California Community Colleges Comparison
In California, 102 community colleges are active this year. Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health has ranked first in California community college ranking and West Valley College and Saddleback College ranked second and third in the ranking. You can view more ranked community college ranking at California community college ranking page.
The following list summarizes statistics for California community colleges.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of community colleges in California is $1,685 for California residents and $10,342 for out-of-state students.
- Total 990,641 students have enrolled in community colleges in California and, of that, 356,615 students enrolled online exclusively.
- The average students to faculty ratio of California community colleges is 25.29 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at community colleges in California is $4,133.
- The average graduation rate is 38.6% and the average transfer-out rate is 9.9% at community colleges in California.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
102 Community Colleges in California
| College Name | California Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Alameda Alameda, CA | $1,258 | $9,898 | 6,141 | 4,152 | 33% | 11% | $1,824 | 38 to 1 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA | $1,156 | $9,892 | 11,463 | 1,432 | 26% | 5% | $4,039 | 28 to 1 |
| American River College Sacramento, CA | $1,288 | $12,616 | 30,462 | 13,443 | 37% | 11% | $3,413 | 29 to 1 |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, CA | $1,104 | $9,744 | 3,226 | 2,610 | 39% | 8% | $6,422 | 26 to 1 |
| Butte College Oroville, CA | $1,356 | $9,276 | 10,968 | 2,744 | 45% | 9% | $5,810 | 21 to 1 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos, CA | $1,270 | $9,862 | 9,457 | 2,503 | 38% | 10% | $4,539 | 20 to 1 |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA | $1,332 | $11,384 | 6,625 | 303 | 47% | 12% | $1,768 | 27 to 1 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA | $1,384 | $11,254 | 5,549 | 2,589 | 25% | 13% | $3,254 | 24 to 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward, CA | $1,150 | $8,686 | 12,842 | 4,782 | 47% | 10% | $3,874 | 24 to 1 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $1,184 | $11,120 | 22,460 | 11,911 | 36% | 9% | $4,066 | 25 to 1 |
| Citrus College Glendora, CA | $1,204 | $10,636 | 10,429 | 3,209 | 41% | 9% | $5,280 | 24 to 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $1,696 | $14,656 | 19,267 | 5,361 | 40% | 8% | $5,128 | 24 to 1 |
| Coast Community College District Office Costa Mesa, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA | $1,364 | $11,612 | 9,008 | 8,235 | 34% | 14% | $1,483 | 39 to 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora, CA | $1,282 | $9,264 | 2,828 | 916 | 27% | 7% | $4,087 | 21 to 1 |
| Compton College Compton, CA | $1,142 | $8,822 | 5,225 | 1,387 | 27% | 10% | $5,247 | 17 to 1 |
| Contra Costa Community College District Office Martinez, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA | $1,312 | $10,320 | 6,538 | 2,843 | 28% | 10% | $4,252 | 22 to 1 |
| Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA | $1,288 | $12,616 | 15,744 | 8,000 | 40% | 10% | $3,102 | 29 to 1 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,350 | $11,010 | 11,283 | 3,291 | 48% | 10% | $3,700 | 27 to 1 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA | $1,346 | $11,314 | 8,905 | 4,026 | 41% | 8% | $5,564 | 28 to 1 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA | $1,326 | $10,174 | 12,861 | 4,122 | 31% | 5% | $4,786 | 26 to 1 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA | $1,312 | $10,320 | 17,228 | 5,536 | 49% | 10% | $3,890 | 25 to 1 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA | $1,144 | $7,630 | 21,664 | 5,759 | 42% | 11% | $4,755 | 28 to 1 |
| Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA | $1,366 | $8,718 | 9,336 | 3,378 | 41% | 8% | $3,446 | 27 to 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton, CA | $1,151 | $12,379 | 19,521 | 6,379 | 34% | 8% | $3,924 | 25 to 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy, CA | $1,508 | $12,249 | 6,083 | 1,659 | 42% | 8% | $4,210 | 27 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, CA | $1,191 | $10,935 | 12,075 | 3,857 | 37% | 11% | $6,259 | 28 to 1 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA | $1,380 | $11,628 | 10,721 | 4,277 | 49% | 11% | $4,127 | 29 to 1 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District El Cajon, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grossmont College El Cajon, CA | $1,332 | $10,628 | 14,440 | 5,299 | 37% | 11% | $4,333 | 24 to 1 |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA | $1,404 | $10,398 | 11,273 | 1,997 | 40% | 6% | $4,455 | 22 to 1 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA | $1,126 | $8,830 | 8,873 | 2,521 | 45% | 5% | $6,621 | 31 to 1 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA | $1,156 | $11,860 | 13,018 | 4,924 | 57% | 8% | $5,156 | 31 to 1 |
| Reedley College Reedley, CA | $1,378 | $8,638 | 8,796 | 2,876 | 42% | 5% | $4,565 | 23 to 1 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA | $1,131 | $11,103 | 4,040 | 1,439 | 45% | 13% | $4,172 | 25 to 1 |
| Laney College Oakland, CA | $1,258 | $9,898 | 9,328 | 3,075 | 31% | 17% | $2,683 | 31 to 1 |
| Lassen Community College Susanville, CA | $1,144 | $9,280 | 2,038 | 960 | 31% | 14% | $2,434 | 16 to 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA | $1,556 | $12,544 | 24,985 | 7,218 | 30% | 10% | $4,568 | 29 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA | $1,238 | $10,568 | 9,463 | 5,425 | 36% | 9% | $3,046 | 27 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA | $1,238 | $10,572 | 16,906 | 7,515 | 46% | 9% | $4,090 | 30 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA | $1,238 | $10,572 | 5,371 | 3,596 | 34% | 13% | $2,945 | 22 to 1 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA | $1,238 | $10,572 | 12,519 | 3,146 | 35% | 9% | $4,262 | 26 to 1 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA | $1,238 | $10,572 | 14,611 | 7,808 | 29% | 8% | $4,123 | 30 to 1 |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health Los Angeles, CA | $5,050 | $5,050 | 204 | - | - | - | $4,263 | 3 to 1 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA | $1,312 | $10,320 | 8,455 | 2,272 | 41% | 7% | $4,276 | 23 to 1 |
| Los Rios Community College District Office Sacramento, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| College of Marin Kentfield, CA | $1,558 | $9,334 | 4,838 | 615 | 39% | 17% | $4,376 | 17 to 1 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah, CA | $1,423 | $10,003 | 4,225 | 1,443 | 25% | 16% | $5,415 | 16 to 1 |
| Merced College Merced, CA | $1,200 | $8,520 | 12,472 | 5,000 | 36% | 7% | $5,329 | 28 to 1 |
| Merritt College Oakland, CA | $1,258 | $9,898 | 7,022 | 3,355 | 26% | 15% | $1,990 | 33 to 1 |
| Mission College Santa Clara, CA | $1,438 | $12,500 | 6,909 | 2,484 | 39% | 5% | $3,148 | 26 to 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA | $1,188 | $10,532 | 7,173 | 1,552 | 40% | 12% | $3,802 | 23 to 1 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA | $1,364 | $10,464 | 29,971 | 7,502 | 45% | 7% | $4,751 | 26 to 1 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA | $1,448 | $12,728 | 17,627 | 118 | 36% | 8% | $4,081 | 32 to 1 |
| Napa Valley College Napa, CA | $1,156 | $11,908 | 4,844 | 1,516 | 43% | 11% | $3,513 | 21 to 1 |
| Ohlone College Fremont, CA | $1,202 | $8,714 | 9,061 | 2,771 | 52% | 12% | $3,443 | 26 to 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA | $1,392 | $11,640 | 17,096 | 2,351 | 48% | 12% | $4,012 | 27 to 1 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA | $1,426 | $9,615 | 7,361 | 3,177 | 34% | 7% | $5,502 | 28 to 1 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe, CA | $1,380 | $13,800 | 3,833 | 1,989 | 31% | 10% | $1,217 | 22 to 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos, CA | $1,354 | $10,650 | 19,550 | 5,246 | 38% | 8% | $3,553 | 25 to 1 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA | $1,180 | $10,924 | 24,597 | 6,364 | 48% | 9% | $5,004 | 23 to 1 |
| Peralta Community College System Office Oakland, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porterville College Porterville, CA | $1,438 | $11,308 | 4,784 | 1,597 | 34% | 7% | $5,066 | 25 to 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA | $1,196 | $8,852 | 4,706 | 1,290 | 34% | 12% | $4,996 | 17 to 1 |
| Riverside City College Riverside, CA | $1,428 | $12,498 | 21,730 | 6,808 | 37% | 8% | $4,162 | 26 to 1 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA | $1,288 | $12,616 | 19,920 | 10,926 | 33% | 11% | $3,469 | 26 to 1 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA | $1,432 | $14,812 | 20,764 | 10,784 | 48% | 9% | $3,454 | 27 to 1 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA | $1,180 | $9,772 | 20,969 | 9,703 | 35% | 8% | $6,021 | 45 to 1 |
| San Jose-Evergreen Community College District San Jose, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Jose City College San Jose, CA | $1,366 | $11,922 | 8,609 | 2,998 | 34% | 12% | $3,018 | 26 to 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA | $1,332 | $11,428 | 9,901 | 3,956 | 61% | 9% | $2,349 | 24 to 1 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | $1,240 | $10,432 | 12,334 | 3,733 | 34% | 25% | $4,472 | 24 to 1 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA | $1,318 | $11,308 | 17,854 | 5,019 | 37% | 10% | $4,201 | 20 to 1 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA | $1,394 | $9,038 | 14,494 | 2,018 | 39% | 5% | $4,881 | 29 to 1 |
| Sierra College Rocklin, CA | $1,446 | $1,446 | 19,125 | 7,240 | 42% | 11% | $4,648 | 25 to 1 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA | $1,444 | $9,394 | 1,575 | 612 | 33% | 26% | $6,136 | 13 to 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA | $1,196 | $4,528 | 14,055 | 5,737 | 28% | 8% | $3,703 | 25 to 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA | $1,344 | $10,640 | 20,986 | 6,041 | 35% | 7% | $5,686 | 26 to 1 |
| Ventura County Community College System Office Camarillo, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA | $1,426 | $9,615 | 12,222 | 6,393 | 38% | 7% | $4,200 | 29 to 1 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA | $1,258 | $9,898 | 6,278 | 3,132 | 36% | 19% | $2,584 | 33 to 1 |
| West Valley Mission Community College District Office Saratoga, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coalinga College Coalinga, CA | $1,384 | $10,954 | 4,175 | 1,818 | 43% | 12% | $4,864 | 28 to 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga, CA | $1,490 | $9,320 | 7,655 | 2,975 | 51% | 10% | $3,522 | 29 to 1 |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA | $1,128 | $8,208 | 6,320 | 2,960 | 40% | 9% | $4,844 | 21 to 1 |
| Las Positas College Livermore, CA | $1,168 | $9,808 | 8,103 | 623 | 53% | 15% | $3,480 | 25 to 1 |
| Downey Adult School Downey, CA | $4,499 | $4,499 | 953 | 143 | 31% | 5% | $4,850 | 30 to 1 |
| Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA | $1,390 | $13,590 | 2,019 | 1,177 | 20% | 10% | $5,345 | 18 to 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA | $1,164 | $9,612 | 11,897 | 4,087 | 48% | 12% | $5,576 | 34 to 1 |
| East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program West Covina, CA | $8,107 | $8,107 | 139 | - | - | - | - | 14 to 1 |
| South Orange County Community College District Mission Viejo, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA | $1,288 | $12,616 | 11,098 | 6,640 | 44% | 13% | $2,452 | 29 to 1 |
| Lemoore College Lemoore, CA | $1,384 | $10,954 | 4,404 | 2,234 | 49% | 3% | $6,830 | 30 to 1 |
| West Hills Community College District Coalinga, CA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodland Community College Woodland, CA | $1,124 | $7,656 | 4,128 | 2,094 | 43% | 6% | $4,387 | 19 to 1 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA | $1,428 | $12,498 | 11,920 | 5,232 | 34% | 6% | $3,225 | 29 to 1 |
| Norco College Norco, CA | $1,428 | $12,498 | 11,351 | 5,787 | 42% | 9% | $2,657 | 29 to 1 |
| Tri-Community Adult Education Covina, CA | $16,000 | $16,000 | 217 | - | - | - | $3,697 | 15 to 1 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno, CA | $1,378 | $8,638 | 10,358 | 5,135 | 45% | 8% | $3,270 | 30 to 1 |
| California Indian Nations College Palm Desert, CA | $7,743 | $7,743 | 154 | 151 | - | - | $3,468 | 6 to 1 |
| Madera Community College Madera, CA | $1,378 | $8,638 | 6,636 | 3,314 | 35% | 3% | $3,193 | 27 to 1 |
| Average | $1,685 | $10,342 | 990,641 | 356,615 | 39% | 10% | $4,133 | 25 to 1 |