College of the Sequoias - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

College of the Sequoias is a 2-4 years, public school located in Visalia, California. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,394 for California residents and $8,338 for other students on average. It offers 147 degree programs through 30 Certificate, 77 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $33,100.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	915 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA
Phone	559-730-3700
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,394 Out-of-State$8,338
Student Population »	13,170 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	31%
Transfer-out Rate	5%
Retention Rate	69% (Full-time) 51% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,619
Students to Faculty	28:1 (3.57%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$33,100

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,394 for California residents and $8,338 for out-of-state students at College of the Sequoias. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($9,880) over public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at College of the Sequoias. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,394	$8,338
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Off-Campus Living Costs	$26,000
Average Financial Aid	$4,619
Cost of Attendance	$28,394	$35,338
After Financial Aid	$23,775	$30,719
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$33,100

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
College of the Sequoias	$1,394	$8,338
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,615	$9,880
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

College of the Sequoias offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 30 Certificate, 77 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	30	77	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dairy Husbandry and Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Architectural Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	51 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	48 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	36 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	590 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	70 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	129 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	116 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	56 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	78 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	67 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	91 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	120 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 13,170 students at College of the Sequoias including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,762 male students and 7,166 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	11,928	4,482	7,446
Male Students	4,762	1,934	2,828
Female Students	7,166	2,548	4,618

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At College of the Sequoias, there are 13,170 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,672 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,022 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,650 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	13,170
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,022
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,650
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,498