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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 colleges within the California Community Colleges system, as well as surrounding districts of the system.

List of colleges

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Name Location Founded[1] Enrollment

(Fall 2023)[2]

Nickname[3]

(Athletic Conference)

Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga (Main)
Chino
Fontana
1883 21,095 Panthers
(IEC)
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara 1909 16,835 Vaqueros
(WSC)
Fresno City College Fresno 1910 25,563 Rams
(CVC)
Bakersfield College Bakersfield (Main)
Delano
Shafter
1913 31,021 Renegades
(WSC)
Fullerton College Fullerton 1913 18,572 Hornets
(OEC)
San Diego City College San Diego 1914 13,195 Knights
(PCAC)
Citrus College Glendora 1915 10,281 Fighting Owls
(WSC)
Santa Ana College Santa Ana 1915 36,941 Dons
(OEC)
Riverside City College Riverside 1916 21,156 Tigers
(OEC)
Sacramento City College Sacramento (Main)
Davis
West Sacramento
1916 19,034 Panthers
(B8C)
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa (Main)
Petaluma
Windsor
Forestville
1918 22,215 Bears Cubs
(B8C)
Gavilan College Gilroy (Main)
San José
Hollister
San Martin
1919 6,580 Rams
(CC)
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria (Main)
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
1920 12,866 Bulldogs
(WSC)
Hartnell College Salinas (Main)
King City
Castroville
Soledad
1920 8,557 Panthers
(CC)
Modesto Junior College Modesto 1921 17,444 Pirates
(B8C)
San José City College San José 1921 9,032 Jaguars
(CC)
College of San Mateo San Mateo 1922 9,204 Bulldogs
(CC)
Taft College Taft 1922 3,975 Cougars
(CVC)
Pasadena City College Pasadena 1924 26,522 Lancers
(SCC)
Lassen College Susanville 1925 2,028 Cougars
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles 1925 13,497 Beavers
(SCC)
Ventura College Ventura 1925 11,689 Pirates
(WSC)
College of Marin Kentfield
Novato
1926 6,186 Mariners
(BVC)
College of the Sequoias Visalia
Hanford
Tulare
1926 13,978 Giants
(CVC)
Reedley College Reedley 1926 8,505 Tigers
(CVC)
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino 1926 13,209 Wolverines
(IEC)
Compton College Compton 1927 4,918 Tartars
(SCC)
Glendale Community College Glendale 1927 15,885 Vaqueros
(WSC)
Long Beach City College Long Beach 1927 26,189 Vikings
(SCC)
Porterville College Porterville 1927 5,055 Pirates
(CVC)
Yuba College Marysville (Main)
Yuba City
1927 5,851 Forty-Niners
(BVC)
Antelope Valley College Lancaster (Main)
Palmdale
1929 13,093 Marauders
(WSC)
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles 1929 17,157 Cubs
(SCC)
Santa Monica College Santa Monica (Main)
Los Angeles
Malibu
1929 26,748 Corsairs
(WSC)
West Hills College Coalinga Coalinga 1932 3,690 Falcons
(CVC)
MiraCosta College Oceanside (Main)
Cardiff
Carlsbad
1934 14,308 Spartans
(PCAC)
City College of San Francisco San Francisco 1935 26,519 Rams
(CC)
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton (Main)
Mountain House
Lodi
Manteca
1935 18,226 Mustangs
(B8C)
Sierra College Rocklin (Main)
Grass Valley
Truckee
Roseville
1936 17,806 Wolverines
(B8C)
Napa Valley College Napa (Main)
St. Helena
1942 4,326 The Storm
(BVC)
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park 1945 32,225 Huskies
(SCC)
Solano Community College Fairfield (Main)
Vallejo
Vacaville
Travis Air Force Base
1945 8,868 Falcons
(BVC)
Contra Costa College San Pablo 1946 6,570 Comets
(BVC)
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut 1946 38,269 Mounties
(SCC)
Palomar College San Marcos (Main)
Escondido
Fallbrook
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Ramona
San Marcos
1946 20,126 Comets
(PCAC)
El Camino College Alondra Park 1947 21,971 Warriors
(SCC)
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills 1947 18,081 Brahmas
(WSC)
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey (Main)
Seaside
Marina
1947 7,737 Lobos
(CC)
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa 1947 17,646 Pirates
(OEC)
Palo Verde College Blythe 1947 3,605 Pirates
(IEC)
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill
San Ramon
1949 16,504 Vikings
(B8C)
Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles 1949 9,442 Seahawks
(SCC)
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles 1949 17,642 Monarchs
(WSC)
Shasta College Redding (Main)
Burney
Weaverville
Red Bluff
Redding
1950 8,658 Knights
(GVC)
Laney College Oakland 1953 10,265 Eagles
(BVC)
Merritt College Oakland 1954 6,818 Panthers
(BVC)
American River College Sacramento (Main)
Mather
McClellan
1955 29,787 Beavers
(B8C)
Cerritos College Norwalk 1955 22,948 Falcons
(SCC)
College of the Siskiyous Weed (Main)
Yreka
1957 1,860 Eagles
(GVC)
Foothill College Los Altos Hills (Main)
Sunnyvale
1957 13,945 Owls
(CC)
College of the Desert Palm Desert (Main)
Desert Hot Springs
Indio
Thermal
Palm Springs
1958 12,123 Roadrunners
(IEC)
Barstow Community College Barstow (Main)
Fort Irwin
1959 3,514 Vikings
(IEC)
Cabrillo College Aptos (Main)
Watsonville
1959 9,968 Seahawks
(CC)
Rio Hondo College Whittier (Main)
Santa Fe Springs
El Monte
Pico Rivera
1960 18,887 Roadrunners
(SCC)
Chabot College Hayward 1961 12,519 Gladiators
(CC)
Grossmont College El Cajon 1961 13,694 Griffins
(PCAC)
Southwestern College Chula Vista (Main)
Coronado
National City
San Diego
1961 19,638 Jaguars
(PCAC)
Victor Valley College Victorville (Main)
Apple Valley
Hesperia
1961 16,272 Rams
(IEC)
Imperial Valley College Imperial 1962 8,815 Desert Valley Warriors[4]
(PCAC)
Merced College Merced (Main)
Los Banos
1962 12,875 Blue Devils
(CVC)
Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto
Menifee
Banning
Temecula
1962 19,040 Eagles
(IEC)
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (Main)
Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande
1963 11,756 Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Mesa College San Diego 1963 19,243 Olympians
(PCAC)
West Valley College Saratoga 1963 9,283 Vikings
(CC)
College of the Redwoods Eureka (Main)
Crescent City
Hoopa
1964 4,719 Corsairs
(GVC)
Las Positas College Livermore 1964 7,605 Hawks
(CC)
Golden West College Huntington Beach 1965 11,029 Rustlers
(OEC)
Ohlone College Fremont
Newark
1965 8,716 Renegades
(CC)
Copper Mountain College Joshua Tree (Main)
Twentynine Palms
1966 1,705 Fighting Cacti
(IEC)
Cypress College Cypress 1966 14,026 Chargers
(OEC)
Butte College Oroville (Main)
Chico
Orland
1967 11,026 Roadrunners
(GVC)
De Anza College Cupertino 1967 17,189 Mountain Lions
(CC)
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles 1967 6,053 Cougars
(SCC)
Moorpark College Moorpark 1967 14,147 Raiders
(WSC)
Cañada College Redwood City 1968 6,144 Colts
(CC)
College of Alameda Alameda 1968 5,856 Cougars
(BVC)
Columbia College Sonora 1968 2,743 Claim Jumpers
(CVC)
Feather River College Quincy 1968 1,767 Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Saddleback College Mision Viejo 1968 24,778 Bobcats
(OEC)
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita (Main)
Castaic
1969 19,780 Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Miramar College San Diego 1969 13,555 Jets
(PCAC)
Skyline College San Bruno 1969 9,433 Trojans
(CC)
West Los Angeles College Culver City 1969 9,955 Wildcats
(WSC)
Cosumnes River College Sacramento (Main)
Elk Grove
1970 14,991 Hawks
(B8C)
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa 1972 6,148 Roadrunner
(IEC)
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest (Main)
Bishop
Mammoth Lakes
Tehachapi
Edwards Air Force Base
Lake Isabella
1973 5,755 Coyotes
(IEC)
Mendocino College Ukiah (Main)
Lakeport
Willits
Fort Bragg
1973 4,924 Eagles
(BVC)
Berkeley City College Berkeley 1974 6,664 Knights
(GVC)
Los Medanos College Pittsburg (Main)
Brentwood
1974 8,358 Mustang
(BVC)
Evergreen Valley College San José 1975 9,239 Hawks
(CC)
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe 1975 3,945 Coyotes
(GVC)
Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles 1975 11,865 Eagles
(WSC)
Mission College Santa Clara 1975 7,157 Saints
(CC)
Oxnard College Oxnard 1975 7,141 Condors
(WSC)
Coastline Community College Garden Grove
Newport Beach
Westminster
Fountain Valley
1976 9,783 Dolphins[5][a]
Cuyamaca College El Cajon 1978 8,438 Coyotes
(PCAC)
Irvine Valley College Irvine 1979 15,506 Lasers
(OEC)
Santiago Canyon College Orange 1985 18,040 Hawks
(OEC)
Norco College Norco 1991 11,003 Mustangs
(IEC)
West Hills College Lemoore Lemoore 2002 4,245 Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Folsom Lake College Folsom (Main)
Placerville
Rancho Cordova
2004 10,223 Falcons
(B8C)
Clovis Community College Fresno (Main)
Clovis
2007 9,106 Clovis Crush
(CVC)
Woodland Community College Woodland (Main)
Clearlake
Williams
2008 3,844 Eagles
(BVC)
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley (Main)
Riverside
2010 10,115 Lions[6][a]
Calbright College Online 2018 2,279[b] [a]
Madera Community College Madera 2020 5,951 Mountain Lions
(CVC)
  1. ^ a b c Coastline College, Moreno Valley College, and Calbright College have no varsity athletics teams
  2. ^ Enrollment information from Fall 2022

List of Community College Districts

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

Name Region Counties Served Colleges 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 District Online 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

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  1. ^ "California Community Colleges Year Built". California Community Colleges. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "2023-24 Membership Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Imperial Valley College picks new mascot". Imperial Valley Press. June 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Coastline's New Mascot Design". Coastline College.
  6. ^ "Logos and Logo Usage". Moreno Valley College.
  7. ^ "Alphabetic Listing of Community Colleges". California Community Colleges. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

See also

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