(Page 2 of 2)    All Orange County community colleges boast
about their general education programs, about how well their
transfer students perform when they reach universities such as
Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine. They emphasize that
professors and instructors are there to teach students, not to
make a name for themselves as an author or leading research
scientist.  Each also has a unique character and a roster of
courses or programs offered at few other places.  Orange Coast
College has a strong marine biology program supported by several
boats, including a 50-foot trawler. Its avionics program,
combining training in computers and electronics used in
aerospace, is one of only two in the state.  Neighboring Golden
West College in Huntington Beach has a police training academy
that gives a special emphasis to training ethnic minority
recruits. And college President Judith Valles offers staff
members Spanish classes during her own lunch hour. Also in
demand the nursing program.  Their sister college, Coast