All people who participate in programs and activities of the Coast Community College District have the right to do so under safe conditions without physical or psychological threat. Toward that end, the district, through its three colleges, offers a comprehensive program of education and service to minimize the risk of sexual assault to all citizens who use its facilities.
Accordingly, Golden West College operates a coordinated program dealing with the issue of sexual assault. The areas of emphasis are education, environment, and services.
Education
The college coordinates and sponsors educational workshops and classes provided by local community service programs during each semester, which promote the awareness of rape, acquaintance rape, and other sex offenses.
Examples of such programs are the Victim/Witness Assistance Program, the Victim/Witness Sexual Assault Services Program, “Stop Gap” theatrical group presentations and programs conducted by the Orange County Sexual Assault Network. Also, the Student Health Center conducts seminars on what women and men should know about date rape in addition to discussion groups focusing on campus sexual assaults and present a mandatory seminar for all athletes during each spring.
For more information about education programs, please view the Title IX Website.
Environment
The Golden West College Assessment and Care Team (ACT) performs follow-up work to eliminate personal safety hazards.
Safety Escort Services
Public Safety offers escorts to Students or Staff based upon availability. We try to accommodate all requests when our public safety officers are available. When Officers are busy on calls for service or other activities, those requests must be prioritized with other campus demand needs.
Public Safety may be contacted by using any of the code blue phones located in visible places throughout the campus, or from a campus telephone by dialing 58924. To connect from a cell phone, please call (714) 895-8924.
The Public Safety Office is in the Southwest corner of the campus next to Nursing & Health Services (Goldenwest St. and Edinger Ave.). Office staff and after-hours officers can be reached 24 hours at (714) 895-8924.
Services
Campus Public Safety officers or other college officials will call local police and paramedics when an incident occurs that might be construed by them to involve sexual assault.
Referral Agencies
The following referral agencies provide services free of charge.
NATIONAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE 24 Hour Hotline 1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
VICTIM / WITNESS ASSISTANCE:
West Justice Center (Westminster) (714) 896-7188
Central Justice Center (Santa Ana) (714) 834-4350
Harbor Justice Center (Newport Beach) (949) 476-4855
North Justice Center (Fullerton) (714) 773-4575
Lamoreaux Justice Center (Orange) (714) 935-7074
SEXUAL ASSAULT 24 Hour Hotline (714) 957-2737
CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY 24 Hour Hotline (714) 940-1000