There are 175 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in California - 93 public and 82 private schools.

The 2025 average tuition & fees of California community colleges is $2,653 for California residents and $19,602 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $4,829. A total of 1,031,785 students enrolled in California community colleges (6,142 in average).

California Community Colleges Average Statistics

155 California community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 84.82% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 70.40%.

144 schools offer online degree/programs and 3,486 students enrolled online exclusively.

The average graduation rate is 53.23% and the transfer-out rate is 53.23%. The average students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1 at California community colleges.

The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for California community colleges.

California Community Colleges Average Statistics (2024-2025)
Number of Schools175 community colleges (93 public, 82 private)
Open Admission Policy155 out of 175 schools
Tuition & Fees$2,653 California Residents
$19,602 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$4,829
Student PopulationTotal 1,031,785 (6,142 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 359,064 (3,486.06 on average) in 144 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate53.23%
Transfer-out Rate9.19%
Student to Faculty Ratio23.68 to 1

California Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Diablo Valley College is ranked first among California community colleges and College of San Mateo and Saddleback College are second and third position in the ranking.

The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $2,653 for California residents and $19,602 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the California community colleges with key statistics by ranking.

2025 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in California
CA RankNameTuition & FeesFinancial AidStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
2Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA$10,320 ($1,312) $3,890 17,228 49% 25 to 1
4College of San MateoSan Mateo, CA$11,428 ($1,332) $2,349 9,901 61% 24 to 1
5Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, CA$14,812 ($1,432) $3,454 20,764 48% 27 to 1
6Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, CA$10,320 ($1,312) $4,276 8,455 41% 23 to 1
7Ohlone CollegeFremont, CA$8,714 ($1,202) $3,443 9,061 52% 26 to 1
9Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, CA$11,640 ($1,392) $4,012 17,096 48% 27 to 1
12Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, CA$11,860 ($1,156) $5,156 13,018 57% 31 to 1
13Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, CA$11,308 ($1,318) $4,201 17,854 37% 20 to 1
14Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, CA$10,464 ($1,364) $4,751 29,971 45% 26 to 1
16Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, CA$11,628 ($1,380) $4,127 10,721 49% 29 to 1
17Riverside City CollegeRiverside, CA$12,498 ($1,428) $4,162 21,730 37% 26 to 1
18Napa Valley CollegeNapa, CA$11,908 ($1,156) $3,513 4,844 43% 21 to 1
19Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA$12,379 ($1,151) $3,924 19,521 34% 25 to 1
20City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$14,656 ($1,696) $5,128 19,267 40% 24 to 1
22Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, CA$10,320 ($1,312) $4,252 6,538 28% 22 to 1
23Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, CA$11,120 ($1,184) $4,066 22,460 36% 25 to 1
24Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA$10,572 ($1,238) $4,090 16,906 46% 30 to 1
25Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA$10,924 ($1,180) $5,004 24,597 48% 23 to 1
26Ventura CollegeVentura, CA$9,615 ($1,426) $4,200 12,222 38% 29 to 1
30Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, CA$11,612 ($1,364) $1,483 9,008 34% 39 to 1
31Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, CA$12,616 ($1,288) $3,469 19,920 33% 26 to 1
35Chabot CollegeHayward, CA$8,686 ($1,150) $3,874 12,842 47% 24 to 1
36Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA$10,432 ($1,240) $4,472 12,334 34% 24 to 1
37Cabrillo CollegeAptos, CA$9,862 ($1,270) $4,539 9,457 38% 20 to 1
39Mission CollegeSanta Clara, CA$12,500 ($1,438) $3,148 6,909 39% 26 to 1
40Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA$10,935 ($1,191) $6,259 12,075 37% 28 to 1
41Butte CollegeOroville, CA$9,276 ($1,356) $5,810 10,968 45% 21 to 1
43Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, CA$10,628 ($1,332) $4,333 14,440 37% 24 to 1
45Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, CA$10,572 ($1,238) $4,262 12,519 35% 26 to 1
46Reedley CollegeReedley, CA$8,638 ($1,378) $4,565 8,796 42% 23 to 1
47Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, CA$10,640 ($1,344) $5,686 20,986 35% 26 to 1
48Compton CollegeCompton, CA$8,822 ($1,142) $5,247 5,225 27% 17 to 1
49Las Positas CollegeLivermore, CA$9,808 ($1,168) $3,480 8,103 53% 25 to 1
50Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, CA$8,718 ($1,366) $3,446 9,336 41% 27 to 1
52Laney CollegeOakland, CA$9,898 ($1,258) $2,683 9,328 31% 31 to 1
55Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA$10,572 ($1,238) $4,123 14,611 29% 30 to 1
57West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CA$9,320 ($1,490) $3,522 7,655 51% 29 to 1
58Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, CA$10,650 ($1,354) $3,553 19,550 38% 25 to 1
59San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, CA$9,772 ($1,180) $6,021 20,969 35% 45 to 1
60College of MarinKentfield, CA$9,334 ($1,558) $4,376 4,838 39% 17 to 1
61El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, CA$7,630 ($1,144) $4,755 21,664 42% 28 to 1
62College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA$10,174 ($1,326) $4,786 12,861 31% 26 to 1
63Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA$11,010 ($1,350) $3,700 11,283 48% 27 to 1
64American River CollegeSacramento, CA$12,616 ($1,288) $3,413 30,462 37% 29 to 1
67Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, CA$11,254 ($1,384) $3,254 5,549 25% 24 to 1
68College of AlamedaAlameda, CA$9,898 ($1,258) $1,824 6,141 33% 38 to 1
70Canada CollegeRedwood City, CA$11,384 ($1,332) $1,768 6,625 47% 27 to 1
71Merritt CollegeOakland, CA$9,898 ($1,258) $1,990 7,022 26% 33 to 1
72Sierra CollegeRocklin, CA$1,446 $4,648 19,125 42% 25 to 1
73San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CA$11,922 ($1,366) $3,018 8,609 34% 26 to 1
74College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA$8,852 ($1,196) $4,996 4,706 34% 17 to 1
77Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, CA$10,572 ($1,238) $2,945 5,371 34% 22 to 1
78Oxnard CollegeOxnard, CA$9,615 ($1,426) $5,502 7,361 34% 28 to 1
79Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, CA$12,616 ($1,288) $3,102 15,744 40% 29 to 1
80Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, CA$9,892 ($1,156) $4,039 11,463 26% 28 to 1
81Merced CollegeMerced, CA$8,520 ($1,200) $5,329 12,472 36% 28 to 1
83Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA$10,568 ($1,238) $3,046 9,463 36% 27 to 1
84Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, CA$11,314 ($1,346) $5,564 8,905 41% 28 to 1
85Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA$10,636 ($1,204) $5,280 10,429 41% 24 to 1
86Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, CA$9,280 ($1,144) $2,434 2,038 31% 16 to 1
87Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, CA$13,590 ($1,390) $5,345 2,019 20% 18 to 1
88College of the SiskiyousWeed, CA$9,394 ($1,444) $6,136 1,575 33% 13 to 1
89San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, CA$4,528 ($1,196) $3,703 14,055 28% 25 to 1
90Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, CA$8,830 ($1,126) $6,621 8,873 45% 31 to 1
91Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, CA$12,728 ($1,448) $4,081 17,627 36% 32 to 1
93Porterville CollegePorterville, CA$11,308 ($1,438) $5,066 4,784 34% 25 to 1
94Gavilan CollegeGilroy, CA$12,249 ($1,508) $4,210 6,083 42% 27 to 1
95Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, CA$10,532 ($1,188) $3,802 7,173 40% 23 to 1
96Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA$9,898 ($1,258) $2,584 6,278 36% 33 to 1
98Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, CA$10,954 ($1,384) $4,864 4,175 43% 28 to 1
99Yuba CollegeMarysville, CA$8,208 ($1,128) $4,844 6,320 40% 21 to 1
100MTI CollegeSacramento, CA$17,000 $3,795 2,000 77% 30 to 1
101Columbia CollegeSonora, CA$9,264 ($1,282) $4,087 2,828 27% 21 to 1
103Hartnell CollegeSalinas, CA$10,398 ($1,404) $4,455 11,273 40% 22 to 1
104Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, CA$9,744 ($1,104) $6,422 3,226 39% 26 to 1
105Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$11,103 ($1,131) $4,172 4,040 45% 25 to 1
106Mendocino CollegeUkiah, CA$10,003 ($1,423) $5,415 4,225 25% 16 to 1
107Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, CA$12,544 ($1,556) $4,568 24,985 30% 29 to 1
108Institute of TechnologyClovis, CA$33,517 $7,019 1,377 73% 17 to 1
109Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, CA$13,800 ($1,380) $1,217 3,833 31% 22 to 1
111College of the SequoiasVisalia, CA$9,038 ($1,394) $4,881 14,494 39% 29 to 1
112Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, CA$12,498 ($1,428) $3,225 11,920 34% 29 to 1
113Norco CollegeNorco, CA$12,498 ($1,428) $2,657 11,351 42% 29 to 1
116Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA$9,612 ($1,164) $5,576 11,897 48% 34 to 1
117Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, CA$7,656 ($1,124) $4,387 4,128 43% 19 to 1
119Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, CA$12,616 ($1,288) $2,452 11,098 44% 29 to 1
120Lemoore CollegeLemoore, CA$10,954 ($1,384) $6,830 4,404 49% 30 to 1
122Asher CollegeSacramento, CA$31,690 $4,900 649 56% 26 to 1
124Clovis Community CollegeFresno, CA$8,638 ($1,378) $3,270 10,358 45% 30 to 1
-North-West College-West CovinaWest Covina, CA$37,419 $4,753 653 68% 26 to 1
-Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, CA$22,404 $4,324 326 59% 20 to 1
-Valley College of Medical CareersWest Hills, CA$15,550 $5,632 57 79% 15 to 1
-Professional Golfers Career CollegeTemecula, CA$18,840 ($17,000) $5,372 70 63% 17 to 1
-ABCO TechnologyLos Angeles, CA$8,904 $7,077 75 100% 36 to 1
-Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeAntioch, CA$10,335 $8,158 556 100% 25 to 1
-American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$40,650 ($34,170) $11,548 112 78% 12 to 1
-Southern California Health InstituteNorth Hollywood, CA$14,700 $3,650 156 87% 18 to 1
-Concorde Career College-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA$18,070 $5,263 222 76% 17 to 1
-Career Care InstituteLancaster, CA$31,717 $5,813 620 71% 12 to 1
-Hypnosis Motivation InstituteTarzana, CA$17,297 $6,963 209 77% 50 to 1
-Healthcare Career CollegeParamount, CA$16,260 $5,845 447 71% 10 to 1
-Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, CA$22,404 $4,556 416 59% 15 to 1
-San Francisco Film SchoolSan Francisco, CA$48,650 $5,453 127 67% 8 to 1
-American Career College-OntarioOntario, CA$42,900 $5,615 2,242 66% 30 to 1
-Institute of Culinary EducationPasadena, CA$38,803 $4,577 553 77% 16 to 1
-Premiere Career CollegeIrwindale, CA$29,285 $6,671 105 52% 15 to 1
-California Career InstituteAnaheim, CA$36,900 $5,319 628 100% 15 to 1
-Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, CA$18,689 $4,931 147 76% 15 to 1
-Modern Technology SchoolFountain Valley, CA$32,027 $6,643 101 75% 10 to 1
-California Nurses Educational InstituteRancho Mirage, CA$33,500 $5,753 200 80% 17 to 1
-Miami Ad School-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$19,400 $1,724 12 - 5 to 1
-Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaLong Beach, CA$44,450 $5,114 1,701 63% 46 to 1
-Blake Austin CollegeVacaville, CA$37,035 $4,227 217 89% 20 to 1
-Bellus Academy-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA$9,917 $5,538 341 68% 13 to 1
-American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside, CA$17,850 $6,809 272 65% 25 to 1
-Tri-Community Adult EducationCovina, CA$16,000 $3,697 217 - 15 to 1
-Central Coast CollegeSalinas, CA$18,614 $5,263 631 67% 30 to 1
-South Coast CollegeOrange, CA$13,494 $5,935 306 17% 15 to 1
-Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyRiverside, CA$42,040 $8,848 317 68% 18 to 1
-National Holistic InstituteEmeryville, CA$16,656 $6,706 1,258 80% 23 to 1
-Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA$17,567 $5,601 537 62% 25 to 1
-North-West College-Long BeachLong Beach, CA$37,419 $4,650 652 58% 36 to 1
-Institute for Business and TechnologySan Jose, CA$18,000 $4,737 765 84% 40 to 1
-Galaxy Medical CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA$16,960 $7,395 111 86% 15 to 1
-North-West College-RiversideRiverside, CA$37,419 $4,540 717 72% 38 to 1
-ICOHS CollegeSan Diego, CA$24,300 $3,705 171 80% 13 to 1
-Carrington College-StocktonStockton, CA$22,404 $4,461 436 54% 26 to 1
-Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, CA$22,404 $4,784 645 60% 14 to 1
-Theatre of ArtsHollywood, CA$21,830 ($19,800) $5,682 10 50% 3 to 1
-Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA$17,567 $5,524 573 71% 25 to 1
-American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$42,900 $6,115 2,168 75% 29 to 1
-Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyInglewood, CA$47,712 $5,622 411 64% 15 to 1
-Xavier College School of NursingStockton, CA$28,000 $5,292 106 80% 15 to 1
-Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, CA$34,979 $5,190 158 78% 16 to 1
-National Polytechnic CollegeLakewood, CA$42,520 $6,225 516 47% 20 to 1
-Downey Adult SchoolDowney, CA$4,499 $4,850 953 31% 30 to 1
-Universal Technical Institute of California IncRancho Cucamonga, CA$56,600 $5,194 1,553 72% 43 to 1
-Aviation Institute of Maintenance-FremontFremont, CA$16,757 $6,744 343 57% 14 to 1
-Central California School of Continuing EducationSan Luis Obispo, CA$9,895 $10,308 41 86% 12 to 1
-High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, CA$52,047 $5,363 2,280 68% 30 to 1
-Bellus Academy-PowayPoway, CA$15,465 $5,499 324 73% 15 to 1
-National Career CollegePanorama City, CA$31,325 $7,590 398 74% 22 to 1
-American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA$42,900 $5,969 1,644 70% 30 to 1
-Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncSacramento, CA$44,050 $5,446 1,214 65% 40 to 1
-North-West College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA$18,491 $4,505 513 60% 39 to 1
-UEI College-GardenaGardena, CA$19,900 $4,663 1,332 60% 23 to 1
-Concorde Career College-Garden GroveGarden Grove, CA$35,777 $5,374 214 84% 13 to 1
-ATA CollegeEl Cajon, CA$15,590 $7,300 80 89% 18 to 1
-Sacramento Ultrasound InstituteSacramento, CA$53,760 $5,429 212 98% 8 to 1
Average$19,602 ($2,653) $4,8291,031,785 53.23% 23.68 to 1