Santa Rosa Junior College Bookstore: A Comprehensive Guide

Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), a public community college with campuses in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, has been serving students since 1918. A vital part of the SRJC experience, the college bookstores provide a wide range of resources and services to students, faculty, and the community. This article delves into the details of the SRJC bookstores, exploring their offerings, locations, policies, and significance within the college ecosystem.

Locations and Accessibility

The campus bookstores operate on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses, making it convenient for students at either location to access the materials they need.

Santa Rosa Campus: The Bookstore is located in Pioneer Hall on Burbank Circle.
Petaluma Campus: The Bookstore is located across from Mahoney Library.

Comprehensive Offerings

The SRJC bookstores offer a diverse selection of products and services to cater to the academic and personal needs of the college community.

Textbooks and Academic Resources

New, Used, Rental, and Digital Textbooks: The Bookstore offers a variety of textbook options to accommodate different learning preferences and budgets. Students can choose from new, used, rental, and digital e-book textbooks.
Reference and General Reading Titles: Beyond required course materials, the bookstores also stock a selection of reference books and general reading titles for academic enrichment and leisure reading.
School and Office Supplies: Students can find a wide array of school and office supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, paper, and other essentials.
Art and Engineering Supplies: The Bookstore’s Art and Engineering sections carry a comprehensive line of products at competitive prices.
Vending Machines: Both Bookstores also maintain vending machines where items such as scantrons, blue books, pencils, and other necessities can be purchased after regular Bookstore hours.

Apparel and Merchandise

Show your SRJC pride all year long with our authentic assortment of collegiate apparel - including SRJC t-shirts, sweatshirts, gifts, hats and more. With sizes available for men and women, the whole family can cheer on SRJC in style in fan gear, every season. We've got SRJC gift ideas covered, with options ranging from drinkware to gift cards.

Technology

Looking for more than clothing and gifts? Our selection of computers, course materials, and supplies will ensure every SRJC student is prepared for success.

Textbook Buyback Program

To provide the largest number of used texts possible, the Bookstores buy back textbooks year-round. This program benefits both students who are looking to sell their used books and those who are seeking more affordable textbook options.

Refund Policy

At the beginning of every semester (fall and spring) a student will have one week from the first day of classes to return any textbook purchased that semester for a full refund, provided they have original receipt and the book is in the same condition as when purchased.

SRJC: A Pillar of Education in Sonoma County

Founded in 1918, Santa Rosa Junior College is the tenth oldest community college in the state. The college has a rich history and a strong commitment to providing quality education and resources to its students. SRJC's main campus is located in central Santa Rosa, 52 miles (84 km) north of San Francisco and has traditional-style ivy-covered brick buildings on 100 acres (0.40 km2). In addition to its administration buildings, classroom facilities, and laboratories, the campus houses a Planetarium, the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery.

Expansion and Development

SRJC began offering evening classes in Petaluma, 35 miles (56 km) north of San Francisco, 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 (160,000 m2) 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. The second phase of construction to expand the Petaluma Campus to a 12,000-student capacity was completed in 2008, and included: life science and physical science labs, an art studio, a new 35,000 square foot library, a physical fitness center, bookstore, student services areas, dining areas, additional classrooms and technology labs, faculty/administrative offices, a digital arts lab, a nearly 300-seat auditorium (Carole L. Ellis Auditorium), and expanded outdoor spaces.

Libraries

In August 2006, SRJC moved its Santa Rosa campus library to the new Frank Pierce Doyle Library building. Named after the college's most significant benefactor, the four-story building is the largest on campus at 145,000 square feet (13,500 m2). It houses the Library, Media Services, Distance Education, and Instructional Computing Departments, as well as the college art gallery, tutorial center and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, a multimedia training and production facility for SRJC faculty. The building was constructed with green building features designed to make it energy efficient and environmentally friendly, including an array of 77 KW photovoltaic solar panels on the library roof. The Herold Mahoney Library at SRJC's Petaluma campus originally opened its doors in the Fall of 1995. Many of the programs in SRJC's Arts & Lectures Series take place in the Mahoney Library. With the expansion of the Petaluma campus, the Mahoney Library has expanded to five times its original size, 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2).

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Art and Culture

The Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery was established in 1973, the first significant exhibition space in the region. The original gallery location was in Bussman Hall on the Santa Rosa Campus, where an old anthropology museum previously existed. In fall 2006, the Art Gallery transitioned to a new space in the Frank P. Doyle Library. The gallery was later renamed in 2012 in honor of the recently retired president of 22 years, the Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery [1] offering exhibits and programs which support the art curriculum, focusing on art history, ceramics, computer graphics, drawing, graphic design, jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. In addition to the Annual Student Show and the occasional Art Faculty exhibits, quality art from outside the area is shown throughout the year. The college's museum, originally called the Jesse Peter Museum, focuses on the Native American art of North America and ethnographic art of parts of Mesoamerica, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia. Permanent exhibits include Native American baskets, jewelry and pottery that come from the Elsie Allen Collection, acquired in the 1970s.

Culinary Arts Program

The B. Robert Burdo Center is the home of Santa Rosa Junior College's Culinary Arts Program. 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 is featured on the first floor of the new building.

Shone Farm

Established in 1972, the Robert Shone Farm currently operates as a self-sustaining 365-acre (1.48 km2) farm near the Russian River, in Forestville, 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 diversified, hands-on educational opportunities in Viticulture, Wine Studies, Equine Studies, Animal Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Conservation.

Public Safety Training Center

The Public Safety Training Center was established in Windsor in 1961, and currently provides coursework and field training for police officers, corrections officers, police dispatchers, seasonal park rangers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and firefighters.

Athletics

Santa Rosa Junior College is home to the Bear Cubs. They are part of the Big 8 Athletic Conference and are well known for their football, baseball, soccer and wrestling programs.

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