FAIRFIELD — The available colleges for area residents to pursue a higher education degree in or near Solano County is plentiful.
The colleges give prospective students the opportunity to initiate higher education, pad their resumes by expanding their knowledge, update an existing degree, learn a vocational trade or increase their current upper education degrees by obtaining a master’s or doctorate.
A list of the upper education institutions are:
Brandman University, Fairfield campus: 4820 Business Center Drive, Suite 100, Fairfield. 707-863-0990, www.brandman.edu/fairfield
California State University, Maritime Academy: 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo. 707-654-1000, www.csum.edu
California State University, Sacramento: 6000 J St., Sacramento. 916-278-3901, www.csus.edu
College of Continuing Education, California State University, Sacramento: 3000 State University Drive East, Sacramento. 916-278-4433, www.cce.csus.edu
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Travis Air Force Base campus, 530 Hickam Ave., Building 249, Suite 30, Travis Air Force Base. 707-437-5464, www.erau.edu/travis
Milan Institute: 934 Missouri St., Fairfield. 888-207-9460, www.milaninstitute.edu
Napa Valley College: 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. 707-253-3000, 800-826-1077, www.napavalley.edu
Solano Community College: Main campus: 4000 Suisun Valley Road, rural Fairfield, 864-7000; Vacaville Center: 2000 N. Village Parkway, 446-2900; Vallejo Center: 545 Columbus Parkway, 642-8188. www.solano.edu
Southern Illinois University, Travis Air Force Base campus: 530 Hickam Ave., Suite 40. 437-2982, www.engr.siu.edu/outreach/travisafb/siutravis.html
Touro University: 1310 Johnson Lane, Mare Island. 707-638-5200, www.tu.edu
University of California, Davis: 1 Shields Ave., Davis. 530-752-1011, www.ucdavis.edu
University of Phoenix, Fairfield Learning Center: 5253 Business Center Drive. 800-266-2107, www.phoenix.edu
