Pasadena City College

E407631

community college public college two-year college

Pasadena City College is a public community college in Pasadena, California, known for its strong transfer programs and notable alumni in fields such as film, arts, and sciences.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pasadena City College canonical	7
Pasadena City College (successor institution)	1
Pasadena Junior College	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4005132 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pasadena City College
Context triple: [Dennis Muren, almaMater, Pasadena City College]

A. Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena Junior College was a public two-year college in Pasadena, California, known for its strong athletic programs and as an early alma mater of Jackie Robinson before he transferred to UCLA.
B. Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College is a public community college in Los Angeles known for its diverse student body and wide range of academic and vocational programs.
C. Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College is a public community college in Santa Monica, California, known for its strong transfer programs to four-year universities and diverse academic offerings.
D. Fullerton College
Fullerton College is a public community college located in Fullerton, California, offering two-year degree and certificate programs as part of the California Community Colleges system.
E. Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Harbor College is a public community college in Wilmington, California, serving the Los Angeles Harbor area with two-year academic and vocational programs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pasadena City College
Target entity description: Pasadena City College is a public community college in Pasadena, California, known for its strong transfer programs and notable alumni in fields such as film, arts, and sciences.

A. Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena Junior College was a public two-year college in Pasadena, California, known for its strong athletic programs and as an early alma mater of Jackie Robinson before he transferred to UCLA.
B. Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College is a public community college in Los Angeles known for its diverse student body and wide range of academic and vocational programs.
C. Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College is a public community college in Santa Monica, California, known for its strong transfer programs to four-year universities and diverse academic offerings.
D. Fullerton College
Fullerton College is a public community college located in Fullerton, California, offering two-year degree and certificate programs as part of the California Community Colleges system.
E. Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Harbor College is a public community college in Wilmington, California, serving the Los Angeles Harbor area with two-year academic and vocational programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	community college ⓘ public college ⓘ two-year college ⓘ
academicFocus	career and technical education ⓘ liberal arts ⓘ sciences ⓘ
accreditation	Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges ⓘ
athleticsNickname	Lancers ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerName	Pasadena Junior College ⓘ
founded	1924 ⓘ
governingBody	Pasadena Area Community College District ⓘ
hasColor	cardinal ⓘ gold ⓘ
hasFacility	athletic fields ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ science laboratories ⓘ
hasLibrary	Shatford Library ⓘ
hasMainCampus	Colorado Boulevard campus ⓘ
hasMascot	Lancer ⓘ
hasNotableAlumniInField	arts ⓘ film ⓘ sciences ⓘ
hasStudentNewspaper	PCC Courier ⓘ
knownFor	preparation for transfer to California State University campuses ⓘ preparation for transfer to University of California campuses ⓘ strong transfer programs ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Los Angeles County, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles County Pasadena, California ⓘ linked to: Pasadena
offersOnlineEducation	yes ⓘ
offersProgramType	associate degrees ⓘ certificate programs ⓘ transfer programs ⓘ
offersSubjectArea	business ⓘ engineering and technology ⓘ humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ visual and performing arts ⓘ
offersSupportService	counseling ⓘ transfer center ⓘ tutoring services ⓘ
partOfSystem	California Community Colleges system ⓘ linked to: California Community Colleges System
servesRegion	San Gabriel Valley ⓘ
type	public institution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dennis Muren → almaMater → Pasadena City College ⓘ

Jerry Tarkanian → employer → Pasadena City College ⓘ

Pasadena Junior College → followedBy → Pasadena City College ⓘ

William Holden → educatedAt → Pasadena Junior College ⓘ

linked to: Pasadena City College

Octavia E. Butler → educatedAt → Pasadena City College ⓘ

Nick Nolte → educatedAt → Pasadena City College ⓘ

John Singleton → educatedAt → Pasadena City College ⓘ

Vic Morrow → educatedAt → Pasadena City College ⓘ

Pasadena Junior College baseball team → affiliation → Pasadena City College (successor institution) ⓘ