List of California Community Colleges explained

This is a list of California Community Colleges in order of the year founded, made up of 116 colleges within the California Community Colleges system, as well as surrounding districts of the system.

List of colleges

NameLocationFounded[1] Enrollment[2] Nickname[3]
Chaffey College188321,095Panthers
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara1909 16,835 Vaqueros
Fresno City CollegeFresno191025,563Rams
Bakersfield College191331,021Renegades
Fullerton CollegeFullerton191318,572Hornets
San Diego City CollegeSan Diego191413,195Knights
Citrus CollegeGlendora191510,281Fighting Owls
Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana191536,941Dons
Riverside City CollegeRiverside1916 21,156Tigers
Sacramento City College191619,034Panthers
Santa Rosa Junior College191822,215Bears Cubs
Gavilan College19196,580Rams
Allan Hancock College192012,866Bulldogs
Hartnell CollegeSalinas (Main)
King City
Castroville
Soledad
19208,557Panthers
Modesto Junior CollegeModesto192117,444Pirates
San José City CollegeSan José19219,032Jaguars
College of San MateoSan Mateo19229,204Bulldogs
Taft CollegeTaft19223,975Cougars
Pasadena City CollegePasadena192426,522Lancers
Lassen CollegeSusanville19252,028Cougars
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles192513,497Beavers
Ventura CollegeVentura192511,689Pirates
College of Marin19266,186Mariners
College of the SequoiasVisalia
Hanford
Tulare
192613,978Giants
Reedley CollegeReedley19268,505Tigers
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino192613,209Wolverines
Compton CollegeCompton19274,918Tartars
Glendale Community CollegeGlendale192715,885Vaqueros
Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach192726,189Vikings
Porterville CollegePorterville19275,055Pirates
Yuba College19275,851Forty-Niners
Antelope Valley College192913,093Marauders
Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles192917,157Cubs
Santa Monica College192926,748Corsairs
West Hills College CoalingaCoalinga19323,690Falcons
MiraCosta College193414,308Spartans
City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco193526,519Rams
San Joaquin Delta College193518,226Mustangs
Sierra College193617,806Wolverines
Napa Valley CollegeNapa (Main)
St. Helena
19424,326The Storm
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park194532,225Huskies
Solano Community College19458,868Falcons
Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo19466,570Comets
Mt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut194638,269Mounties
Palomar College194620,126Comets
El Camino CollegeAlondra Park194721,971Warriors
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills194718,081Brahmas
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey (Main)
Seaside
Marina
19477,737Lobos
Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa194717,646Pirates
Palo Verde CollegeBlythe19473,605Pirates
Diablo Valley College194916,504Vikings
Los Angeles Harbor CollegeLos Angeles19499,442Seahawks
Los Angeles Valley CollegeLos Angeles194917,642Monarchs
Shasta CollegeRedding (Main)
Burney
Weaverville
Red Bluff
Redding
19508,658Knights
Laney CollegeOakland1953 10,265 Eagles
Merritt CollegeOakland19546,818Panthers
American River College195529,787Beavers
Cerritos CollegeNorwalk195522,948Falcons
College of the Siskiyous19571,860Eagles
Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills (Main)
Sunnyvale
195713,945Owls
College of the Desert195812,123Roadrunners
Barstow Community College1959 3,514 Vikings
Cabrillo College19599,968Seahawks
Rio Hondo College196018,887Roadrunners
Chabot CollegeHayward196112,519Gladiators
Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon196113,694Griffins
Southwestern CollegeChula Vista (Main)
Coronado
National City
San Diego
196119,638Jaguars
Victor Valley College196116,272Rams
Imperial Valley CollegeImperial19628,815Desert Valley Warriors[4]
Merced CollegeMerced (Main)
Los Banos
196212,875Blue Devils
Mt. San Jacinto College196219,040Eagles
Cuesta College196311,756Cougars
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego196319,243Olympians
West Valley CollegeSaratoga19639,283Vikings
College of the Redwoods19644,719Corsairs
Las Positas CollegeLivermore19647,605Hawks
Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach196511,029Rustlers
Ohlone College19658,716Renegades
Copper Mountain College19661,705Fighting Cacti
Cypress CollegeCypress196614,026Chargers
Butte College196711,026Roadrunners
De Anza CollegeCupertino196717,189Mountain Lions
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles19676,053Cougars
Moorpark CollegeMoorpark196714,147Raiders
Cañada CollegeRedwood City19686,144Colts
College of AlamedaAlameda19685,856Cougars
Columbia CollegeSonora19682,743Claim Jumpers
Feather River CollegeQuincy1968 1,767 Golden Eagles
Saddleback CollegeMision Viejo196824,778Bobcats
College of the Canyons196919,780Cougars
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego196913,555Jets
Skyline CollegeSan Bruno19699,433Trojans
West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City19699,955Wildcats
Cosumnes River College197014,991Hawks
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa19726,148Roadrunner
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest (Main)
Bishop
Mammoth Lakes
Tehachapi
Edwards Air Force Base
Lake Isabella
19735,755Coyotes
Mendocino College19734,924Eagles
Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley19746,664Knights
Los Medanos College19748,358Mustang
Evergreen Valley CollegeSan José19759,239Hawks
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe19753,945Coyotes
Los Angeles Mission CollegeLos Angeles197511,865Eagles
Mission CollegeSanta Clara19757,157Saints
Oxnard CollegeOxnard19757,141Condors
Coastline Community College19769,783Dolphins[5]
Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon19788,438Coyotes
Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine197915,506Lasers
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange198518,040Hawks
Norco CollegeNorco199111,003Mustangs
West Hills College LemooreLemoore2002 4,245 Golden Eagles
Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom (Main)
Placerville
Rancho Cordova
200410,223Falcons
Clovis Community CollegeFresno (Main)
Clovis
20079,106Clovis Crush
Woodland Community CollegeWoodland (Main)
Clearlake
Williams
20083,844Eagles
Moreno Valley College201010,115Lions[6]
Calbright CollegeOnline2018 2,279
Madera Community CollegeMadera20205,951Mountain Lions

List of Community College Districts

This is a list of California Community College Districts, made up of 73 districts that serve 12 million students per year.[7]

NameRegionCounties ServedColleges in District
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Allan Hancock College
Antelope Valley Community College District Antelope Valley College
Barstow Community College District Inland EmpireSan Bernardino
Barstow Community College
Butte-Glenn Community College District NorthernButte
Glenn
Butte College
Calbright Online Community College District Online Calbright College
Cabrillo Community College District Bay AreaMonterey
San Benito
Santa Cruz
Cabrillo College
Cerritos Community College District SouthernLos AngelesCerritos College
Chabot–Las Positas Community College DistrictBay AreaAlamedaChabot College
Las Positas College
Chaffey Community College District SouthernSan BernardinoChaffey College
Citrus Community College District SouthernLos AngelesCitrus College
Coast Community College DistrictSouthernOrangeCoastline Community College
Golden West College
Orange Coast College
Compton Community College District SouthernLos AngelesCompton College
Contra Costa Community College DistrictBay AreaContra CostaContra Costa College
Diablo Valley College
Los Medanos College
Copper Mountain Community College District SouthernSan BernardinoCopper Mountain College
Desert Community College District SouthernRiverside
San Bernardino
College of the Desert
El Camino Community College District SouthernLos AngelesEl Camino College
Feather River Community College District NorthernPlumasFeather River College
Foothill–De Anza Community College DistrictBay AreaSanta ClaraDe Anza College
Foothill College
Gavilan Community College District CentralSan Benito
Santa Clara
Gavilan College
Glendale Community College District SouthernLos AngelesGlendale Community College
Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College DistrictSouthernSan DiegoCuyamaca College
Grossmont College
Hartnell Community College District Bay AreaMonterey
San Benito
Hartnell College
Imperial Community College District SouthernImperialImperial Valley College
Kern Community College DistrictCentralInyo
Kern
Mono
San Bernardino
Tulare
Bakersfield College
Cerro Coso Community College
Porterville College
Lake Tahoe Community College District CentralEl DoradoLake Tahoe Community College
Lassen Community College District NorthernLassen Community College
Long Beach Community College District SouthernLos AngelesLong Beach City College
Los Angeles Community College DistrictSouthernLos AngelesEast Los Angeles College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade–Technical College
Los Angeles Valley College
West Los Angeles College
Los Rios Community College DistrictEl Dorado
Placer
Sacramento
Yolo
American River College
Consumnes River College
Folsom Lake College
Sacramento City College
Marin Community College District Bay AreaMarinCollege of Marin
Mendocino–Lake Community College District NorthernLake
Mendocino
Mendocino College
Merced Community College District CentralFresno
Merced
Merced College
MiraCosta Community College District SouthernSan DiegoMiraCosta College
Monterey Peninsula Community College District Bay AreaMontereyMonterey Peninsula College
Mt. San Antonio Community College District SouthernLos AngelesMt. San Antonio College
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District SouthernRiverside
Napa Valley Community College District NorthernNapa
Sonoma
Napa Valley College
North Orange County Community College DistrictSouthernLos AngelesCypress College
Fullerton College
Ohlone Community College District Bay AreaAlamedaOhlone College
Palo Verde Community College District SouthernRiverside
San Bernardino
Palo Verde College
Palomar Community College District SouthernSan DiegoPalomar College
Pasadena Area Community College District SouthernLos AngelesPasadena City College
Peralta Community College DistrictBay AreaAlamedaCollege of Alameda
Berkeley City College
Laney College
Merritt College
Rancho Santiago Community College DistrictSouthernOrangeSanta Ana College
Santiago Canyon College
Redwoods Community College District NorthernDel Norte
Humboldt
Mendocino
Trinity
College of the Redwoods
Rio Hondo Community College District SouthernLos AngelesRio Hondo College
Riverside Community College DistrictSouthernRiversideMoreno Valley College
Norco College
Riverside City College
San Bernardino Community College DistrictSouthernRiverside
San Bernardino
Crafton Hills College
San Bernardino Valley College
San Diego Community College DistrictSouthernSan Diego
San Francisco Community College District Bay AreaSan FranciscoCity College of San Francisco
San Joaquin Delta Community College District CentralSan Joaquin
Calaveras
Sacramento
Alameda
Solano
San Joaquin Delta College
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Bay AreaSanta ClaraEvergreen Valley College
San Jose City College
San Luis Obispo County Community College District SouthernSan Luis Obispo
Monterey
Cuesta College
San Mateo County Community College DistrictBay AreaSan MateoCañada College
College of San Mateo
Skyline College
Santa Barbara Community College District SouthernSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara City College
Santa Clarita Community College District SouthernLos AngelesCollege of the Canyons
Santa Monica Community College District SouthernLos AngelesSanta Monica College
Sequoias Community College District CentralKing
Tulare
College of the Sequoias
Shasta–Tehama–Trinity Community College District NorthernShasta
Tehama
Trinity
Lassen
Modoc
Humboldt
Shasta College
Sierra Joint Community College District NorthernSierra College
Siskiyou Joint Community College District NorthernSiskiyouCollege of the Siskiyous
Solano County Community College District NorthernSolano
Yolo
Solano Community College
Sonoma County Junior Community College District NorthernSonoma
Marin
Mendocino
Santa Rosa Junior College
South Orange County Community College DistrictSouthernOrangeIrvine Valley College
Saddleback College
Southwestern Community College District SouthernSan DiegoSouthwestern College
State Center Community College DistrictCentralClovis Community College
Fresno City College
Madera Community College
Reedley College
Ventura County Community College DistrictSouthernMoorpark College
Oxnard College
Ventura College
Victor Valley Community College District SouthernLos Angeles
Sant Bernardino
Victor Valley College
West Hills Community College DistrictCentralCoalinga College
Lemoore College
West Kern Community College District SouthernKernTaft College
West Valley–Mission Community College District Bay AreaMission College
West Valley College
Yosemite Community College DistrictCentralColumbia College
Modesto Junior College
Yuba Community College DistrictNorthernWoodland Community College
Yuba College

Notes and References

  1. Web site: California Community Colleges Year Built . California Community Colleges. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811162512/https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/Students/Find-a-College/Year-College-Built/Files/CCC-Sites-Year-Built-pdf.ashx?la=en&hash=4BDBBF49B83BEF10B9F4911C3F70E92B7A3361B5. August 11, 2023.
  2. https://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx
  3. Web site: 2023-24 Membership Directory . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422183422/https://3c2asports.org/about/directory/2023-24/CCCAA_Directory_2023-24_04.19.24.pdf. April 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: Imperial Valley College picks new mascot . Imperial Valley Presss. June 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: Coastline's New Mascot Design . Coastline College.
  6. Web site: Logos and Logo Usage. Moreno Valley College.
  7. Web site: Alphabetic Listing of Community Colleges. California Community Colleges. 27 May 2024.