The Largest Online California Public Colleges

In California, 57,541 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 140,192 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic. Santa Monica College has the most online students of 10,229 out of 22,375 total students (45.72%) among 32 California colleges that offer online programs. All online students enrolled in undergraduate programs at the school.

University of Massachusetts Global with 8,562 online students and Bakersfield College with 8,214 online students are following it in the largest online California Public Colleges ranking.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online California Public Colleges

Santa Monica College has the most online students with 10,229 students and University of Massachusetts Global has the second highest online population with 8,562 students.

Santa Monica College ranked 1st, up 19 places from 20th last year. University of Massachusetts Global ranked 2nd, up 8 places from 10th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $11,101 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,106 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online California Public Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online California Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 19	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Public, four-years	10,229 4,042	22,375	22,375	-	9,905	12,470	$9,316 ($1,156)
2 8	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA Public, four-years	8,562 1,097	8,689	4,822	3,867	2,560	6,129	$12,520 ($12,520)
3 4	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA Public, four-years	8,214 2,206	26,873	26,873	-	11,728	15,145	$10,310 ($1,430)
4 1	San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA Public, four-years	7,902 4,754	18,076	18,076	-	7,977	10,099	$9,094 ($1,150)
5 21	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Public, four-years	7,105 2,062	23,852	23,852	-	13,558	10,294	$9,460 ($1,180)
6 8	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA Public, four-years	6,530 847	12,434	12,434	-	6,609	5,825	$12,320 ($1,565)
7 5	West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA Public, four-years	6,181 2,236	8,656	8,656	-	3,534	5,122	$10,130 ($1,238)
8 1	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA Public, four-years	6,118 3,654	10,860	10,860	-	4,502	6,358	$9,120 ($1,152)
9 3	San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, four-years	5,790 6,004	35,751	26,863	8,888	17,300	18,451	$19,872 ($7,992)
10 8	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA Public, four-years	5,029 1,344	16,224	16,224	-	6,240	9,984	$8,870 ($1,270)
	Average	7,166	18,379	17,104	6,378	8,391	9,988	$11,101 ($3,065)

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