College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public two-year community college whose main campus, comprising 270 acres (1.1 km), is located on the southernmost edge of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. This sprawling site is spacious and distinctive in its modernistic use of massive, exposed wooden support beams in each structure. Situated on a naturally occurring shelf on the southwest side of Humboldt Hill, it has a commanding view of ranch land, Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge, and the southern portion of Humboldt Bay. Many students are drawn to its natural setting, nestled into a coastal forest. Current enrollment in the Spring of 2009 is 6,774 students (at all sites in the extensive district). This large Community College district provides education opportunities for students in four counties and has two large satellite campuses as well as smaller sites.