| Number of Schools | 182 community colleges (102 public, 80 private) |
|---|---|
| Open Admission Policy | 155 out of 182 schools |
| Acceptance Rate | 85.05% |
| Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 76.20% |
| Tuition & Fees | $1,685 California Residents |
| $18,936 out-of-state Students | |
| Financial Aid Amounts | $4,808 |
| Student Population | Total 1,032,311 (6,002 on average) |
| Online Student Population | Total 359,064 (3,486 on average) in 103 schools offering online classes) |
| Graduation Rate | 53.09% |
| Transfer-out Rate | 9.19% |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 23.59 to 1 |
| Salary After 10 Years of Graduation | $37,718 |
| Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Average Earning after 10 Years of Graduation | Student Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Residents | Out-of-State | ||||||
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | $1,312 | $10,320 | $3,890 | $47,800 | 17,228 | 49% | 25 to 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | $1,332 | $11,428 | $2,349 | $47,900 | 9,901 | 61% | 24 to 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | $1,432 | $14,812 | $3,454 | $46,000 | 20,764 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | $1,312 | $10,320 | $4,276 | $44,000 | 8,455 | 41% | 23 to 1 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | $1,202 | $8,714 | $3,443 | $47,700 | 9,061 | 52% | 26 to 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | $1,392 | $11,640 | $4,012 | $43,900 | 17,096 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | $1,156 | $11,860 | $5,156 | $43,800 | 13,018 | 57% | 31 to 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | $1,318 | $11,308 | $4,201 | $42,800 | 17,854 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | $1,364 | $10,464 | $4,751 | $41,400 | 29,971 | 45% | 26 to 1 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | $1,380 | $11,628 | $4,127 | $40,100 | 10,721 | 49% | 29 to 1 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | $1,428 | $12,498 | $4,162 | $37,200 | 21,730 | 37% | 26 to 1 |
| Napa Valley College Napa | $1,156 | $11,908 | $3,513 | $46,500 | 4,844 | 43% | 21 to 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | $1,151 | $12,379 | $3,924 | $38,500 | 19,521 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | $1,696 | $14,656 | $5,128 | $41,800 | 19,267 | 40% | 24 to 1 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | $1,312 | $10,320 | $4,252 | $38,900 | 6,538 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | $1,184 | $11,120 | $4,066 | $36,700 | 22,460 | 36% | 25 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | $1,238 | $10,572 | $4,090 | $41,700 | 16,906 | 46% | 30 to 1 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | $1,180 | $10,924 | $5,004 | $39,300 | 24,597 | 48% | 23 to 1 |
| Ventura College Ventura | $1,426 | $9,615 | $4,200 | $39,800 | 12,222 | 38% | 29 to 1 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | $1,364 | $11,612 | $1,483 | $43,100 | 9,008 | 34% | 39 to 1 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | $1,288 | $12,616 | $3,469 | $40,700 | 19,920 | 33% | 26 to 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | $1,150 | $8,686 | $3,874 | $41,300 | 12,842 | 47% | 24 to 1 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | $1,240 | $10,432 | $4,472 | $42,800 | 12,334 | 34% | 24 to 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | $1,270 | $9,862 | $4,539 | $40,600 | 9,457 | 38% | 20 to 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | $1,438 | $12,500 | $3,148 | $42,700 | 6,909 | 39% | 26 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | $1,191 | $10,935 | $6,259 | $41,100 | 12,075 | 37% | 28 to 1 |
| Butte College Oroville | $1,356 | $9,276 | $5,810 | $37,600 | 10,968 | 45% | 21 to 1 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | $1,332 | $10,628 | $4,333 | $39,400 | 14,440 | 37% | 24 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | $1,238 | $10,572 | $4,262 | $34,200 | 12,519 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley | $1,378 | $8,638 | $4,565 | $31,000 | 8,796 | 42% | 23 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | $1,344 | $10,640 | $5,686 | $34,700 | 20,986 | 35% | 26 to 1 |
| Compton College Compton | $1,142 | $8,822 | $5,247 | $36,900 | 5,225 | 27% | 17 to 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | $1,168 | $9,808 | $3,480 | $46,500 | 8,103 | 53% | 25 to 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose | $1,366 | $8,718 | $3,446 | $44,100 | 9,336 | 41% | 27 to 1 |
| Laney College Oakland | $1,258 | $9,898 | $2,683 | $34,400 | 9,328 | 31% | 31 to 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | $1,238 | $10,572 | $4,123 | $33,100 | 14,611 | 29% | 30 to 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | $1,490 | $9,320 | $3,522 | $45,900 | 7,655 | 51% | 29 to 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | $1,354 | $10,650 | $3,553 | $40,300 | 19,550 | 38% | 25 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | $1,180 | $9,772 | $6,021 | $36,600 | 20,969 | 35% | 45 to 1 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | $1,558 | $9,334 | $4,376 | $42,800 | 4,838 | 39% | 17 to 1 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | $1,144 | $7,630 | $4,755 | $36,900 | 21,664 | 42% | 28 to 1 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | $1,326 | $10,174 | $4,786 | $36,700 | 12,861 | 31% | 26 to 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | $1,350 | $11,010 | $3,700 | $42,100 | 11,283 | 48% | 27 to 1 |
| American River College Sacramento | $1,288 | $12,616 | $3,413 | $38,100 | 30,462 | 37% | 29 to 1 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | $1,384 | $11,254 | $3,254 | $34,600 | 5,549 | 25% | 24 to 1 |
| College of Alameda Alameda | $1,258 | $9,898 | $1,824 | $40,500 | 6,141 | 33% | 38 to 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City | $1,332 | $11,384 | $1,768 | $37,900 | 6,625 | 47% | 27 to 1 |
| Merritt College Oakland | $1,258 | $9,898 | $1,990 | $41,500 | 7,022 | 26% | 33 to 1 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | $1,446 | $1,446 | $4,648 | $37,800 | 19,125 | 42% | 25 to 1 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | $1,366 | $11,922 | $3,018 | $37,600 | 8,609 | 34% | 26 to 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | $1,196 | $8,852 | $4,996 | $32,700 | 4,706 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | $1,238 | $10,572 | $2,945 | $30,000 | 5,371 | 34% | 22 to 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | $1,426 | $9,615 | $5,502 | $34,000 | 7,361 | 34% | 28 to 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento | $1,288 | $12,616 | $3,102 | $34,900 | 15,744 | 40% | 29 to 1 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | $1,156 | $9,892 | $4,039 | $35,500 | 11,463 | 26% | 28 to 1 |
| Merced College Merced | $1,200 | $8,520 | $5,329 | $31,100 | 12,472 | 36% | 28 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | $1,238 | $10,568 | $3,046 | $38,900 | 9,463 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | $1,346 | $11,314 | $5,564 | $33,300 | 8,905 | 41% | 28 to 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora | $1,204 | $10,636 | $5,280 | $36,100 | 10,429 | 41% | 24 to 1 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville | $1,144 | $9,280 | $2,434 | $35,400 | 2,038 | 31% | 16 to 1 |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree | $1,390 | $13,590 | $5,345 | $33,800 | 2,019 | 20% | 18 to 1 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | $1,444 | $9,394 | $6,136 | $32,000 | 1,575 | 33% | 13 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | $1,196 | $4,528 | $3,703 | $32,000 | 14,055 | 28% | 25 to 1 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | $1,126 | $8,830 | $6,621 | $31,000 | 8,873 | 45% | 31 to 1 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | $1,448 | $12,728 | $4,081 | $34,800 | 17,627 | 36% | 32 to 1 |
| Porterville College Porterville | $1,438 | $11,308 | $5,066 | $32,700 | 4,784 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | $1,508 | $12,249 | $4,210 | $37,000 | 6,083 | 42% | 27 to 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | $1,188 | $10,532 | $3,802 | $39,500 | 7,173 | 40% | 23 to 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | $1,258 | $9,898 | $2,584 | $39,000 | 6,278 | 36% | 33 to 1 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | $1,384 | $10,954 | $4,864 | $32,800 | 4,175 | 43% | 28 to 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville | $1,128 | $8,208 | $4,844 | $34,700 | 6,320 | 40% | 21 to 1 |
| MTI College Sacramento | $17,000 | $3,795 | $34,700 | 2,000 | 77% | 30 to 1 | |
| Columbia College Sonora | $1,282 | $9,264 | $4,087 | $33,600 | 2,828 | 27% | 21 to 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | $1,404 | $10,398 | $4,455 | $38,000 | 11,273 | 40% | 22 to 1 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow | $1,104 | $9,744 | $6,422 | $35,000 | 3,226 | 39% | 26 to 1 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | $1,131 | $11,103 | $4,172 | $31,400 | 4,040 | 45% | 25 to 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | $1,423 | $10,003 | $5,415 | $31,800 | 4,225 | 25% | 16 to 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | $1,556 | $12,544 | $4,568 | $33,800 | 24,985 | 30% | 29 to 1 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis | $33,517 | $7,019 | $30,000 | 1,377 | 73% | 17 to 1 | |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | $1,380 | $13,800 | $1,217 | $30,300 | 3,833 | 31% | 22 to 1 |
| Los Angeles ORT College-Los Angeles Campus Los Angeles | $23,700 | - | $28,600 | 119 | - | 18 to 1 | |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | $1,394 | $9,038 | $4,881 | $33,100 | 14,494 | 39% | 29 to 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | $1,428 | $12,498 | $3,225 | - | 11,920 | 34% | 29 to 1 |
| Norco College Norco | $1,428 | $12,498 | $2,657 | - | 11,351 | 42% | 29 to 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | $1,164 | $9,612 | $5,576 | - | 11,897 | 48% | 34 to 1 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | $1,124 | $7,656 | $4,387 | - | 4,128 | 43% | 19 to 1 |
| East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program West Covina | $8,107 | $8,107 | - | - | 139 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | $1,288 | $12,616 | $2,452 | - | 11,098 | 44% | 29 to 1 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore | $1,384 | $10,954 | $6,830 | - | 4,404 | 49% | 30 to 1 |
| Asher College Sacramento | $31,690 | $4,900 | - | 649 | 56% | 26 to 1 | |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | $1,378 | $8,638 | $3,270 | - | 10,358 | 45% | 30 to 1 |
| California Indian Nations College Palm Desert | $7,743 | $7,743 | $3,468 | $0 | 154 | - | 6 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno | $26,444 | $4,411 | $0 | 364 | 80% | 33 to 1 | |
| Advanced Computing Institute Los Angeles | - | - | - | 271 | - | 19 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | $26,444 | $5,047 | $0 | 342 | 70% | 14 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | $26,444 | $4,672 | $0 | 598 | 77% | 50 to 1 | |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute ORANGE | $70,000 | $5,989 | $0 | 61 | - | 4 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | $22,052 | $4,466 | $0 | 528 | 63% | 31 to 1 | |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Corona | $14,030 | $6,656 | $0 | 15 | 71% | 4 to 1 | |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | $76,557 | $5,386 | $0 | 493 | 50% | 33 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster | $22,052 | $4,574 | $0 | 257 | 57% | 51 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno | $22,052 | $4,984 | $0 | 447 | 62% | 28 to 1 | |
| California College of Music Pasadena | $21,985 | $11,663 | $0 | 60 | 70% | 1 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | $26,444 | $4,806 | $0 | 941 | 64% | 14 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria | $42,582 | $4,820 | $0 | 114 | 63% | 14 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova | $55,063 | $4,962 | $0 | 224 | 76% | 20 to 1 | |
| Los Angeles Pacific College Los Angeles | $7,260 | - | $0 | 78 | - | 11 to 1 | |
| Madera Community College Madera | $1,378 | $8,638 | $3,193 | $0 | 6,636 | 35% | 27 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | $26,444 | $4,799 | $0 | 650 | 82% | 23 to 1 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | $42,582 | $4,942 | $0 | 798 | 58% | 19 to 1 | |
| ICOHS College San Diego | $24,300 | $3,705 | - | 171 | 80% | 13 to 1 | |
| Galaxy Medical College North Hollywood | $16,960 | $7,395 | - | 111 | 86% | 15 to 1 | |
| Career Care Institute Lancaster | $31,717 | $5,813 | $34,200 | 620 | 71% | 12 to 1 | |
| Modern Technology School Fountain Valley | $32,027 | $6,643 | $44,500 | 101 | 75% | 10 to 1 | |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton | $22,404 | $4,461 | $33,800 | 436 | 54% | 26 to 1 | |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill | $22,404 | $4,556 | $33,800 | 416 | 59% | 15 to 1 | |
| ABCO Technology Los Angeles | $8,904 | $7,077 | - | 75 | 100% | 36 to 1 | |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | $42,900 | $5,615 | - | 2,242 | 66% | 30 to 1 | |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos San Marcos | $17,567 | $5,524 | - | 573 | 71% | 25 to 1 | |
| Central California School of Continuing Education San Luis Obispo | $9,895 | $10,308 | $39,500 | 41 | 86% | 12 to 1 | |
| Central Coast College Salinas | $18,614 | $5,263 | $30,300 | 631 | 67% | 30 to 1 | |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood North Hollywood | $34,979 | $5,190 | $43,000 | 158 | 78% | 16 to 1 | |
| American Career College-Anaheim Anaheim | $42,900 | $5,969 | $35,500 | 1,644 | 70% | 30 to 1 | |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Fremont | $16,757 | $6,744 | - | 343 | 57% | 14 to 1 | |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Diego San Diego | $32,293 | - | $42,400 | 66 | - | 21 to 1 | |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville | $37,035 | $4,227 | - | 217 | 89% | 20 to 1 | |
| Stanbridge University-Los Angeles Alhambra | - | - | - | 28 | - | 15 to 1 | |
| California Career Institute Anaheim | $36,900 | $5,319 | - | 628 | 100% | 15 to 1 | |
| National Career College Panorama City | $31,325 | $7,590 | - | 398 | 74% | 22 to 1 | |
| Advanced College South Gate | $31,257 | $5,376 | $26,000 | 59 | - | 6 to 1 | |
| Hypnosis Motivation Institute Tarzana | $17,297 | $6,963 | $35,000 | 209 | 77% | 50 to 1 | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Chula Vista | $17,567 | $5,601 | $30,600 | 537 | 62% | 25 to 1 | |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina | $16,000 | $16,000 | $3,697 | - | 217 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Chula Vista | $9,917 | $5,538 | $21,100 | 341 | 68% | 13 to 1 | |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Sacramento | $53,760 | $5,429 | - | 212 | 98% | 8 to 1 | |
| Coast Community College District Office Costa Mesa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Inglewood | $47,712 | $5,622 | $50,700 | 411 | 64% | 15 to 1 | |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | $37,419 | $4,753 | $29,100 | 653 | 68% | 26 to 1 | |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office Saratoga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | $37,419 | $4,540 | $30,900 | 717 | 72% | 38 to 1 | |
| Downey Adult School Downey | $4,499 | $4,499 | $4,850 | - | 953 | 31% | 30 to 1 |
| Valley College of Medical Careers West Hills | $15,550 | $5,632 | - | 57 | 79% | 15 to 1 | |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Garden Grove | $35,777 | $5,374 | $45,100 | 214 | 84% | 13 to 1 | |
| Carrington College-San Jose San Jose | $22,404 | $4,784 | $33,800 | 645 | 60% | 14 to 1 | |
| North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach | $37,419 | $4,650 | $30,900 | 652 | 58% | 36 to 1 | |
| National Polytechnic College Lakewood | $42,520 | $6,225 | - | 516 | 47% | 20 to 1 | |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Antioch | $10,335 | $8,158 | - | 556 | 100% | 25 to 1 | |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles | $5,050 | $5,050 | $4,263 | $84,800 | 204 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Premiere Career College Irwindale | $29,285 | $6,671 | $37,300 | 105 | 52% | 15 to 1 | |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood | $14,700 | $3,650 | - | 156 | 87% | 18 to 1 | |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District El Cajon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Poway | $15,465 | $5,499 | $30,400 | 324 | 73% | 15 to 1 | |
| Healthcare Career College Paramount | $16,260 | $5,845 | - | 447 | 71% | 10 to 1 | |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino San Bernardino | $18,070 | $5,263 | $34,300 | 222 | 76% | 17 to 1 | |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Rancho Cucamonga | $56,600 | $5,194 | $48,100 | 1,553 | 72% | 43 to 1 | |
| San Francisco Film School San Francisco | $48,650 | $5,453 | - | 127 | 67% | 8 to 1 | |
| Institute of Culinary Education Pasadena | $38,803 | $4,577 | - | 553 | 77% | 16 to 1 | |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office Martinez | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Rios Community College District Office Sacramento | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | $17,850 | $6,809 | $31,300 | 272 | 65% | 25 to 1 | |
| Xavier College School of Nursing Stockton | $28,000 | $5,292 | - | 106 | 80% | 15 to 1 | |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | $42,900 | $6,115 | $35,500 | 2,168 | 75% | 29 to 1 | |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego San Diego | $18,689 | $4,931 | $30,600 | 147 | 76% | 15 to 1 | |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro | $22,404 | $4,324 | $33,800 | 326 | 59% | 20 to 1 | |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | $19,900 | $4,663 | - | 1,332 | 60% | 23 to 1 | |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Rancho Mirage | $33,500 | $5,753 | - | 200 | 80% | 17 to 1 | |
| FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange County Irvine | $32,293 | - | $42,400 | 64 | - | 18 to 1 | |
| Ventura County Community College System Office Camarillo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Long Beach | $44,450 | $5,114 | - | 1,701 | 63% | 46 to 1 | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Sacramento | $44,050 | $5,446 | $41,600 | 1,214 | 65% | 40 to 1 | |
| South Orange County Community College District Mission Viejo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| High Desert Medical College Lancaster | $52,047 | $5,363 | - | 2,280 | 68% | 30 to 1 | |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | $18,000 | $4,737 | $37,900 | 765 | 84% | 40 to 1 | |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Holistic Institute Emeryville | $16,656 | $6,706 | $35,200 | 1,258 | 80% | 23 to 1 | |
| ATA College El Cajon | $15,590 | $7,300 | - | 80 | 89% | 18 to 1 | |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Riverside | $42,040 | $8,848 | - | 317 | 68% | 18 to 1 | |
| Peralta Community College System Office Oakland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Hills Community College District Coalinga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Coast College Orange | $13,494 | $5,935 | $35,000 | 306 | 17% | 15 to 1 | |
| Professional Golfers Career College Temecula | $18,840 | $5,372 | $47,700 | 70 | 63% | 17 to 1 | |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | $18,491 | $4,505 | $30,900 | 513 | 60% | 39 to 1 | |
| Average | $1,685 | $18,936 | $4,808 | $37,718 | 6,002 | 53.09% | 23.59 to 1 |