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Santa Barbara City College

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Tuition & Fees $10,432
($1,240)
Student Population 12,334
Average Financial Aid Amount Received $3,749
Graduation Rate 34 %
Students:Faculty 24 : 1

Academic Overview

Santa Barbara City College is a public, 2-4 years institute located in Santa Barbara, California. It is an Associate's - Public Rural-serving Small by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Associate's degree.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $1,240 for California residents and $10,432 for out-of-state students. The school offers only undergraduate programs and a total of 12,334 students are enrolled.
The salary after graduation from Santa Barbara City College varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $42,800. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2025 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate programs, for the academic year 2024-2025, SBCC's tuition & fees is $1,240 for California residents and $10,432 for non-residents.
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Data source for 2025 Tuition: NCES, Last Update: March 12, 2024
2025 Tuition & Fees
California ResidentsOut-of-State
Undergraduate$1,240$10,432
[Chart] 2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2025 key academic statistics at SBCC.
The average received amount of financial aid is $3,749 and 42% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 12,334 students is attending , and the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1.
Graduation Rate for Santa Barbara City College is 34 %
Graduation Rate
34%
Transfer-out Rate for Santa Barbara City College is 25 %
Transfer-out Rate
25%
Retention Rate for Santa Barbara City College is 65 %
Retention Rate
65%
Student Population for Santa Barbara City College is 12,334
Student Population
12,334
Student to Faculty Ratio for Santa Barbara City College is 24 to 1
Student to Faculty Ratio
24 to 1
The average received amount of financial aid is $3,749 at Santa Barbara City College.
Financial Aid Amount
$3,749

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
Phone805-965-0581
WEBwww.sbcc.edu/
Admissionwww.sbcc.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.sbcc.edu/apply/
Financial Aidwww.sbcc.edu/financialaid/
Net Price Calculatorhttps://misweb.cccco.edu/npc/651/npcalc.htm
Veterans Tuitionwww.sbcc.edu/veteranssupport/
Disability Servicewww.sbcc.edu/dsps/

Offered Degrees

SBCC offers 149 major programs through online and on-site education where 13 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.
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Offered Major Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Associate's787
Less Than 12 Weeks Certificate10
Less Than 1 Year Certificate224
1-2 Years Certificate462
2-4 Years Certificate20

Special Learning Opportunities

Santa Barbara City College offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for undergraduate programs.
The school has study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students. It also offers weekend/evening classes which is a program that allows students to take a complete course of study and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.
Special Learning Opportunities
Online ClassUndergraduate
ROTCNo
Weekend/Evening College✔
Teacher Certification✗
Study Abroad✔
Campus Housing✗
Board/Meal Plan✔

Veterans Benefits

Santa Barbara City College has programs, benefits and/or services to veterans, military service members, or their families.
Veterans Benefits
Yellow Ribbon Program
(officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)		✗
Credit for military training✔
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families✔
Recognized student veteran organization✔
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges✔
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