How Many Community Colleges Are in California?
There are 186 Community colleges in California. By school type, there are 106 public, 5 private (not-for-profit), and 75 private (for-profit) Community colleges.
Academic & Tuition Statistics for Community
The average acceptance rate of the Community is 84.82% and the admission yield is 70%.
A total of 1,237,813 students are attending one of the schools. With 49,883 faculty, the average students to faculty ratio is 24 to 1.
The 2025 average tuition & fees at Community is $2,402 for state residents and $18,267 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.
55.58% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $4,569 at Community.
The following table shows the Community. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
| School Name | Location | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Alameda Public, 2-4 years | Alameda, CA | $9,898 ($1,258) | 6,141 | - | 33% |
| Allan Hancock College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Maria, CA | $9,892 ($1,156) | 11,463 | - | 26% |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $40,650 | 112 | 82.80% | 78% |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $42,900 | 2,168 | - | 75% |
| American River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,616 ($1,288) | 30,462 | - | 37% |
| Barstow Community College Public, 2-4 years | Barstow, CA | $9,744 ($1,104) | 3,226 | - | 39% |
| Bellus Academy-Chula Vista Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Chula Vista, CA | $9,917 | 341 | - | 68% |
| Butte College Public, 2-4 years | Oroville, CA | $9,276 ($1,356) | 10,968 | - | 45% |
| Cabrillo College Public, 2-4 years | Aptos, CA | $9,862 ($1,270) | 9,457 | - | 38% |
| Canada College Public, 2-4 years | Redwood City, CA | $11,384 ($1,332) | 6,625 | - | 47% |
| College of the Canyons Public, 2-4 years | Santa Clarita, CA | $10,958 ($1,166) | 18,075 | - | 45% |
| Cerritos College Public, 2-4 years | Norwalk, CA | $12,004 ($1,364) | 21,859 | - | 31% |
| Cerro Coso Community College Public, 2-4 years | Ridgecrest, CA | $11,254 ($1,384) | 5,549 | - | 25% |
| Chabot College Public, 2-4 years | Hayward, CA | $8,686 ($1,150) | 12,842 | - | 47% |
| Chaffey College Public, 2-4 years | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $11,120 ($1,184) | 22,460 | - | 36% |
| Citrus College Public, 2-4 years | Glendora, CA | $10,636 ($1,204) | 10,429 | - | 41% |
| City College of San Francisco Public, 2-4 years | San Francisco, CA | $14,656 ($1,696) | 19,267 | - | 40% |
| Coastline Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fountain Valley, CA | $11,612 ($1,364) | 9,008 | - | 34% |
| Columbia College Public, 2-4 years | Sonora, CA | $9,264 ($1,282) | 2,828 | - | 27% |
| Compton College Public, 2-4 years | Compton, CA | $8,822 ($1,142) | 5,225 | - | 27% |
| Contra Costa College Public, 2-4 years | San Pablo, CA | $10,320 ($1,312) | 6,538 | - | 28% |
| Cosumnes River College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,616 ($1,288) | 15,744 | - | 40% |
| Crafton Hills College Public, 2-4 years | Yucaipa, CA | $14,556 ($1,188) | 6,768 | - | 31% |
| Cuesta College Public, 2-4 years | San Luis Obispo, CA | $11,010 ($1,350) | 11,283 | - | 48% |
| Cuyamaca College Public, 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $11,314 ($1,346) | 8,905 | - | 41% |
| De Anza College Public, 2-4 years | Cupertino, CA | $12,596 ($1,571) | 17,425 | - | 68% |
| College of the Desert Public, 2-4 years | Palm Desert, CA | $10,174 ($1,326) | 12,861 | - | 31% |
| Diablo Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Pleasant Hill, CA | $10,320 ($1,312) | 17,228 | - | 49% |
| East Los Angeles College Public, 2-4 years | Monterey Park, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 33,677 | - | 37% |
| El Camino Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Torrance, CA | $7,630 ($1,144) | 21,664 | - | 42% |
| Evergreen Valley College Public, 2-4 years | San Jose, CA | $8,718 ($1,366) | 9,336 | - | 41% |
| Fresno City College Public, 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $8,638 ($1,378) | 28,071 | - | 24% |
| Fullerton College Public, 2-4 years | Fullerton, CA | $12,379 ($1,151) | 19,521 | - | 34% |
| Gavilan College Public, 2-4 years | Gilroy, CA | $12,249 ($1,508) | 6,083 | - | 42% |
| Glendale Community College Public, 2-4 years | Glendale, CA | $10,935 ($1,191) | 12,075 | - | 37% |
| Golden West College Public, 2-4 years | Huntington Beach, CA | $11,628 ($1,380) | 10,721 | - | 49% |
| Grossmont College Public, 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $10,628 ($1,332) | 14,440 | - | 37% |
| Hartnell College Public, 2-4 years | Salinas, CA | $10,398 ($1,404) | 11,273 | - | 40% |
| Imperial Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Imperial, CA | $8,830 ($1,126) | 8,873 | - | 45% |
| Institute for Business and Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Santa Clara, CA | $18,000 | 765 | - | 84% |
| Irvine Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Irvine, CA | $11,860 ($1,156) | 13,018 | - | 57% |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $15,465 | 157 | - | 72% |
| Reedley College Public, 2-4 years | Reedley, CA | $8,638 ($1,378) | 8,796 | - | 42% |
| Lake Tahoe Community College Public, 2-4 years | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $11,103 ($1,131) | 4,040 | - | 45% |
| Laney College Public, 2-4 years | Oakland, CA | $9,898 ($1,258) | 9,328 | - | 31% |
| Lassen Community College Public, 2-4 years | Susanville, CA | $9,280 ($1,144) | 2,038 | - | 31% |
| Long Beach City College Public, 2-4 years | Long Beach, CA | $12,544 ($1,556) | 24,985 | - | 30% |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Public, 2-4 years | Wilmington, CA | $10,568 ($1,238) | 9,463 | - | 36% |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Public, 2-4 years | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 16,906 | - | 46% |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 5,371 | - | 34% |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 12,519 | - | 35% |
| Los Angeles Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Valley Glen, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 15,999 | - | 32% |
| Los Angeles City College Public, 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 14,611 | - | 29% |
| Los Angeles Mission College Public, 2-4 years | Sylmar, CA | $10,572 ($1,238) | 10,690 | - | 20% |
| Los Medanos College Public, 2-4 years | Pittsburg, CA | $10,320 ($1,312) | 8,455 | - | 41% |
| MTI College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $17,000 | 2,000 | 63.38% | 77% |
| College of Marin Public, 2-4 years | Kentfield, CA | $9,334 ($1,558) | 4,838 | - | 39% |
| Mendocino College Public, 2-4 years | Ukiah, CA | $10,003 ($1,423) | 4,225 | - | 25% |
| Merced College Public, 2-4 years | Merced, CA | $8,520 ($1,200) | 12,472 | - | 36% |
| Merritt College Public, 2-4 years | Oakland, CA | $9,898 ($1,258) | 7,022 | - | 26% |
| Mission College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Clara, CA | $12,500 ($1,438) | 6,909 | - | 39% |
| Monterey Peninsula College Public, 2-4 years | Monterey, CA | $10,532 ($1,188) | 7,173 | - | 40% |
| Moorpark College Public, 2-4 years | Moorpark, CA | $9,615 ($1,426) | 14,583 | - | 44% |
| Mt San Antonio College Public, 2-4 years | Walnut, CA | $10,464 ($1,364) | 29,971 | - | 45% |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District Public, 2-4 years | San Jacinto, CA | $12,728 ($1,448) | 17,627 | - | 36% |
| Napa Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Napa, CA | $11,908 ($1,156) | 4,844 | - | 43% |
| North-West College-West Covina Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | West Covina, CA | $37,419 | 653 | - | 68% |
| Ohlone College Public, 2-4 years | Fremont, CA | $8,714 ($1,202) | 9,061 | - | 52% |
| Orange Coast College Public, 2-4 years | Costa Mesa, CA | $11,640 ($1,392) | 17,096 | - | 48% |
| Oxnard College Public, 2-4 years | Oxnard, CA | $9,615 ($1,426) | 7,361 | - | 34% |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $18,689 | 147 | 100.00% | 76% |
| Palo Verde College Public, 2-4 years | Blythe, CA | $13,800 ($1,380) | 3,833 | - | 31% |
| Palomar College Public, 2-4 years | San Marcos, CA | $10,650 ($1,354) | 19,550 | - | 38% |
| Pasadena City College Public, 2-4 years | Pasadena, CA | $10,924 ($1,180) | 24,597 | - | 48% |
| Porterville College Public, 2-4 years | Porterville, CA | $11,308 ($1,438) | 4,784 | - | 34% |
| College of the Redwoods Public, 2-4 years | Eureka, CA | $8,852 ($1,196) | 4,706 | - | 34% |
| Riverside City College Public, 2-4 years | Riverside, CA | $12,498 ($1,428) | 21,730 | - | 37% |
| Sacramento City College Public, 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $12,616 ($1,288) | 19,920 | - | 33% |
| Saddleback College Public, 2-4 years | Mission Viejo, CA | $14,812 ($1,432) | 20,764 | - | 48% |
| San Diego City College Public, 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $10,002 ($1,146) | 13,242 | - | 30% |
| San Diego Miramar College Public, 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $10,002 ($1,146) | 14,257 | - | 48% |
| San Joaquin Delta College Public, 2-4 years | Stockton, CA | $9,772 ($1,180) | 20,969 | - | 35% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Bakersfield, CA | $42,582 | 798 | - | 58% |
| San Jose City College Public, 2-4 years | San Jose, CA | $11,922 ($1,366) | 8,609 | - | 34% |
| College of San Mateo Public, 2-4 years | San Mateo, CA | $11,428 ($1,332) | 9,901 | - | 61% |
| Santa Barbara City College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,432 ($1,240) | 12,334 | - | 34% |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Public, 2-4 years | Santa Rosa, CA | $11,308 ($1,318) | 17,854 | - | 37% |
| College of the Sequoias Public, 2-4 years | Visalia, CA | $9,038 ($1,394) | 14,494 | - | 39% |
| Sierra College Public, 2-4 years | Rocklin, CA | $1,446 ($1,446) | 19,125 | - | 42% |
| College of the Siskiyous Public, 2-4 years | Weed, CA | $9,394 ($1,444) | 1,575 | - | 33% |
| San Bernardino Valley College Public, 2-4 years | San Bernardino, CA | $4,528 ($1,196) | 14,055 | - | 28% |
| South Coast College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Orange, CA | $13,494 | 306 | - | 17% |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Garden Grove, CA | $35,777 | 214 | 97.42% | 84% |
| Southwestern College Public, 2-4 years | Chula Vista, CA | $10,640 ($1,344) | 20,986 | - | 35% |
| Taft College Public, 2-4 years | Taft, CA | $10,852 ($1,108) | 4,464 | - | 28% |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Bernardino, CA | $18,070 | 222 | 98.34% | 76% |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | North Hollywood, CA | $34,979 | 158 | 100.00% | 78% |
| Ventura College Public, 2-4 years | Ventura, CA | $9,615 ($1,426) | 12,222 | - | 38% |
| Victor Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Victorville, CA | $10,125 ($1,425) | 8,423 | - | 62% |
| Berkeley City College Public, 2-4 years | Berkeley, CA | $9,898 ($1,258) | 6,278 | - | 36% |
| Coalinga College Public, 2-4 years | Coalinga, CA | $10,954 ($1,384) | 4,175 | - | 43% |
| West Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Saratoga, CA | $9,320 ($1,490) | 7,655 | - | 51% |
| Yuba College Public, 2-4 years | Marysville, CA | $8,208 ($1,128) | 6,320 | - | 40% |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Leandro, CA | $22,404 | 326 | - | 59% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $22,052 | 447 | - | 62% |
| Las Positas College Public, 2-4 years | Livermore, CA | $9,808 ($1,168) | 8,103 | - | 53% |
| Downey Adult School Public, 2-4 years | Downey, CA | $4,499 ($4,499) | 953 | - | 31% |
| Modern Technology School Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Fountain Valley, CA | $32,027 | 101 | - | 75% |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Poway, CA | $15,465 | 324 | - | 73% |
| Central Coast College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Salinas, CA | $18,614 | 631 | - | 67% |
| UEI College-Gardena Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Gardena, CA | $19,900 | 1,332 | - | 60% |
| Copper Mountain Community College Public, 2-4 years | Joshua Tree, CA | $13,590 ($1,390) | 2,019 | - | 20% |
| Santiago Canyon College Public, 2-4 years | Orange, CA | $9,612 ($1,164) | 11,897 | - | 48% |
| Los Angeles Pacific College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Los Angeles, CA | $7,260 | 78 | - | - |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Inglewood, CA | $47,712 | 411 | - | 64% |
| Premiere Career College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Irwindale, CA | $29,285 | 105 | - | 52% |
| Central California School of Continuing Education Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Luis Obispo, CA | $9,895 | 41 | - | 86% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $26,444 | 364 | - | 80% |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Riverside, CA | $17,850 | 272 | - | 65% |
| Institute of Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Clovis, CA | $33,517 | 1,377 | - | 73% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Chula Vista, CA | $17,567 | 537 | - | 62% |
| Professional Golfers Career College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Temecula, CA | $18,840 | 70 | - | 63% |
| Carrington College-San Jose Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Jose, CA | $22,404 | 645 | - | 60% |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Pleasant Hill, CA | $22,404 | 416 | - | 59% |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $56,600 | 1,553 | - | 72% |
| American Career College-Anaheim Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Anaheim, CA | $42,900 | 1,644 | - | 70% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Ontario, CA | $26,444 | 941 | - | 64% |
| Folsom Lake College Public, 2-4 years | Folsom, CA | $12,616 ($1,288) | 11,098 | - | 44% |
| ATA College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | El Cajon, CA | $15,590 | 80 | - | 89% |
| North-West College-Riverside Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Riverside, CA | $37,419 | 717 | - | 72% |
| Career Care Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Lancaster, CA | $31,717 | 620 | - | 71% |
| Community Christian College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years | Redlands, CA | $9,675 | 424 | - | 13% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Salida, CA | $26,444 | 598 | - | 77% |
| National Polytechnic College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Lakewood, CA | $42,520 | 516 | - | 47% |
| American Career College-Ontario Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Ontario, CA | $42,900 | 2,242 | - | 66% |
| Asher College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $31,690 | 649 | - | 56% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Rancho Cordova, CA | $55,063 | 224 | - | 76% |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $44,050 | 1,214 | - | 65% |
| Lemoore College Public, 2-4 years | Lemoore, CA | $10,954 ($1,384) | 4,404 | - | 49% |
| Valley College of Medical Careers Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | West Hills, CA | $15,550 | 57 | - | 79% |
| Carrington College-Stockton Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Stockton, CA | $22,404 | 436 | - | 54% |
| Healthcare Career College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Paramount, CA | $16,260 | 447 | - | 71% |
| Woodland Community College Public, 2-4 years | Woodland, CA | $7,656 ($1,124) | 4,128 | - | 43% |
| California Nurses Educational Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Palm Springs, CA | $33,500 | 200 | - | 80% |
| National Career College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Panorama City, CA | $31,325 | 398 | - | 74% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Hesperia, CA | $22,052 | 528 | - | 63% |
| Moreno Valley College Public, 2-4 years | Moreno Valley, CA | $12,498 ($1,428) | 11,920 | - | 34% |
| Norco College Public, 2-4 years | Norco, CA | $12,498 ($1,428) | 11,351 | - | 42% |
| Galaxy Medical College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | North Hollywood, CA | $16,960 | 111 | - | 86% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Temecula, CA | $26,444 | 650 | - | 82% |
| Xavier College School of Nursing Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Stockton, CA | $28,000 | 106 | 35.62% | 80% |
| California Career Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Anaheim, CA | $36,900 | 628 | - | 100% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Lancaster, CA | $22,052 | 257 | - | 57% |
| High Desert Medical College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Lancaster, CA | $52,047 | 2,280 | - | 68% |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Public, 2-4 years | Covina, CA | $16,000 ($16,000) | 217 | - | - |
| North-West College-Anaheim Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Anaheim, CA | $18,491 | 513 | - | 60% |
| North-West College-Long Beach Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Long Beach, CA | $37,419 | 652 | - | 58% |
| ABCO Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Inglewood, CA | $8,904 | 75 | - | 100% |
| Theatre of Arts Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Hollywood, CA | $21,830 | 10 | - | 50% |
| San Francisco Film School Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Francisco, CA | $48,650 | 127 | - | 67% |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Fremont, CA | $16,757 | 343 | - | 57% |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Long Beach, CA | $44,450 | 1,701 | - | 63% |
| California College of Music Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Pasadena, CA | $21,985 | 60 | 100.00% | 70% |
| Clovis Community College Public, 2-4 years | Fresno, CA | $8,638 ($1,378) | 10,358 | - | 45% |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Riverside, CA | $42,040 | 317 | - | 68% |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Sacramento, CA | $53,760 | 212 | 70.67% | 98% |
| Regan Career Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | El Monte, CA | $22,175 | 56 | - | 100% |
| ICOHS College Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years | San Diego, CA | $24,300 | 171 | - | 80% |
| Contra Costa Medical Career College Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Antioch, CA | $10,335 | 556 | - | 100% |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | San Marcos, CA | $17,567 | 573 | - | 71% |
| Institute of Culinary Education Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Pasadena, CA | $38,803 | 553 | - | 77% |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years | Corona, CA | $14,030 | 15 | 100.00% | 71% |
| California Indian Nations College Public, 2-4 years | Palm Desert, CA | $7,743 ($7,743) | 154 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Rancho Mirage, CA | $26,444 | 342 | - | 70% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Santa Maria, CA | $42,582 | 114 | - | 63% |
| Sri Sai Krish Institute Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | ORANGE, CA | $70,000 | 61 | - | - |
| Madera Community College Public, 2-4 years | Madera, CA | $8,638 ($1,378) | 6,636 | - | 35% |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield Private (for-profit), 2-4 years | Bakersfield, CA | $76,557 | 493 | - | 50% |