Dr. Oscar Cobian, Vice President of Student Development at Oxnard College, grew up in Ventura County and attended a community college after high school.  As a result of the experience as a first-generation student at a community college, he was able to transfer to a four-year university.  Eventually, Oscar returned to Oxnard to serve his community as an educator and leader. 

Dr. Oscar Cobian holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance from California Lutheran University and Ed.D. In Higher Education Administration from the University of Southern California.   Dr. Cobian started his career in community colleges as a part-time counselor at Oxnard College in 2001 -2003.  He grew up in the community surrounding Oxnard College and is the first in his family to receive a college degree.

Dr. Oscar Cobian was appointed Vice President of Student Development at Oxnard College in June of 2015.  He currently oversees the programs and areas that focus on student services, student success, student engagement and the student experience on campus, including student discipline and athletics. Oscar is also the co-chair of the College’s Incident Command which is currently overseeing the COVID 19 Taskforce on campus.

He has over 25 years of experience working in higher education in the area of student services, including eight years as a community college administrator in the Los Angeles Community College District where he served as Dean of Student Services and Vice President of Student Services. His areas of expertise include student success and matriculation, student engagement, program development and coordination, management of federally funded TRIO programs, outreach, and all forms of Counseling Services.

Gabriela Rodriguez is the Title V Grant Director for "Proyecto Éxito" at Oxnard College. She works closely with the Career and University Transfer Center to increase student success in their career and educational pathway. She is a proud graduate of California Lutheran University with a Masters in Education with a Guidance Counselor Credential and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology. Ms. Rodriguez worked in the non-profit sector for 10-years, running a youth leadership development organization for high school and college students, Future Leaders of America.  She has over 18 years of experience working to reduce the academic achievement gap and school to prison pipeline. In 2005, she coordinated international youth programs in Mexico City, including conversations about immigration, poverty, and education with Mexican Congressmembers. Gabriela is a trainer in Domestic Violence Prevention/Intervention, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Asset Development, Vita Navis Super Strong career exploration assessment among others.

From 2015-2021, she served as the Student Activities Specialist at Oxnard College. Providing Summer and Winter Leadership programming, she worked to engage students in shared governance committees, implemented the Basic Needs initiative, and worked closely to open the Dream Resource Center. She is creative in engaging students and has served on the Classified Senate board, Campus Use Development and Safety (CUDS) committee and is still the Quad-chair for our Guided Pathways Workgroup. 

 

She is involved in various community organizations serving the Oxnard area and Ventura County as a whole. She is Vice President of the Oxnard Monday Club, board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County, serves on the Oxnard Police Department Chief's Advisory Committee, LUCHA Inc. as well as "I'm a Kid Who Can."

Welcome to Oxnard College. My name is Luis A. Gonzalez and I am the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The best way to reach me is via email but feel free to stop by our office in the Administration Building if you would like to speak to me in person. Oxnard College is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution and we work hard to provide the academic and support services needed to help our students succeed. I work with our deans on developing a schedule that meets the needs of our students/community and I know that we at Oxnard College can support you through your educational journey. Thank you, and we look forward to serving you.