List of California Community Colleges

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This is a list of California Community Colleges in order of the year founded, made up of 116 credit-granting colleges and 2 noncredit colleges within the California Community Colleges system, as well as surrounding districts of the system.

Contents

List of colleges

NameLocationFounded [1] Enrollment

(2023–2024) [2]

Nickname [3]

(Athletic Conference)

Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga (Main)
Chino
Fontana 		188333,531Panthers
(IEC)
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara 190926,594Vaqueros
(WSC)
Fresno City College Fresno 191039,262Rams
(CVC)
Bakersfield College Bakersfield (Main)
Delano
Shafter 		191346,475Renegades
(WSC)
Fullerton College Fullerton 191326,360Hornets
(OEC)
San Diego City College San Diego 191421,512Knights
(PCAC)
San Diego College of Continuing Education [a] San Diego 1914 [4] 24,235
Citrus College Glendora 191516,280Fighting Owls
(WSC)
Santa Ana College Santa Ana 191566,510Dons
(OEC)
Riverside City College Riverside 191630,576Tigers
(OEC)
Sacramento City College Sacramento (Main)
Davis
West Sacramento 		191630,100Panthers
(B8C)
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa (Main)
Petaluma
Windsor
Forestville 		191832,157Bears Cubs
(B8C)
Gavilan College Gilroy (Main)
San José
Hollister
San Martin 		191910,864Rams
(CC)
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria (Main)
Lompoc
Santa Ynez 		192019,669Bulldogs
(WSC)
Hartnell College Salinas (Main)
King City
Castroville
Soledad 		192015,079Panthers
(CC)
Modesto Junior College Modesto 192125,270Pirates
(B8C)
San Jose City College San José 192114,997Jaguars
(CC)
College of San Mateo San Mateo 192214,961Bulldogs
(CC)
Taft College Taft 19227,800Cougars
(CVC)
Pasadena City College Pasadena 192440,586Lancers
(SCC)
Lassen Community College Susanville 19253,338Cougars
Los Angeles Trade–Technical College Los Angeles 192522,889Beavers
(SCC)
Ventura College Ventura 192518,677Pirates
(WSC)
College of Marin Kentfield
Novato 		19269,142Mariners
(BVC)
College of the Sequoias Visalia
Hanford
Tulare 		192618,261Giants
(CVC)
Reedley College Reedley 192615,608Tigers
(CVC)
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino 192619,996Wolverines
(IEC)
Compton College Compton 19277,366Tartars
(SCC)
Glendale Community College Glendale 192724,105Vaqueros
(WSC)
Long Beach City College Long Beach 192738,516Vikings
(SCC)
Porterville College Porterville 19277,175Pirates
(CVC)
Yuba College Marysville (Main)
Yuba City 		19278,990Forty-Niners
(BVC)
Antelope Valley College Lancaster (Main)
Palmdale 		192917,407Marauders
(WSC)
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles 192930,589Cubs
(SCC)
Santa Monica College Santa Monica (Main)
Los Angeles
Malibu 		192938,555Corsairs
(WSC)
Coalinga College Coalinga 19325,439Falcons
(CVC)
MiraCosta College Oceanside (Main)
Cardiff
Carlsbad 		193422,085Spartans
(PCAC)
City College of San Francisco San Francisco 193544,020Rams
(CC)
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton (Main)
Mountain House
Lodi
Manteca 		193526,688Mustangs
(B8C)
Sierra College Rocklin (Main)
Grass Valley
Truckee
Roseville 		193626,034Wolverines
(B8C)
Napa Valley College Napa (Main)
St. Helena 		19426,402The Storm
(BVC)
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park 194565,832Huskies
(SCC)
Solano Community College Fairfield (Main)
Vallejo
Vacaville
Travis Air Force Base 		194512,781Falcons
(BVC)
Contra Costa College San Pablo 194610,390Comets
(BVC)
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut 194674,655Mounties
(SCC)
Palomar College San Marcos (Main)
Escondido
Fallbrook
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Ramona
San Marcos 		194629,175Comets
(PCAC)
El Camino College Alondra Park 194732,839Warriors
(SCC)
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills 194728,494Brahmas
(WSC)
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey (Main)
Seaside
Marina
194711,555Lobos
(CC)
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa 194723,728Pirates
(OEC)
Palo Verde College Blythe 19475,988Pirates
(IEC)
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill
San Ramon 		194924,572Vikings
(B8C)
Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles 194917,511Seahawks
(SCC)
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles 194930,225Monarchs
(WSC)
Shasta College Redding (Main)
Burney
Weaverville
Red Bluff
Redding 		195013,475Knights
(GVC)
Laney College Oakland 195316,439Eagles
(BVC)
Merritt College Oakland 195412,092Panthers
(BVC)
American River College Sacramento (Main)
Mather
McClellan 		195547,186Beavers
(B8C)
Cerritos College Norwalk 195533,222Falcons
(SCC)
College of the Siskiyous Weed (Main)
Yreka 		19573,681Eagles
(GVC)
Foothill College Los Altos Hills (Main)
Sunnyvale 		195725,638Owls
(CC)
College of the Desert Palm Desert (Main)
Desert Hot Springs
Indio
Thermal
Palm Springs 		195818,164Roadrunners
(IEC)
Barstow Community College Barstow (Main)
Fort Irwin 		19595,677Vikings
(IEC)
Cabrillo College Aptos (Main)
Watsonville 		195915,655Seahawks
(CC)
Rio Hondo College Whittier (Main)
Santa Fe Springs
El Monte
Pico Rivera 		196034,599Roadrunners
(SCC)
Chabot College Hayward 196119,105Gladiators
(CC)
Grossmont College El Cajon 196119,767Griffins
(PCAC)
Southwestern College Chula Vista (Main)
Coronado
National City
San Diego 		196128,654Jaguars
(PCAC)
Victor Valley College Victorville (Main)
Apple Valley
Hesperia 		196122,412Rams
(IEC)
Imperial Valley College Imperial 196212,174Desert Valley Warriors [5]
(PCAC)
Merced College Merced (Main)
Los Banos 		196218,428Blue Devils
(CVC)
Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto
Menifee
Banning
Temecula 		196227,306Eagles
(IEC)
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (Main)
Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande 		196317,327Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Mesa College San Diego 196330,247Olympians
(PCAC)
West Valley College Saratoga 196314,037Vikings
(CC)
College of the Redwoods Eureka (Main)
Crescent City
Hoopa 		19646,935Corsairs
(GVC)
Las Positas College Livermore 196411,560Hawks
(CC)
Golden West College Huntington Beach 196518,887Rustlers
(OEC)
Ohlone College Fremont
Newark 		196515,607Renegades
(CC)
Copper Mountain College Joshua Tree (Main)
Twentynine Palms 		19662,515Fighting Cacti
(IEC)
Cypress College Cypress 196619,829Chargers
(OEC)
Butte College Oroville (Main)
Chico
Orland 		196714,231Roadrunners
(GVC)
De Anza College Cupertino 196728,969Mountain Lions
(CC)
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles 196711,701Cougars
(SCC)
Moorpark College Moorpark 196721,811Raiders
(WSC)
Cañada College Redwood City 196810,975Colts
(CC)
College of Alameda Alameda 196810,410Cougars
(BVC)
Columbia College Sonora 19683,924Claim Jumpers
(CVC)
Feather River College Quincy 19682,899Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Saddleback College Mision Viejo 196840,810Bobcats
(OEC)
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita (Main)
Castaic 		196939,360Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Miramar College San Diego 196923,095Jets
(PCAC)
Skyline College San Bruno 196917,083Trojans
(CC)
West Los Angeles College Culver City 196920,451Wildcats
(WSC)
Cosumnes River College Sacramento (Main)
Elk Grove 		197023,122Hawks
(B8C)
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa 19729,385Roadrunner
(IEC)
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest (Main)
Bishop
Mammoth Lakes
Tehachapi
Edwards Air Force Base
Lake Isabella 		19739,367Coyotes
(IEC)
Mendocino College Ukiah (Main)
Lakeport
Willits
Fort Bragg 		19737,793Eagles
(BVC)
North Orange Continuing Education [a] Anaheim 1973 [6] 16,718
Berkeley City College Berkeley 197411,436Knights
(GVC)
Los Medanos College Pittsburg (Main)
Brentwood 		197411,933Mustang
(BVC)
Evergreen Valley College San José 197515,699Hawks
(CC)
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe 197510,322Coyotes
(GVC)
Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles 197521,811Eagles
(WSC)
Mission College Santa Clara 197512,124Saints
(CC)
Oxnard College Oxnard 197511,827Condors
(WSC)
Coastline College Garden Grove
Newport Beach
Westminster
Fountain Valley 		197618,230Dolphins [7] [b]
Cuyamaca College El Cajon 197813,483Coyotes
(PCAC)
Irvine Valley College Irvine 197922,900Lasers
(OEC)
Santiago Canyon College Orange 198531,301Hawks
(OEC)
Norco College Norco 199117,740Mustangs
(IEC)
Lemoore College Lemoore 20026,519Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Folsom Lake College Folsom (Main)
Placerville
Rancho Cordova 		200416,825Falcons
(B8C)
Clovis Community College Fresno (Main)
Clovis 		200715,527Clovis Crush
(CVC)
Woodland Community College Woodland (Main)
Clearlake
Williams 		20086,784Eagles
(BVC)
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley (Main)
Riverside 		201017,336Lions [8] [b]
Calbright College Online 20185,028 [b]
Madera Community College Madera 202010,914Mountain Lions
(CVC)
  1. 1 2 San Diego College of Continuing Education and North Orange Continuing Education are noncredit institutions.
  2. 1 2 3 Coastline College, Moreno Valley College, and Calbright College have no varsity athletics teams

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. [9]

NameRegionCounties ServedColleges in District
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District South Central San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura 		Allan Hancock College
Antelope Valley Community College District South Central Kern
Los Angeles 		Antelope Valley College
Barstow Community College District Inland Empire San Bernardino
Barstow Community College
Butte-Glenn Community College District Northern Butte
Glenn 		Butte College
Calbright Online Community College DistrictOnline Calbright College
Cabrillo Community College District Bay Area Monterey
San Benito
Santa Cruz 		Cabrillo College
Cerritos Community College District Southern Los Angeles Cerritos College
Chabot–Las Positas Community College District Bay Area Alameda Chabot College
Las Positas College
Chaffey Community College District Southern San Bernardino Chaffey College
Citrus Community College District Southern Los Angeles Citrus College
Coast Community College District Southern Orange Coastline Community College
Golden West College
Orange Coast College
Compton Community College District Southern Los Angeles Compton College
Contra Costa Community College District Bay Area Contra Costa Contra Costa College
Diablo Valley College
Los Medanos College
Copper Mountain Community College District Southern San Bernardino Copper Mountain College
Desert Community College District Southern Riverside
San Bernardino 		College of the Desert
El Camino Community College District Southern Los Angeles El Camino College
Feather River Community College District Northern Plumas Feather River College
Foothill–De Anza Community College District Bay Area Santa Clara De Anza College
Foothill College
Gavilan Community College District Central San Benito
Santa Clara 		Gavilan College
Glendale Community College District Southern Los Angeles Glendale Community College
Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College District Southern San Diego Cuyamaca College
Grossmont College
Hartnell Community College District Bay Area Monterey
San Benito 		Hartnell College
Imperial Community College District Southern Imperial Imperial Valley College
Kern Community College District Central Inyo
Kern
Mono
San Bernardino
Tulare 		Bakersfield College
Cerro Coso Community College
Porterville College
Lake Tahoe Community College District Central El Dorado Lake Tahoe Community College
Lassen Community College District Northern Lassen
Modoc
Mono
Sierra 		Lassen Community College
Long Beach Community College District Southern Los Angeles Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Community College District Southern Los Angeles East 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 District South Central El Dorado
Placer
Sacramento
Yolo 		American River College
Consumnes River College
Folsom Lake College
Sacramento City College
Marin Community College District Bay Area Marin College of Marin
Mendocino–Lake Community College District Northern Lake
Mendocino
Mendocino College
Merced Community College District Central Fresno
Merced 		Merced College
MiraCosta Community College District Southern San Diego MiraCosta College
Monterey Peninsula Community College District Bay Area Monterey Monterey Peninsula College
Mt. San Antonio Community College District Southern Los Angeles Mt. San Antonio College
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District Southern Riverside Mt. San Jacinto College
Napa Valley Community College District Northern Napa
Sonoma 		Napa Valley College
North Orange County Community College District Southern Los Angeles Cypress College
Fullerton College
Ohlone Community College District Bay Area Alameda Ohlone College
Palo Verde Community College District Southern Riverside
San Bernardino 		Palo Verde College
Palomar Community College District Southern San Diego Palomar College
Pasadena Area Community College District Southern Los Angeles Pasadena City College
Peralta Community College District Bay Area Alameda College of Alameda
Berkeley City College
Laney College
Merritt College
Rancho Santiago Community College District Southern Orange Santa Ana College
Santiago Canyon College
Redwoods Community College District Northern Del Norte
Humboldt
Mendocino
Trinity 		College of the Redwoods
Rio Hondo Community College District Southern Los Angeles Rio Hondo College
Riverside Community College District Southern Riverside Moreno Valley College
Norco College
Riverside City College
San Bernardino Community College District Southern Riverside
San Bernardino 		Crafton Hills College
San Bernardino Valley College
San Diego Community College District Southern San Diego San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
San Francisco Community College District Bay Area San Francisco City College of San Francisco
San Joaquin Delta Community College District Central San Joaquin
Calaveras
Sacramento
Alameda
Solano 		San Joaquin Delta College
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Bay Area Santa Clara Evergreen Valley College
San Jose City College
San Luis Obispo County Community College District Southern San Luis Obispo
Monterey 		Cuesta College
San Mateo County Community College District Bay Area San Mateo Cañada College
College of San Mateo
Skyline College
Santa Barbara Community College District Southern Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clarita Community College District Southern Los Angeles College of the Canyons
Santa Monica Community College District Southern Los Angeles Santa Monica College
Sequoias Community College District Central King
Tulare 		College of the Sequoias
Shasta–Tehama–Trinity Community College District Northern Shasta
Tehama
Trinity
Lassen
Modoc
Humboldt 		Shasta College
Sierra Joint Community College District Northern El Dorado
Nevada
Placer
Sacramento 		Sierra College
Siskiyou Joint Community College District Northern Siskiyou College of the Siskiyous
Solano County Community College District Northern Solano
Yolo
Solano Community College
Sonoma County Junior Community College District Northern Sonoma
Marin
Mendocino 		Santa Rosa Junior College
South Orange County Community College District Southern Orange Irvine Valley College
Saddleback College
Southwestern Community College District Southern San Diego Southwestern College
State Center Community College District Central Fresno
Madera
Kings
Tulare 		Clovis Community College
Fresno City College
Madera Community College
Reedley College
Ventura County Community College District Southern Ventura Moorpark College
Oxnard College
Ventura College
Victor Valley Community College District Southern Los Angeles
Sant Bernardino 		Victor Valley College
West Hills Community College District Central Madera
Kings
Fresno
San Benito
Monterey 		Coalinga College
Lemoore College
West Kern Community College District Southern Kern Taft College
West Valley–Mission Community College District Bay Area Santa Clara
Santa Barbara 		Mission College
West Valley College
Yosemite Community College District Central Calaveras
Merced
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
San Joaquin
Santa Clara 		Columbia College
Modesto Junior College
Yuba Community College District Northern Yuba
Yolo
Sutter
Butte
Colusa
Glenn
Lake
Placer 		Woodland Community College
Yuba College

References

  1. ↑ "California Community Colleges Year Built". California Community Colleges. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "2023-24 Membership Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The First 100 Years". San Diego College of Continuing Education. December 16, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Imperial Valley College picks new mascot". Imperial Valley Press. June 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Overview". North Orange Continuing Education. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Coastline's New Mascot Design". Coastline College.
  8. ↑ "Logos and Logo Usage". Moreno Valley College.
  9. ↑ "Alphabetic Listing of Community Colleges". California Community Colleges. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

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