Students Are Our Future. Invest in Them.

Sierra College Foundation is committed to aligning with Sierra College’s vision: Student success for all while closing the equity and achievement gaps. Students often struggle, and financial limitation is the biggest hurdle to student success. Help our students overcome this hurdle by donating today.

Each year, the Sierra College Foundation is able to award over $300,000 in scholarships because of your donations. To our students, this money means more than free tuition. It means more time that they are able to spend focusing on their families and their studies. Learn how you can make an impact in students' lives.
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Sonbol Aliabadi, Sierra College Foundation Executive Director

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President’s Circle

The President’s Circle offers a unique opportunity to join a special group of donors to help raise unrestricted funds for the college’s areas of greatest need.

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Basic Needs

We’re collecting items for the Basic Needs Center, including food, hygiene items, and school supplies.

Residence Hall Groundbreaking

Endow-a-Bed

Learn how you can help provide room and board to our students most in need.


Make an Impact

Sierra College Foundation offers a variety of ways to help our students meet their needs. Give back to the community in any way you can.

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Impact Programs to Support

Sierra College Foundation provides numerous opportunities to meet your philanthropic goals. See how your generosity can help meet our students’ needs.

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Active Fundraising Groups

Join our active fundraising groups to meet others while supporting a specific program or cause that sparks your interests.

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Ways to Give

Sierra College Foundation offers a full-range of giving options to help support our students, programs and services at Sierra College.


Sierra College Foundation News

  • Sierra College Foundation Closes Fall Semester with Impactful Contributions

    Grateful for Community’s Generosity Sierra College Foundation (SCF) closes the fall semester as the recipient of several large contributions from the U.S. Department of Commerce and leading Placer County companies and non-profits such as Bosch, Sutter Health, U.S. Bank, Tri Counties Bank, and Rotary Club of South Placer.  “The unwavering generosity of our community continues…

  • Sierra College Foundation Wins $198K Federal Grant to Help Students Enter Growing Cybersecurity Field

    Grant Will Fund Expansion of New Placer Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Collaborative The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded the Sierra College Foundation with a new $198,000 grant designed to increase opportunities for local students to break into the high-demand field of cybersecurity and help area employers meet their…

  • Sierra College Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from the Bosch Community Fund

    Sierra College Foundation (SCF) received a $100,000 grant from the Bosch Community Fund to its Career Technical Education (CTE) Support Fund. The grant will support associated costs with certification fees, microcontroller kits, development material, software, protective gear, tools, entry and travel fees for STEM competitions, project supplies for STEM Clubs and more.  In 2023, Bosch…

  • Sierra College Foundation Raises Nearly $3 Million for Local Students

    Student Scholarships, Endow-A-Bed Program and Basic Needs Center All Receive Funding Sierra College Foundation (SCF) closes out Academic Year 23-24 by awarding nearly $350,000 in scholarships to over 200 local students to help pay for school, as well as living costs such as rent, utilities, gas and food. As an organization, SCF serves as the…

  • Sierra College Foundation Closes Fall Semester with Major Delivery to Basic Needs Center to Help Students

    Sierra College Foundation (SCF) closes the Fall Semester as the recipient of a large donation of diapers and formula to Sierra College’s Basic Needs Center from the South Placer Rotary Club.

All Sierra College News

  • Sierra College Theatre Arts Department Presents: William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

    Live Performances from Oct. 10 – Nov. 3 in Rocklin Sierra College Theatre Arts Department announces its fall production of the classic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, directed by Scott Adams. Performance Dates and Times Story Perhaps the most famous love story ever told, Shakespeare’s tragedy of the two star-crossed lovers from opposing enemy families…

  • Sierra College Fall 2024 Semester Begins with Largest Enrollment in Five Years

    Exciting Start to the Fall Semester Sierra College is proud to announce the start of the Fall 2024 semester, which began on August 19, with an impressive enrollment of over 19,000 students – an 11% increase from Fall 2023 and the highest enrollment since 2018. “It’s an exciting start to the fall semester,” said Willy…

  • Sierra College Natural History Museum Welcomes Laura Matzer as Director

    Sierra College has named Laura Matzer as Director of the Sierra College Natural History Museum (SCNHM). Matzer comes to Sierra College from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, where she was responsible for leadership, vision, and direction for the museum. At Sierra College, Matzer will plan, direct, manage, oversee, and…

  • Sierra College and Partners Lead Sierra Workforce Summit

    Attendees Commit to Making Placer County the California Leader for Lifelong Learning and Career-long Success Representatives of Placer County’s major employers and education providers came together on Tuesday, June 18 at the Sierra College Rocklin Campus to advance breakthrough strategies for preparing youth and working-age adults for good-paying jobs.   The Sierra Workforce Summit addressed the…

  • Sierra College to Create Seamless Pathways into the Sacramento State Black Honors College

    Sierra College Expands its Partnership with Sacramento State as One of 25 Community Colleges to Create Seamless Pathways into the Sacramento State Black Honors College Sierra College and Sacramento State have a long, and strong history together and we recognize Sac State as the largest transfer destination for Sierra College students. This agreement will provide…


About Us

Since 1973, Sierra College Foundation has supported students by funding their pursuits of higher education and providing resources to help guide them toward success while assisting thousands of donors in fulfilling their philanthropic desires.

Gifts to Sierra College Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. The contribution deductible for tax purposes is limited to the amount that exceeds the value of any goods and services received by the donor. Tax ID #23-7241877

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Sierra College Foundation Office

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Building U, Room 27

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