In the Fresno Area

• Bus Transportation
  The bus service in Fresno is called FAX (Fresno Area Express), and in nearby Clovis is the Clovis Transit. The City of Fresno FAX website provides information on all services and routes. 
  MyFAXBus is a free, easy to use, real time app for residents to track live buses, plan trips and ride the bus. It’s easy!
• Car Ride Services
  A popular method of transportation is utilizing businesses that have contracted drivers to take you directly to your destinations.  You can download their company apps and contact drivers at all hours of the day or night. 
  • Lyft
  • Uber
  • Taxis:  Various companies are available to contact by searching online.  At airports, taxi drivers are waiting outside to help you immediately.
• Bicycles
  Riding a bicycle may be just the right option for some students.  Be sure to purchase a lock.
• Driving a Car
  Remember, you must obtain a California Driver’s license.  Options to purchase a car or rent a car can be found by searching online. 

Outside the Fresno Area

• Air Travel
  Fresno Yosemite International Airport
• Train Travel
  Amtrak
• Bus Travel - out of the area
  Greyhound Bus Services

Learn about the City of Fresno and the history of Fresno City College

Things to do in Fresno:

• Fresno Chaffee Zoo
• Forestiere Underground Gardens
• Shinzen Japanese Garden  
• Woodward Regional Park 
• Blossom Trail 
• Island Water Park 
• Discovery Center
• Meux Home Museum 
• St. Johns Cathedral of Fresno
• Legion of Valor Museum 

Food Banks are places that offer free food to people in the community.  Use the Food Locator to look up all food banks available in Fresno.

Long-Term Housing

Current Student Housing Listing (hyperlink to PDF)

Here are some websites where you can find local apartments/homes in Fresno: 

• Apartmentlist
• Rent
• Apartmentguide
• Zillow
• Apartments
• Trulia
• Forrent
• Craigslist

More resources for your housing search: The Best Neighborhoods in Fresno 

Avoid Housing Scams

Be extra cautious when looking for apartments online!  
 
Be suspicious that the property or transaction could be a scam if:

• The advertised price is much lower than that of similar properties
• Ads for the property have grammatical and spelling errors, or overuse capital letters
• The ad uses uncommon spellings of words, like "favour" instead of "favor"
• You can only work with an agent. The agent says that the owner who is too busy, out of the country, or otherwise unavailable to handle the rental.
• The owner or agent requires you to sign the lease before you see the rental property
• The owner or agent isn't able to let you enter the home or apartment or charges you a fee to view it
• The owner or agent uses high-pressure sales tactics. They may urge you to rent quickly before someone else gets the property

Do

• Learn the basics of how rental listing scams work.
• Get the terms of your rental, including fees, rent, and maintenance in writing.
• Get a copy of the lease, signed by both you and the property owner/manager.
• Do a search on the owner, real estate management company, and listing. If you find the same ad listed under a different name, that’s a clue it may be a scam.
• Visit real estate websites. Check out if the home you want to rent is also listed in another city.  A scammer could have copied the photo or description of another rental to use in their ad.  

Don’t

• Don’t wire money as a deposit or payment of first and last month's rent. Wiring money is the same as giving cash; you can't get a refund, even if you find out the offer was a fraud.
• Don’t give in to high-pressure sales tactics.
• Don’t pay a security deposit, fee, or first month’s rent before you’ve signed a lease.
• Don’t rent a property that you are unable to see before signing the agreement.
• Don’t send money for a rental overseas.
• Don’t give your personal information or Social Security number to a property owner, without verifying their identity. 
   
  *Source: USA.gov Housing Scams Website