Located in Pleasant Valley, at the edge of California's
Coast Range Mountains, and surrounded by hills, ranches,
and some of America's most productive agricultural land,
Coalinga is ten miles west of Interstate 5, and sixty
miles southwest of Fresno - California's sixth largest
city.
Coalinga is a General Law City
operating in a Council - Manager form of Government,
with five Council members elected to four year
staggered terms. The City Council chooses a Mayor
and Mayor Pro-Tem from among its members.
Coalinga is a full - service city, with a Redevelopment
Agency, Public Finance Authority and a new municipal
airport. Coalinga provides highly professional
Community Development, Transit, Public Works and
public safety services (Police, Fire and EMT/Ambulance)
and water, wastewater treatment, sanitation, recycling
and natural gas utility services. The City also
operates the Claremont Custody Center under contract
with the State of California.
Take a photo tour of the city of Coalinga. Click on an
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West
Hills College Coalinga
West Hills College Coalinga provides a world-class
learning environment to a diverse population in a down
home friendly atmosphere.
West Hills College
Coalinga will become the preferred choice for
college in the San Joaquin Valley because of its
learning-centered approach, faculty and staff
excellence and technological innovations. An education
at West Hills College provides a stepping-stone
to the future, proving that “once you go
here, you can go anywhere.”
