On a campus featuring a beautifully restored historic mission, the SRJC debate team resumed its season by winning the parliamentary debate tournament championships at Santa Clara University. Santa Rosa continued to amass national season sweepstakes points while debating national and international issues. 

SRJC participants in the open division went undefeated, surpassing teams from UC Berkeley and other universities. SRJCs students won awards for individual speaking excellence and top tournament speaker. 

SRJC student Percy Dlamini applied online for over 200 jobs before he finally got an interview at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, followed by a job offer as a Pathology Lab Assistant. His determination to overcome his disability (Percy is deaf), as well as his innovative work skills, recently won him the Individual Initiative Award from The Sonoma County Mayors’ Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

On January 8th and 9th, Santa Rosa Junior College welcomed 25 new international students at the Spring 2018 International Student Program Welcome Days.

On Thursday, December 13, the SRJC International Club held their annual holiday party in the Bertolini Student Center. Guests came from across the campus and community. Many international students wore their home countries' traditional attire and brought a traditional dish to share in the potluck. Several musical performances from the international students wowed the audience. A fun time was had by all! 

International students are welcome at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). For over 30 years, SRJC has provided international students the care, understanding, and assistance that each student deserves, no matter where they are from. SRJC is dedicated to making higher education accessible to all and removing barriers to our students’ success. 

International student Kana Tran came to SRJC from Vietnam to study to become a paramedic. Here Kana shares exciting highlights of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program.

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