Laney College, Oakland

Name: Laney College
Address: 900 Fallon St, Oakland, United States

#79 among attractions in Oakland

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Laney College is a public community college in Oakland, California. Laney is the largest of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District, which serves northern Alameda County. Laney College is named after Joseph Clarence Laney. The college offers both certificates and credits for Associate of Arts degree, as well as prerequisites to transfer to four year universities. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. ()

Established: 1953 (71 years ago)Coordinates: 37°47'48"N, 122°15'47"W

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900 Fallon StCentral Oakland (Laney College)Oakland United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Camron-Stanford House, Lake Merritt, Oakland Museum of California, Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon.

~1740 ftN
Museum, Historical place
Camron-Stanford House, Oakland
9 min walk • The Camron-Stanford House is the last of the 19th-century Victorian mansions that once surrounded Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. It was the home to a series of influential families, and in 1907, became the city's first museum.
0.6 miNE
City staple for walks, picnics and boating
Lake Merritt, Oakland
16 min walk • Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods.
~690 ftN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
4 min walk • The Oakland Museum of California or OMCA is an interdisciplinary museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California, located adjacent to Oak Street, 10th Street, and 11th Street in Oakland, California. The museum contains more than 1.8 million objects...
0.7 miW
Nightlife
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, Oakland
17 min walk • Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon opened by John M. Heinold in 1883 on Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States.
~410 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland
2 min walk • Kaiser Convention Center is a historic, publicly owned multi-purpose building located in Oakland, California. The facility includes a 5,492-seat arena, a large theater, and a large ballroom.
0.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Oakland City Center, Oakland
20 min walk • Oakland City Center is an office, shopping and hotel complex in Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California. The complex is the product of a redevelopment project begun in the late 1950s. It covers twelve city blocks between Broadway on the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Way on the west, Frank H.
0.6 miNW
Tower, Romanesque architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Tribune Tower, Oakland
16 min walk • The Tribune Tower is a 305-ft. 22-story building located in downtown Oakland, California. Built in 1906, tower erected in 1923, the 89,251 sq.-ft. building was the tallest building in Oakland constructed in the 1920s.
0.7 miNE
37°48'23"N • 122°15'25"W
The Junior Center of Art and Science, Oakland
19 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
~1590 ftN
Library, Bookshop
Oakland Public Library, Oakland
8 min walk • The Oakland Public Library is the public library in Oakland, California. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland, along with neighboring smaller cities Emeryville and Piedmont.
0.7 miNW
37°48'21"N • 122°16'12"W
The Flight Deck, Oakland
19 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Entertainment
0.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Lincoln University, Oakland
18 min walk • Lincoln University is a private university in Oakland, California. It enrolls over 500 students in undergraduate and graduate level programs in business administration, as well an English language program, certificate programs, and bachelor of science degrees.

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Which popular attractions are close to Laney College?

Nearby attractions include St. George Serbian Orthodox Church - Oakland, Oakland (4 min walk), Oakland Museum of California, Oakland (4 min walk), Peralta Park, Oakland (5 min walk), René C. Davidson Courthouse, Oakland (6 min walk).

How to get to Laney College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Laney College:

Bus

10th Street & Fallon Street • Lines: 62 (2 min walk)
Lake Merritt BART • Lines: Hh (3 min walk)

Metro

Lake Merritt • Lines: Blue, Green, Orange (4 min walk)
Oakland City Center - 12th Street • Lines: Orange, Red, Yellow (17 min walk)

Train

Oakland-Jack London Square (13 min walk)

Ferry

Oakland Jack London Square Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (25 min walk)