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The College offers the first and second year of a college program and awards the associate of arts/sciences degrees and certificates of proficiency. The college also provides vocational training, Work Force and Community Development classes, Contract Education and numerous cultural and recreational activities. The computer center is available to students for class and assignment use and provides access to the Internet and the World Wide Web. The College has transfer agreements with many California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses which guarantee admission for Hartnell students who have completed the two year requirements. Hartnell is sensitive to its diverse community and offers modified format courses to meet the needs of students who work or have other outside commitments. Modified format courses include those that began after the regular semester, at the lunch hour, prior to 8 a.m., or are offered in a condensed format. Hartnell provides off-campus courses at numerous locations in north and south Monterey County.

10/07/2026

Save the date, Hartnell's annual Transfer Day/College Night is three weeks away!

Connect with representatives from 40 universities at Transfer Day on Wednesday, October 28, from 9 am to 12pm and get your questions about transferring, programs, and admissions answered.

Busy in the morning? College Night is from 6 to 8 pm and is open to Hartnell and local high school students, families, and the community. Both events are in Building C, Steinbeck Hall. See you there!

09/30/2026

For a student who dreams of becoming a doctor, there is a big difference between learning about medicine in a classroom and actually walking and talking with physicians and medical students who once stood where they are standing.

On Sept. 26, twenty Hartnell College students traveled to Pleasanton to begin the 2026-27 Hartnell Kaiser Medical Scholars Pathway journey with Kaiser Permanente. Ten entered the program for the first time. Ten returned for a second year.

That second number is especially meaningful to Joel Thompson, Director of the Science and Math Institute because in recent years, only three students continued into the second year. This year, Hartnell has a record 10 returning students.

Read more at hartnell.edu/news/kaiser-scholars.html

09/19/2026

Today, the Power of HSI Symposium brought together Hartnell College, Gavilan College, Monterey Peninsula College and Cabrillo College to look at the impact of HSI investments and, more importantly, what comes next. Over the years, HSI funding has helped grow programs like dual enrollment, strengthen transfer pathways and improve support for first-generation students across the region.

As funding conversations shift on how colleges can sustain this progress moving forward, leaders shared insight on the importance of building successful programs into long-term budgets, planning for sustainability early and continuing to focus on measurable student success.

Read more about the symposium here: https://www.hartnell.edu/news/hsi-symposium-2026.html

Thank you to keynote speaker Deborah A. Santiago, co-founder and chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education, for anchoring the day, and event organizers from Hartnell College, Gavilan College, Monterey Peninsula College and Cabrillo College for making today possible.

09/17/2026

Since 2000, Hartnell College has proudly served as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a place where every student has access to opportunity, equity, and belonging.

This week, our students, staff, faculty, and community came together to celebrate through events honoring those we represent.

In many ways, this is a commitment. In others, it's our identity.

09/16/2026

Last Friday, the Visual Arts department hosted an opening reception for Order and Chaos: David Ligare & Gary Smith, celebrating the first time these two artists' work has been shown together.

The exhibition juxtaposes Ligare's highly detailed drawings, derived from spontaneous marks made in the wet sand of Big Sur, with Smith's ceramic sculptures based on mathematical and geometric systems. Together, the exhibition explores the relationship between spontaneity and control.

We invite you to experience Order and Chaos, on view through October 8 in the Hartnell College Art Gallery on the main campus.

09/14/2026

Celebrate HSI Week with us!

Come experience the debut of our HSI jersey, enjoy paletas with the President, get creative with an alebrije-inspired paint activity, and celebrate with music and more throughout the week.

All are welcome, come connect, celebrate, and show your HSI pride!

09/12/2026

Today, the Associated Students of Hartnell College hosted a flag raising and remembrance display in honor of those who lost their lives and those affected by the events of September 11, 2001.

We stand together in unity.

09/06/2026

All Hartnell Community College District locations will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026 in observance of Labor Day.

Operations will resume as normal on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

09/05/2026

Our Panthers brought home the W! 🔥

Today’s historic first on our own turf was a celebration of tradition and community. The maroon and gold showed out, came out, and we could not be prouder!

09/04/2026

Nothing brings campus to life like our Panthers. 🥹

Address

411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA
93901

Telephone

+18317556700

Website

http://www.hartnell.edu/

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