Sierra College Foundation
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.
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Basic Needs
We’re collecting items for the Basic Needs Center, including food, hygiene items, and school supplies.
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.
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.
Active Fundraising Groups
Join our active fundraising groups to meet others while supporting a specific program or cause that sparks your interests.
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
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The Story of the Sierra College Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum was birthed more than 50 years ago out of a dream to expand the science building. Originally it had only one wing which was glassed over. They decided to build another wing with a large open space in the middle so that students could go back and forth between classes. Professor…
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The Post World War II Origins of the Nursing Program at Sierra College
Here’s a little known fact—the Sierra College nursing program started out at Nevada County Hospital. And to hear Marge Sanchez tell it, it was not the most ideal setting. After World War II caused a shortage of nurses, California saw the need to create a nursing program. Genevieve Logan and Maria Crookshanks started the program in…
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Ted Kitada: Original Landscaper at Sierra College Turned Agricultural Land into a Beautiful Campus
Ted Kitada, the original landscaper for the Sierra College campus in Rocklin, remembers the story of the flagpole, a small but memorable dedication.
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Nancy James: How Sierra College’s Dean of Nursing Connects Passion with Profession
Nursing changes lives of the patients, their families and the nurses. No one knows that more than Nancy Schwab, the Dean of Nursing at Sierra College.
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Dick Hilton: Paleontology Professor Added Prehistoric Fossils to Sierra College Museum Collection
Dick Hilton came to Sierra College, as professor of Biology and Paleontology, in 1981. He has done much assist the Natural History Museum into what it is today. But he is also proud of the extensive field programs available to the students and community.
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