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Sierra College / Grass Valley
Move on to a four-year institution , earn an associate degree or upgrade job skills . These are all goals possible through the Sierra College Nevada County Campus .
Opened in 1996 , the campus serves over 1,800 western Nevada County students each semester . Located off Sierra College Drive not far from East Main Street , the 105-acre site is built on a hill overlooking Grass Valley .
Classes are designed for a diverse student population including full-time day students , those returning for career and technical education and evening students .
Over 24 degree and certificate programs are offered locally with a majority of classes taken on site . Most of these programs also offer online classes so area residents don ’ t have to spend a lot of time driving “ down the hill ” to the main campus in Rocklin .
Sierra College is also involved in Community Education by providing a variety of classes on the Nevada County Campus , as well as in Rocklin and Roseville . Categories range from computers and finance to creative arts to gardening , music , the outdoors , writing and photography . You can expand your horizons , hone your talents or find a new hobby .
Sierra College / Truckee
Offering associate degrees , Sierra College in Truckee has served the community for over 20 years . Also available are Community Education classes that include everything from landscape photography to conversational Spanish . The college is located at 11001 College Trail off Hwy . 89 in a 25,000 square foot building .
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Libraries
The Nevada County Library System consists of six facilities including a history library that contains research material covering the county ’ s history ( see page 37 ).
Library services are provided for everyone from preschoolers to elderly shut-ins . They include educational and cultural programs , events for the whole family and Nevada County Reads . A popular spot is the Collaborative Technology Center at the Madelyn Helling Library .
Also offered through the library system are a library catalog online , public computers , WiFi , job and career information , a Library to Go ( downloadable audio and ebooks ), a variety of children ’ s programs ( see page 157 ) and a literacy program .
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Nevada County Campus
274-5300
Tahoe-Truckee Campus
550-2225
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COUNTY LIBRARIES
Madelyn Helling , Nevada City : 265-7050 Grass Valley – Royce Branch : 273-4117 Truckee : 582-7846 Doris Foley History : 265-4606 Penn Valley Station : 432-5764 Bear River Station : 271-4147 mynevadacounty . com / library
All area codes are 530 .
Madelyn Helling Library
Sierra Montessori Academy 16229 Duggans Road Grass Valley , CA 95949 Phone : 530.268.9990 www . sierramontessori . org
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