Merritt College, Oakland

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Merritt College is a public community college in Oakland, California. Merritt, like the other three campuses of the Peralta Community College District, is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The college enrolls approximately 6,000 students. ()

Established: 1954 (70 years ago)Coordinates: 37°47'23"N, 122°9'54"W

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12500 Campus DrSouth Hills (Caballo Hills)Oakland United States

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Merritt College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Evergreen Cemetery, Mills College Art Museum, The Skyline Serpentine Prairie in Redwood Regional Park, Mills College.

1.5 miSW
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland
38 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery, crematorium and mausoleum located in Oakland, California, near the Eastmont Town Center and Mills College. The cemetery is on a small hill, with a large combined mausoleum, crematorium and chapel at the top of the hill.
1 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland
27 min walk • Mills College Art Museum is a museum and art gallery in Oakland, California. The originally all-girls' school Mills College was founded by Susan and Cyrus Mills, who were both interested in art and history.
1.2 miNW
37°48'12"N • 122°10'37"W
The Skyline Serpentine Prairie in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland
30 min walk • Park
1.2 miSW
Universities and schools
Mills College, Oakland
30 min walk • Mills College is a private women's liberal arts college in Oakland, California. Mills is an undergraduate women's college for women and gender non-binary students with graduate programs for students of all genders.
1.4 miSE
Park, Hiking trail, Nature and wildlife
Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve, Oakland
37 min walk • Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve is a regional park located in Oakland, CA that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system. It is located off Keller Avenue near Oak Knoll Naval Hospital and it extends to Merritt College.
0.6 miW
Tree
Old Survivor, Oakland
15 min walk • Old Survivor, also known as the Grandfather Tree, is the last remaining old-growth coastal redwood of the redwood forest that once populated the Oakland Hills in California.
1 miSW
Botanical garden
William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum, Oakland
27 min walk • The William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum is located at the corner of Seminary Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, California, United States.
1.1 miSW
37°46'53"N • 122°10'55"W
F. W. Olin Library, Oakland
28 min walk • Library
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Millsmont, Oakland
32 min walk • The Millsmont neighborhood located in the foothills of Oakland, California encompasses the area of East Oakland to the south and east of Mills College.
0.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Ridgemont, Oakland
17 min walk • Ridgemont is a neighborhood in Oakland, California, next to Merritt College along Campus Drive, the main thoroughfare at the ridgeline.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Leona Heights, Oakland
19 min walk • Leona Heights is a neighborhood of Oakland in Alameda County, California. It lies at an elevation of 325 feet.