
Tom Hanks
Actor/Director - Chabot College -
Warren Moon
Houston Oilers quarterback, NFL Hall of Fame - West Los Angeles College -
Past and Present Olympians
Past and present Olympians with connections to the ÐÔ¸£±¦app Community Colleges