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<p><b>College of the Redwoods </b> is a public two-year <a href="/pages/w/106167656081523">community college</a> with its main campus of approximately 270acre located on the southernmost edge of <a href="/pages/w/108075465887295">Eureka</a> in <a href="/pages/w/133075806723900">Humboldt County</a>, <a href="/pages/w/108131585873862">California</a>. The campus resides in close proximity to the <a href="/pages/w/138108876211225">Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Bluff_" class="wikipedia">Table Bluff</a>, the southern portion of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Bay_" class="wikipedia">Humboldt Bay</a>, as well as national forest. The campus's architecture utilizes <a href="/pages/w/108392995852682">American Craftsman</a> styling, and has wooden support beams in each structure. <a href="/pages/w/276638759035754">Redwoods Community College District</a> serves four counties and has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sites. On-campus housing is available at the main campus.</p><h2>Curriculum specialties</h2><p><b>College of the Redwoods</b> is one of 112 colleges in the <a href="/pages/w/105982766108749">California Community College</a> system. The college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including its Fine Woodworking Program started by master woodworker <a href="/pages/w/113458732036303">James Krenov</a>, a Police Academy, Nursing and Dental Programs, Truck Driving School, Computer Information Sciences, Computer-Aided Drafting, and Digital Media Departments, <a href="/pages/w/108270382533874">Yurok language</a> and the new Hospitality, Restaurant and Culinary Arts Program (added in 2006). The college is named after the <a href="/pages/w/102157559825707">Coast Redwood</a> (<i>Sequoia sempervirens</i>) trees native to the region.</p>