List of California Community Colleges

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.

List of colleges

Name Location Founded[1] Enrollment

(2023–2024)[2]

Nickname[3]

(Athletic Conference)

Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga (Main)
Chino
Fontana		 1883 33,531 Panthers
(IEC)
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara 1909 26,594 Vaqueros
(WSC)
Fresno City College Fresno 1910 39,262 Rams
(CVC)
Bakersfield College Bakersfield (Main)
Delano
Shafter		 1913 46,475 Renegades
(WSC)
Fullerton College Fullerton 1913 26,360 Hornets
(OEC)
San Diego City College San Diego 1914 21,512 Knights
(PCAC)
San Diego College of Continuing Education[a] San Diego 1914[4] 24,235
Citrus College Glendora 1915 16,280 Fighting Owls
(WSC)
Santa Ana College Santa Ana 1915 66,510 Dons
(OEC)
Riverside City College Riverside 1916 30,576 Tigers
(OEC)
Sacramento City College Sacramento (Main)
Davis
West Sacramento		 1916 30,100 Panthers
(B8C)
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa (Main)
Petaluma
Windsor
Forestville		 1918 32,157 Bears Cubs
(B8C)
Gavilan College Gilroy (Main)
San José
Hollister
San Martin		 1919 10,864 Rams
(CC)
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria (Main)
Lompoc
Santa Ynez		 1920 19,669 Bulldogs
(WSC)
Hartnell College Salinas (Main)
King City
Castroville
Soledad		 1920 15,079 Panthers
(CC)
Modesto Junior College Modesto 1921 25,270 Pirates
(B8C)
San Jose City College San José 1921 14,997 Jaguars
(CC)
College of San Mateo San Mateo 1922 14,961 Bulldogs
(CC)
Taft College Taft 1922 7,800 Cougars
(CVC)
Pasadena City College Pasadena 1924 40,586 Lancers
(SCC)
Lassen Community College Susanville 1925 3,338 Cougars
Los Angeles Trade–Technical College Los Angeles 1925 22,889 Beavers
(SCC)
Ventura College Ventura 1925 18,677 Pirates
(WSC)
College of Marin Kentfield
Novato		 1926 9,142 Mariners
(BVC)
College of the Sequoias Visalia
Hanford
Tulare		 1926 18,261 Giants
(CVC)
Reedley College Reedley 1926 15,608 Tigers
(CVC)
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino 1926 19,996 Wolverines
(IEC)
Compton College Compton 1927 7,366 Tartars
(SCC)
Glendale Community College Glendale 1927 24,105 Vaqueros
(WSC)
Long Beach City College Long Beach 1927 38,516 Vikings
(SCC)
Porterville College Porterville 1927 7,175 Pirates
(CVC)
Yuba College Marysville (Main)
Yuba City		 1927 8,990 Forty-Niners
(BVC)
Antelope Valley College Lancaster (Main)
Palmdale		 1929 17,407 Marauders
(WSC)
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles 1929 30,589 Cubs
(SCC)
Santa Monica College Santa Monica (Main)
Los Angeles
Malibu		 1929 38,555 Corsairs
(WSC)
Coalinga College Coalinga 1932 5,439 Falcons
(CVC)
MiraCosta College Oceanside (Main)
Cardiff
Carlsbad		 1934 22,085 Spartans
(PCAC)
City College of San Francisco San Francisco 1935 44,020 Rams
(CC)
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton (Main)
Mountain House
Lodi
Manteca		 1935 26,688 Mustangs
(B8C)
Sierra College Rocklin (Main)
Grass Valley
Truckee
Roseville		 1936 26,034 Wolverines
(B8C)
Napa Valley College Napa (Main)
St. Helena		 1942 6,402 The Storm
(BVC)
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park 1945 65,832 Huskies
(SCC)
Solano Community College Fairfield (Main)
Vallejo
Vacaville
Travis Air Force Base		 1945 12,781 Falcons
(BVC)
Contra Costa College San Pablo 1946 10,390 Comets
(BVC)
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut 1946 74,655 Mounties
(SCC)
Palomar College San Marcos (Main)
Escondido
Fallbrook
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Ramona
San Marcos		 1946 29,175 Comets
(PCAC)
El Camino College Alondra Park 1947 32,839 Warriors
(SCC)
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills 1947 28,494 Brahmas
(WSC)
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey (Main)
Seaside
Marina
 1947 11,555 Lobos
(CC)
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa 1947 23,728 Pirates
(OEC)
Palo Verde College Blythe 1947 5,988 Pirates
(IEC)
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill
San Ramon		 1949 24,572 Vikings
(B8C)
Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles 1949 17,511 Seahawks
(SCC)
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles 1949 30,225 Monarchs
(WSC)
Shasta College Redding (Main)
Burney
Weaverville
Red Bluff
Redding		 1950 13,475 Knights
(GVC)
Laney College Oakland 1953 16,439 Eagles
(BVC)
Merritt College Oakland 1954 12,092 Panthers
(BVC)
American River College Sacramento (Main)
Mather
McClellan		 1955 47,186 Beavers
(B8C)
Cerritos College Norwalk 1955 33,222 Falcons
(SCC)
College of the Siskiyous Weed (Main)
Yreka		 1957 3,681 Eagles
(GVC)
Foothill College Los Altos Hills (Main)
Sunnyvale		 1957 25,638 Owls
(CC)
College of the Desert Palm Desert (Main)
Desert Hot Springs
Indio
Thermal
Palm Springs		 1958 18,164 Roadrunners
(IEC)
Barstow Community College Barstow (Main)
Fort Irwin		 1959 5,677 Vikings
(IEC)
Cabrillo College Aptos (Main)
Watsonville		 1959 15,655 Seahawks
(CC)
Rio Hondo College Whittier (Main)
Santa Fe Springs
El Monte
Pico Rivera		 1960 34,599 Roadrunners
(SCC)
Chabot College Hayward 1961 19,105 Gladiators
(CC)
Grossmont College El Cajon 1961 19,767 Griffins
(PCAC)
Southwestern College Chula Vista (Main)
Coronado
National City
San Diego		 1961 28,654 Jaguars
(PCAC)
Victor Valley College Victorville (Main)
Apple Valley
Hesperia		 1961 22,412 Rams
(IEC)
Imperial Valley College Imperial 1962 12,174 Desert Valley Warriors[5]
(PCAC)
Merced College Merced (Main)
Los Banos		 1962 18,428 Blue Devils
(CVC)
Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto
Menifee
Banning
Temecula		 1962 27,306 Eagles
(IEC)
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (Main)
Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande		 1963 17,327 Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Mesa College San Diego 1963 30,247 Olympians
(PCAC)
West Valley College Saratoga 1963 14,037 Vikings
(CC)
College of the Redwoods Eureka (Main)
Crescent City
Hoopa		 1964 6,935 Corsairs
(GVC)
Las Positas College Livermore 1964 11,560 Hawks
(CC)
Golden West College Huntington Beach 1965 18,887 Rustlers
(OEC)
Ohlone College Fremont
Newark		 1965 15,607 Renegades
(CC)
Copper Mountain College Joshua Tree (Main)
Twentynine Palms		 1966 2,515 Fighting Cacti
(IEC)
Cypress College Cypress 1966 19,829 Chargers
(OEC)
Butte College Oroville (Main)
Chico
Orland		 1967 14,231 Roadrunners
(GVC)
De Anza College Cupertino 1967 28,969 Mountain Lions
(CC)
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles 1967 11,701 Cougars
(SCC)
Moorpark College Moorpark 1967 21,811 Raiders
(WSC)
Cañada College Redwood City 1968 10,975 Colts
(CC)
College of Alameda Alameda 1968 10,410 Cougars
(BVC)
Columbia College Sonora 1968 3,924 Claim Jumpers
(CVC)
Feather River College Quincy 1968 2,899 Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Saddleback College Mision Viejo 1968 40,810 Bobcats
(OEC)
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita (Main)
Castaic		 1969 39,360 Cougars
(WSC)
San Diego Miramar College San Diego 1969 23,095 Jets
(PCAC)
Skyline College San Bruno 1969 17,083 Trojans
(CC)
West Los Angeles College Culver City 1969 20,451 Wildcats
(WSC)
Cosumnes River College Sacramento (Main)
Elk Grove		 1970 23,122 Hawks
(B8C)
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa 1972 9,385 Roadrunner
(IEC)
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest (Main)
Bishop
Mammoth Lakes
Tehachapi
Edwards Air Force Base
Lake Isabella		 1973 9,367 Coyotes
(IEC)
Mendocino College Ukiah (Main)
Lakeport
Willits
Fort Bragg		 1973 7,793 Eagles
(BVC)
North Orange Continuing Education[a] Anaheim 1973[6] 16,718
Berkeley City College Berkeley 1974 11,436 Knights
(GVC)
Los Medanos College Pittsburg (Main)
Brentwood		 1974 11,933 Mustang
(BVC)
Evergreen Valley College San José 1975 15,699 Hawks
(CC)
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe 1975 10,322 Coyotes
(GVC)
Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles 1975 21,811 Eagles
(WSC)
Mission College Santa Clara 1975 12,124 Saints
(CC)
Oxnard College Oxnard 1975 11,827 Condors
(WSC)
Coastline College Garden Grove
Newport Beach
Westminster
Fountain Valley		 1976 18,230 Dolphins[7][b]
Cuyamaca College El Cajon 1978 13,483 Coyotes
(PCAC)
Irvine Valley College Irvine 1979 22,900 Lasers
(OEC)
Santiago Canyon College Orange 1985 31,301 Hawks
(OEC)
Norco College Norco 1991 17,740 Mustangs
(IEC)
Lemoore College Lemoore 2002 6,519 Golden Eagles
(CVC)
Folsom Lake College Folsom (Main)
Placerville
Rancho Cordova		 2004 16,825 Falcons
(B8C)
Clovis Community College Fresno (Main)
Clovis		 2007 15,527 Clovis Crush
(CVC)
Woodland Community College Woodland (Main)
Clearlake
Williams		 2008 6,784 Eagles
(BVC)
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley (Main)
Riverside		 2010 17,336 Lions[8][b]
Calbright College Online 2018 5,028 [b]
Madera Community College Madera 2020 10,914 Mountain Lions
(CVC)
  1. ^ a b San Diego College of Continuing Education and North Orange Continuing Education are noncredit institutions.
  2. ^ a b c 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]

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

  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. ^ "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.

See also

  • California Community Colleges System topics
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