Community Colleges in California

136 public two-year colleges in California — tuition, transfer rates and earnings. Or browse all 605 California colleges.

East Los Angeles College

Public

Monterey Park, California · Large suburb · 5 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 27,753
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $42k

Mt San Antonio College

Public

Walnut, California · Large suburb · 23 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 26,140
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $46k

American River College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large suburb · 9 mi to Sacramento

Students: 25,621
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $40k

Santa Ana College

Public

Santa Ana, California · Large city · 29 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 22,485
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $44k

Long Beach City College

Public

Long Beach, California · Large city · 16 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 22,427
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $39k

Pasadena City College

Public

Pasadena, California · Midsize city · 10 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 21,466
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $44k

Santa Monica College

Public

Santa Monica, California · Small city · 13 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 21,440
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $42k

Fresno City College

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 2 mi to Fresno

Students: 21,251
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $37k

El Camino Community College District

Public

Torrance, California · Large suburb · 13 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 19,210
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $42k

Cerritos College

Public

Norwalk, California · Large suburb · 14 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 18,870
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $41k

Southwestern College

Public

Chula Vista, California · Large city · 11 mi to San Diego

Students: 18,614
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $40k

Riverside City College

Public

Riverside, California · Large city · 1 mi to Riverside

Students: 18,346
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $41k

Chaffey College

Public

Rancho Cucamonga, California · Large suburb · 16 mi to Riverside

Students: 18,132
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $43k

Palomar College

Public

San Marcos, California · Large suburb · 30 mi to San Diego

Students: 17,712
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $42k

Saddleback College

Public

Mission Viejo, California · Large suburb · 34 mi to Riverside

Students: 17,684
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $51k

Sacramento City College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large city · 3 mi to Sacramento

Students: 17,657
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $42k

City College of San Francisco

Public

San Francisco, California · Large city · 4 mi to San Francisco

Students: 17,348
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $46k

Bakersfield College

Public

Bakersfield, California · Large city · 4 mi to Bakersfield

Students: 17,280
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $37k

Fullerton College

Public

Fullerton, California · Large suburb · 22 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 17,121
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $43k

San Diego Mesa College

Public

San Diego, California · Large city · 6 mi to San Diego

Students: 16,098
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 16%
Earnings: $45k

Orange Coast College

Public

Costa Mesa, California · Midsize city · 33 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 16,091
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $47k

College of the Canyons

Public

Santa Clarita, California · Large suburb · 31 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 15,832
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $49k

San Joaquin Delta College

Public

Stockton, California · Large city · 3 mi to Stockton

Students: 15,781
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $43k

Rio Hondo College

Public

Whittier, California · Fringe rural · 12 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 15,684
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 4%
Earnings: $45k

Diablo Valley College

Public

Pleasant Hill, California · Large suburb · 23 mi to San Francisco

Students: 15,358
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $51k

De Anza College

Public

Cupertino, California · Small city · 9 mi to San Jose

Students: 15,264
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $57k

Mt San Jacinto Community College District

Public

San Jacinto, California · Midsize suburb · 26 mi to Riverside

Students: 15,259
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $38k

Modesto Junior College

Public

Modesto, California · Midsize city · 26 mi to Stockton

Students: 15,109
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $42k

Santa Rosa Junior College

Public

Santa Rosa, California · Midsize city · 50 mi to San Francisco

Students: 15,080
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $47k

Sierra College

Public

Rocklin, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Sacramento

Students: 14,122
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $45k

Cosumnes River College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large city · 10 mi to Sacramento

Students: 14,023
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $42k

Los Angeles Pierce College

Public

Woodland Hills, California · Large city · 21 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 13,436
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $45k

Cypress College

Public

Cypress, California · Small city · 20 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 13,354
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $44k

Los Angeles Valley College

Public

Valley Glen, California · Large city · 13 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 12,601
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $43k

San Bernardino Valley College

Public

San Bernardino, California · Midsize city · 8 mi to Riverside

Students: 12,234
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $40k

Grossmont College

Public

El Cajon, California · Large suburb · 11 mi to San Diego

Students: 12,163
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $40k

Moorpark College

Public

Moorpark, California · Midsize suburb · 38 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 12,082
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 14%
Earnings: $49k

College of the Sequoias

Public

Visalia, California · Midsize city · 39 mi to Fresno

Students: 11,562
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $39k

Antelope Valley Community College District

Public

Lancaster, California · Large suburb · 43 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 11,534
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $37k

Chabot College

Public

Hayward, California · Large suburb · 19 mi to San Francisco

Students: 11,392
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $48k

San Diego Miramar College

Public

San Diego, California · Large city · 14 mi to San Diego

Students: 11,271
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $48k

Los Angeles City College

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 4 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 11,198
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $36k

Foothill College

Public

Los Altos Hills, California · Large suburb · 13 mi to San Jose

Students: 11,137
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $57k

Santiago Canyon College

Public

Orange, California · Midsize city · 26 mi to Riverside

Students: 10,579
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $45k

Glendale Community College

Public

Glendale, California · Midsize city · 8 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 10,509
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $42k

San Diego City College

Public

San Diego, California · Large city · 1 mi to San Diego

Students: 10,441
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $39k

Irvine Valley College

Public

Irvine, California · Large city · 31 mi to Riverside

Students: 10,286
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $49k

MiraCosta College

Public

Oceanside, California · Large suburb · 34 mi to San Diego

Students: 10,278
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $44k

College of the Desert

Public

Palm Desert, California · Small city · 59 mi to Riverside

Students: 10,207
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $39k

Ventura College

Public

Ventura, California · Midsize city · 28 mi to Santa Barbara

Students: 10,150
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $43k

Merced College

Public

Merced, California · Small city · 56 mi to Fresno

Students: 10,001
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $38k

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 2 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 9,998
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $35k

Santa Barbara City College

Public

Santa Barbara, California · Small city · 1 mi to Santa Barbara

Students: 9,889
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 25%
Earnings: $48k

Hartnell College

Public

Salinas, California · Midsize city · 47 mi to San Jose

Students: 9,453
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $44k

Folsom Lake College

Public

Folsom, California · Small city · 21 mi to Sacramento

Students: 9,414
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 13%
Earnings: $43k

Moreno Valley College

Public

Moreno Valley, California · Large suburb · 12 mi to Riverside

Students: 9,346
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $52k

Golden West College

Public

Huntington Beach, California · Large suburb · 26 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 9,034
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $43k

Butte College

Public

Oroville, California · Distant rural · 74 mi to Sacramento

Students: 8,890
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $42k

Norco College

Public

Norco, California · Large suburb · 12 mi to Riverside

Students: 8,779
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $51k

Citrus College

Public

Glendora, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 8,286
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $42k

Solano Community College

Public

Fairfield, California · Midsize suburb · 36 mi to San Francisco

Students: 8,061
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $44k

Allan Hancock College

Public

Santa Maria, California · Midsize city · 55 mi to Santa Barbara

Students: 8,052
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $43k

Cabrillo College

Public

Aptos, California · Midsize suburb · 24 mi to San Jose

Students: 8,002
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $44k

Los Angeles Mission College

Public

Sylmar, California · Large city · 21 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 7,999
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $40k

College of San Mateo

Public

San Mateo, California · Midsize city · 17 mi to San Francisco

Students: 7,977
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $54k

Clovis Community College

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 11 mi to Fresno

Students: 7,956
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: —

Evergreen Valley College

Public

San Jose, California · Large city · 7 mi to San Jose

Students: 7,688
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $53k

Imperial Valley College

Public

Imperial, California · Fringe rural · 97 mi to San Diego

Students: 7,652
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $34k

Skyline College

Public

San Bruno, California · Large suburb · 10 mi to San Francisco

Students: 7,620
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $56k

Coastline Community College

Public

Fountain Valley, California · Small city · 29 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 7,393
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 14%
Earnings: $44k

Los Medanos College

Public

Pittsburg, California · Large suburb · 31 mi to Stockton

Students: 7,320
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $42k

Las Positas College

Public

Livermore, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Students: 7,299
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $51k

West Los Angeles College

Public

Culver City, California · Large suburb · 9 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 7,284
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $39k

Cuesta College

Public

San Luis Obispo, California · Fringe rural · 86 mi to Santa Barbara

Students: 7,180
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $46k

Cuyamaca College

Public

El Cajon, California · Large suburb · 13 mi to San Diego

Students: 7,177
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $32k

San Jose City College

Public

San Jose, California · Large city · 3 mi to San Jose

Students: 7,105
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $46k

Ohlone College

Public

Fremont, California · Midsize city · 13 mi to San Jose

Students: 7,099
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $54k

Laney College

Public

Oakland, California · Large city · 9 mi to San Francisco

Students: 6,842
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $37k

Los Angeles Harbor College

Public

Wilmington, California · Large city · 19 mi to Los Angeles

Students: 6,694
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $41k

West Valley College

Public

Saratoga, California · Large suburb · 8 mi to San Jose

Students: 6,416
Tuition: $0
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $52k

Oxnard College

Public

Oxnard, California · Midsize city · 36 mi to Santa Barbara

Students: 6,240
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 7%
Earnings: $41k

Shasta College

Public

Redding, California · Midsize suburb · 148 mi to Sacramento

Students: 6,128
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $39k

Mission College

Public

Santa Clara, California · Midsize city · 6 mi to San Jose

Students: 5,784
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $51k

Crafton Hills College

Public

Yucaipa, California · Large suburb · 16 mi to Riverside

Students: 5,687
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $43k

Monterey Peninsula College

Public

Monterey, California · Midsize suburb · 52 mi to San Jose

Students: 5,624
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $42k

Reedley College

Public

Reedley, California · Distant town · 20 mi to Fresno

Students: 5,504
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 5%
Earnings: $38k

Merritt College

Public

Oakland, California · Large city · 14 mi to San Francisco

Students: 5,288
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 15%
Earnings: $44k

Contra Costa College

Public

San Pablo, California · Large suburb · 14 mi to San Francisco

Students: 5,203
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $41k

Canada College

Public

Redwood City, California · Large suburb · 22 mi to San Jose

Students: 5,175
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 12%
Earnings: $50k

Madera Community College

Public

Madera, California · Fringe rural · 17 mi to Fresno

Students: 4,808
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 3%
Earnings: —

Gavilan College

Public

Gilroy, California · Fringe rural · 31 mi to San Jose

Students: 4,786
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $47k

Yuba College

Public

Marysville, California · Midsize suburb · 38 mi to Sacramento

Students: 4,779
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $40k

College of Alameda

Public

Alameda, California · Large suburb · 8 mi to San Francisco

Students: 4,487
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 11%
Earnings: $43k

Berkeley City College

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 10 mi to San Francisco

Students: 4,456
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 19%
Earnings: $41k

Victor Valley College

Public

Victorville, California · Large suburb · 35 mi to Riverside

Students: 4,210
Tuition: $1k
Transfer: 10%
Earnings: $36k

College of Marin

Public

Kentfield, California · Large suburb · 14 mi to San Francisco

Students: 4,042
Tuition: $2k
Transfer: 17%
Earnings: $43k